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Patriots quarterback Mac Jones clearly left a good impression on Josh McDaniels during their one season working together in New England. Ahead of Friday’s preseason game between the Patriots and the now McDaniels-led Raiders, Jones’ NFL offensive coordinator had high praise for him. “Love that kid. I really do,” McDaniels said Wednesday. “And spent a […]

Josh McDaniels is all too familiar with Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots. After all, McDaniels has had two separate stints with the team, adding up to a total of 16 years with the Patriots. The Las Vegas Raiders named McDaniels as their new head coach ahead of the season, and with his team […]

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has long been known for controlling his emotions. If you get a smile out of the man during a press conference, it’s almost like you witnessed a unicorn prancing across a meadow. Well on Wednesday, a video surfaced of Belichick wearing a UFC Championship belt walking around the […]

Entering his second season with the New England Patriots, a lot of NFL analysts thought Kendrick Bourne was primed to breakout following his career year in 2021. So far, things don’t look too promising for the Patriots’ 27-year-old wide receiver. In terms of performance, Bourne’s mostly finished each practice with no more than one reception during […]

The Miami Dolphins could be turning to a former rival to help strengthen their defense. Per Tom Pelissero, the team is working out former New England Patriots linebacker Trey Flowers, who was let go by the Detroit Lions in March: The #Dolphins are working out veteran OLB Trey Flowers, sources tell @RapSheet and me. A […]

FOXBOROUGH – As the New England Patriots are in the final week of the preseason, most of the starting positions seem to be set. The log jam at wide reciver mostly seems to have figure itself out. So has the situation at corner, with Jonathan Jones likely starting on the outside opposite of Jalen Mills. […]

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has been taken aback by the Las Vegas Raiders’ relatively new facilities in Vegas. On Monday, the longtime coach gushed over how he hasn’t seen anything like the Raiders’ facilities before in football. Belichick gushed over them again on Tuesday. “Facilities here are incredible. This is the Taj […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have been spotless through three games in the 2022 NFL preseason, but that’s not going to make head coach Josh McDaniels feel as though he’s got it all figured out. After all, the Raiders have barely played their starters in those games. A good test for the Raiders is coming up, […]

It’s been two years now since Julian Edelman decided that it was time for him to walk away from football for good as a player. But like many athletes who retired before him, there is always that itch to come back and see whether he’s still got what it takes to make an impact on […]

For every team each preseason, a surprise player seemingly comes out of nowhere to either push for a roster spot or even make their way onto the 53-man roster entering the regular season. Lil’Jordan Humphrey is that player for the New England Patriots this preseason. The fourth-year wide receiver has stood out in both of New […]

The New England Patriots could be shipping out their other first-round pick from the 2018 NFL Draft. Right tackle Isaiah Wynn has been the subject of trade talks in the leadup to cutdown day, Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated reported in his column on Monday. Breer wrote that the Patriots are “probably going to trade” […]

The saga that is the New England Patriots’ offensive play-calling situation hits the road for the first time of the 2022 season this week. But as the team heads to the new home of their old offensive coordinator this week, Belichick is slowly sharing a bit more on how they’re replacing Josh McDaniels. In an […]

FOXBOROUGH – The recent injuries to Tyquan Thornton and Kristian Wilkerson created even more intrigue in the battle for possibly the final receiver spot on the New England Patriots roster. If there is an open competition for it, Lil’Jordan Humphrey has certainly shined in the opportunity. In the Patriots’ preseason opener against the Giants, Humphrey […]

Multiple new additions on the New England Patriots roster shined in the team’s 20-10 preseason home win over the Carolina Panthers, including Lil’Jordan Humphrey. As was the case in the Patriots’ preseason clash with the New York Giants, Humphrey made the most out of his snaps played against the Panthers. For one, he hauled in […]

One of the most intriguing rookie wide receivers will have to wait for his NFL debut. Tyquan Thornton’s blazing speed enticed the New England Patriots to draft him in the 2022 NFL draft. The Baylor product quickly proved that he was more than just speed though, impressing everyone at training camp. Unfortunately, his rise to […]

FOXBOROUGH – With the likely starters making their 2022 debut, the New England Patriots had a pair of surprising players inactive for Friday’s preseason game against the Carolina Panthers. Wide receiver Kendrick Bourne and starting left tackle Trent Brown both didn’t play in the Patriots’ 20-10 win. Bourne’s absence raised some eyebrows considering that he […]

FOXBOROUGH – The process of determining who’s the next Patriots offensive play-caller is still ongoing, according to coach Bill Belichick. Senior advisor and offensive line coach Matt Patricia appeared to be calling the offensive plays for the entirety of the Patriots’ 20-10 preseason win over the Panthers on Friday. Patricia had the headset on, conversed […]

FOXBOROUGH – Mac Jones is already using a moment from his NFL career as motivation. The second-year quarterback was arguably the top gunslinger out of his draft class, leading all rookies in passing yards, touchdown passes, and passer rating. Jones also led the Patriots to the playoffs, where they were crushed by the Bills, 47-17, […]

FOXBOROUGH – The Patriots got their first win of the season, sort of. New England defeated the Carolina Panthers, 20-10, on Friday night, playing its starters for much of the first half. “It’s just another step in the process,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said following the win. “We’ve just got to keep grinding.” Here are […]

FOXBOROUGH – The New England Patriots are playing most of their starters in their second game of the preseason. However, a few are missing, likely due to injuries suffered recently in practice, while another is surprisingly out. Wide receiver Kendrick Bourne is out for Friday’s game against the Panthers. Bourne’s been active at every practice […]

The New England Patriots are heading into the 2022 NFL season looking to build off a very successful 2021 campaign. The Patriots entered the first year of the Mac Jones era unexpectedly when Jones beat out Cam Newton for the starting quarterback job during training camp, and ended up making a surprise run to the […]

Here we go again. That’s probably what every Carolina Panthers fan is thinking after reading head coach Matt Rhule’s quarterback plan for the team’s second preseason game against the New England Patriots on Friday night. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported that the Panthers will start backup PJ Walker at quarterback against New England, meaning Baker Mayfield […]

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones has so far had several favorite targets in training camp, including DeVante Parker. Jones and Parker have continued to build on their chemistry from the Patriots’ offseason programs. For one, Parker shined in the Patriots’ joint practice session with the Carolina Panthers on Tuesday, as he hauled in five […]

Week 2 of the NFL preseason has officially arrived! The Carolina Panthers will clash with the New England Patriots in Foxborough as the excitement of football season continues to grow. It is time to check out our NFL preseason odds series, where our Panthers-Patriots prediction and pick will be set. After both Sam Darnold and Baker […]

FOXBOROUGH – After two fight-filled joint practices, gameday between the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers is finally close. New England hosts Carolina in a game where it’s expected to play a majority of its starters for the first time in the preseason. Here are four bold predictions for Friday night’s game. 4 bold predictions for Patriots […]

FOXBOROUGH – There’s been a lot of bad blood between the Patriots and Panthers this week. But Mac Jones has stayed away from the ruckus. Numerous fights have broken out, leading to several players getting kicked out of the joint practices on Tuesday and Wednesday. Jones is one of the very few players that hasn’t […]

Maybe it’s the growing feeling of impatience waiting for the real season to come. Perhaps it’s just the competitive juices. But whatever the reason is, the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers can’t seem to stop fighting each other. The Patriots and the Panthers had practiced together for two days now, and on the first […]

The New England Patriots haven’t exactly had a stellar preseason thus far. There’s been a lot of talk surrounding the team’s offense and the collaborative process head coach Bill Belichick, OL coach Matt Patricia, and quarterbacks coach Joe Judge have all been talking up these past few weeks. All this may have been received with […]

FOXBOROUGH – The New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers had another fight-filled practice on Wednesday, which saw a few players get ejected for the second straight day. As for what happened outside of that, here are five Patriots observations from Wednesday’s practice. 5 Patriots observations from training camp with Panthers Nelson Agholor gets consistent top […]

FOXBOROUGH – It was fight night (or in this case, morning) again between the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers at joint practice on Wednesday. A couple of the same players were involved in Wednesday’s fracas, too. Patriots receiver Kristian Wilkerson, who was at the center of Tuesday’s fight, was on the wrong end of […]

The Carolina Panthers-New England Patriots brawls on Tuesday and Wednesday led to plenty of drama with the Panthers. There is a chance that Kenny Robinson, who was ejected on both Tuesday and Wednesday for his actions during the brawls, could be cut from the team. But the situation recently grew even messier following Robinson’s latest […]

The Carolina Panthers and New England Patriots have fought one another in back-to-back practices now. The fights have occurred during the teams’ join practices together. Panthers safety Kenny Robinson has been right in the middle of both brawls. Carolina head coach Matt Rhule discussed what he saw from Robinson during Wednesday’s fight, per Pro Football Talk. […]

The New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers’ joint practices have gotten off to a fiery start. A large brawl broke out yesterday afternoon that resulted in Kendrick Bourne, Kristian Wilkerson, and Kenny Robinson getting ejected. Day two of joint practices has been more of the same, with Christian McCaffrey igniting another full-team brawl between both […]

FOXBOROUGH – DeVante Parker was the Patriots’ biggest acquistion this offseason. Nearly three weeks into training camp, he’s been responsible for some of the biggest plays. That started on Day 1, when Parker made multiple leaping touchdown grabs that drew “ooohs” and “aaahs” from the crowd. That hasn’t been the case every day for the […]

FOXBOROUGH – The Patriots might have had their strongest practice yet in training camp on Tuesday. That wasn’t the biggest story from the first of two joint practices with the Panthers, though. Three fights broke out during Tuesday’s practice, with one of them escalating to the point that three players were ejected. Patriots receiver Kristian […]

FOXBOROUGH – New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler’s return from retirement is already over – at least for the 2022 season. The Patriots placed the veteran corner on injured reserve Tuesday, ending his season. It isn’t clear what Butler’s injury is. Butler was active for much of training camp and played in the Patriots’ preseason […]

New England Patriots linebacker Matthew Judon had a hilarious way to allay injury fears among the team’s followers when he followed up on Providence Journal reporter Mark Daniels’ seemingly worrisome update about the player suddenly leaving the field and heading to the locker room during practice. As it turns out, as Judon later clarified after […]

FOXBOROUGH — The New England Patriots ramped up the physicality in their first practice of camp, literally. New England hosted the Carolina Panthers for the first of two joint practices on Tuesday before Friday’s preseason game. Here are seven observations from Tuesday’s practice. New England Patriots Practice Observations Fights galore Tuesday was the first practice […]

The New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers are having joint practices this week. And so far, they have not run smoothly. Patriots coach Bill Belichick already cursed out Patriots team staffers for not moving the chains correctly. And today, a massive fight broke out between the teams, per Patriots reporter Ethan Hurwitz. https://twitter.com/HurwitzSports/status/1559560953645105154 As seen […]