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New England Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne has been picked by many experts around the league to be a breakout player in 2022. Looking at Bourne’s 2021 stats, it’s easy to see why that could be the case. In his first season with the Patriots, Bourne posted career highs across the board. He had 55 […]

The New England Patriots dominated the AFC East for 18 seasons but Tom Brady’s departure from the Patriots in 2020 created a power vacuum. For the last two seasons, the Buffalo Bills have filled that vacuum. The Bills won the division title in 2020 and 2021 with records of 13-3 and 11-6, respectively. In 2020, […]

FOXBOROUGH – Christian Barmore has arguably been the best player so far in Patriots training camp. The second-year defensive tackle has won many of his battles against New England’s offensive linemen in 1-on-1 drills, which Barmore said is his favorite thing about training camp. Barmore’s also played a role in the offensive line’s struggles in […]

The New England Patriots’ offensive play-calling situation has been a big concern throughout the offseason and training camp; unfortunately, it seems head coach Bill Belichick still has no answer on who will take over the said duty. Since Josh McDaniels left for the Las Vegas Raiders in the offseason, the Patriots have yet to name […]

Bill Belichick is never one to hold back how he truly feels. In media interviews, Belichick does not opt for the crowd pleasing answer. Instead, the New England Patriots coach says things how they are. And he apparently acts the same way in practice. According to NESN, Belichick laid into team staffers who were running […]

FOXBOROUGH — The New England Patriots hit the practice field again on Monday, their first practice since their preseason-opening loss to the New York Giants. Monday’s practice was actually sandwiched between last Thursday’s game and a pair of joint practices with the Carolina Panthers on Tuesday and Thursday. Here are seven observations from Monday’s practice. […]

FOXBOROUGH — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick made it clear that the team is going through a process in determining who calls the offensive plays after Matt Patricia and Joe Judge split those duties in Thursday’s preseason opener against the Giants. The process isn’t a competition, though, at least according to Patricia. “I mean, […]

FOXBOROUGH — While the New England Patriots fell to the New York Giants in their preseason opener on Thursday, they opted not to play many of their starters in what resulted in a two-point loss. The decision to rest key players gave several players opportunities to shine on Thursday. There were a few who are […]

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones will never forget the biggest lost of his young career so far, and he is using it as motivation to keep improving his game. Recently, Jones went viral after a photo plastered on his locker at Gillette Stadium made rounds online. It was spotted during an interview with Lil’Jordan […]

The New England Patriots fell to the New York Giants in their preseason opener on Thursday. However, it wasn’t the loss that irked Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. Belichick was clearly frustrated with the amount of pressure the Giants put on rookie quarterback Bailey Zappe. Zappe went 19-for-32 with 205 yards, a touchdown, an interception, […]

FOXBOROUGH — With most of the New England Patriots’ starters sidelined, the rookies got their chance to shine in Thursday night’s preseason opener against the New York Giants. Second-round rookie receiver Tyquan Thornton was the first to step up. He created separation on a nice move against Giants cornerback Aaron Robinson. Backup quarterback Brian Hoyer’s […]

The New York Giants opened up the preseason with a 23-21 Week 1 victory over the New England Patriots on a Graham Gano field goal as time expired. It was new head coach Brian Daboll’s first win as the leader of the franchise, though no one is keeping score until the regular season- least of […]

FOXBOROUGH — The New England Patriots’ offensive coordinator situation, at least the play-calling part, already appeared to be settled in the opening weeks of training camp. Offensive line coach Matt Patricia was the unit’s play caller for much of training camp, with Bill Belichick calling plays during a session while quarterbacks coach Joe Judge remained […]

FOXBOROUGH – The Patriots had their first preseason game of the 2022 season on Thursday, but that wasn’t their biggest news of the day. Long-time Patriots running back James White announced his retirement from football on Thursday. Playing all nine seasons in New England, White ranks as one of the franchise’s best pass-catchers with the […]

FOXBOROUGH – Patriots football had their soft opening for the 2022 season on Thursday. They hosted the Giants for their preseason opener. They didn’t play their starters though and lost, 23-21. Here are seven initial observations from the Patriots’ preseason opener: Tyquan Thornton shines The Patriots’ second-round rookie only played the first few drives, but […]

The New England Patriots are a team to keep an eye on for the 2022-23 NFL season. It’s time to look at FanDuel’s 2022 NFL over under win total odds, including the Patriots’ over/under win total prediction. We are living in a world where the Patriots are not the most dominant team in the NFL. […]

On Thursday, news surfaced that longtime New England Patriots running back James White was retiring from football. The news caught like wildfire across the league and his former quarterback, Tom Brady, caught wind. Brady took to social media posting on Instagram with some love for his former teammate. Tom Brady’s reaction on Instagram to James […]

The New England Patriots were absolutely shocked on Thursday as eight-year veteran running back James White retired out of nowhere. Right after the news broke, head coach Bill Belichick reacted and had some awesome praise for White. Via Evan Lazar and Zack Cox: “His dependability, consistency, unselfishness and performance under pressure are elite. … James […]

Longtime New England Patriots running back James White announced his decision to retire from the NFL on Thursday. White took to Twitter to announce his decision to call it quits, penning an emotional message to Patriots fans as well as the organization. White thanked New England for its “unwavering support” before setting his sights on […]

After a long offseason, the New England Patriots are back in action. They will host the New York Giants in their preseason opener. Bill Belichick has made a decision about his starters before the preseason contest kicks off at 7:00 p.m. EST. According to Mike Reiss and Dan Graziano of ESPN, Mac Jones and most […]

The New York Giants will take on the New England Patriots in their 2022 preseason opener. This isn’t exactly Super Bowls XLII or XLVI, but any Giants, Patriots contest is always at least interesting. Ahead of this matchup, here are four bold preseason Giants Week 1 predictions. Giants Preseason Week 1 Predictions 4. Fans will […]

The New York Giants and New England Patriots will square off in their respective preseason openers. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NFL preseason odds series, which includes our Giants-Patriots prediction and pick we have laid out below. The Giants are coming off an abysmal stretch, including last year’s 4-13 […]

FOXBOROUGH – The Patriots will play in a real game on Thursday. Sorta. New England hosts the New York Giants for the preseason opener. Obviously, what the final result of a preseason game is means nothing come the regular season. But it can also be an indicator of what’s to come. Here are a few […]

FOXBOROUGH – Mac Jones has been under duress a lot in the unofficial start to his second season. Yet, he remains confident. The New England Patriots quarterback dealt with a major coaching change this offseason. Josh McDaniels, who was the Patriots’ offensive coordinator for the previous 10 seasons, left New England to become the head […]

FOXBOROUGH — The New England Patriots took the practice field one last time before Thursday’s preseason opener against the New York Giants. Here are four observations from Tuesday’s practice. Observations from Patriots’ final practice before preseason opener The offense looked much better If you’ve followed the news out of Patriots training camp through the first […]

FOXBOROUGH – Monday’s training camp practice was another rough one for the New England Patriots. In fact, it might have been their roughest yet. Starting left tackle Trent Brown committed a false start before the first snap of 11-on-11 drills, a sign that Monday wouldn’t be a good one for the offensive unit. In the […]

The New England Patriots have high hopes heading into next season. However, things aren’t looking good for the Mac Jones-led team heading into the start of preseason. The Patriots held practice on Monday ahead of their preseason opener against the New York Giants. According to Patriots reporter Tom E. Curran, the offense looked markedly bad. […]

Despite being the fifth quarterback selected in the 2021 NFL Draft, Mac Jones probably had the best season out of all rookies for the position. The No. 10 pick was the only rookie quarterback to lead a team to a winning record and a playoff appearance. He became a Pro Bowler in just his first […]

The New England Patriots have a lot of potential on offense heading into the 2022 NFL season. One of the main reasons for that is because of their young running back duo of Damien Harris and Rhamondre Stevenson. Harris and Stevenson served as one of the top duos in the league last season for the […]

FOXBOROUGH – Patriots training camp is in full swing. New England has practiced nine times through two weeks, putting the pads on for four of them. Some of the likely suspects have performed well so far in camp, like Matthew Judon and Christian Barmore. On the flip side, there have been some areas of concern, […]

We’ve all been late. Whether it’s a traffic jam, missing the bus, or misreading the military time indication on your plane ticket, none of us are immune to tardiness. But it’s a different story when New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is the one waiting for you to show up. That’s what happened to […]

FOXBOROUGH – The Patriots held their annual Gillette Stadium training camp practice on Friday night. Bill Belichick treated season ticket holders and Foxborough residents to an intrasquad scrimmage, sorta. Six observations from Patriots’ Friday night practice #1 – It was a simulated game far from full speed Entering Friday night, the Patriots had yet to […]

FOXBOROUGH – Patriots second-round rookie wide receiver Tyquan Thornton is learning from one of the franchise’s greats. Troy Brown is the third-leading receiver in franchise history, making several big plays throughout New England’s first three Super Bowl runs. As Thornton put it, “his history speaks for itself.” Nowworking as the Patriots’ wide receivers coach, Brown’s […]

FOXBOROUGH — The New England Patriots put the pads back on for Thursday’s practice, their eighth so far of training camp. This came after going back to shells to work some things out on Wednesday, and it appeared to work — somewhat. Here are five observations from Thursday’s practice. Patriots Training Camp Observations Mac Jones […]

Fantasy football is just one of the reasons why the NFL is king in the United States. Don’t tell that to New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. In classic Belichick fashion, the Patriots head coach told reporters at training camp on Thursday that he doesn’t give a crap about fantasy football: “Fantasy football doesn’t mean […]

Mac Jones spent three years in Alabama under head coach Nick Saban. Naturally, the now New England Patriots QB learned a lot of things during his time with the Crimson Tide. By the looks of it, the advice and lessons Saban gave him are coming in handy as he navigates his professional football career and […]

New England Patriots linebacker Mack Wilson joined the team back in March, but fitting in has been a bit of a learning curve for the 24-year-old. The Patriots acquired Wilson from the Cleveland Browns in a one-for-one swap for defensive end Chase Winovich. And Wilson recently spoke to NESN about the culture shift that went […]

FOXBOROUGH – Christian Barmore was the consensus top rookie defensive tackle in 2021 with the New England Patriots. Barmore recorded 46 combined tackles and 1.5 sacks last season. Those stats might not be eye-popping, but his effectiveness goes beyond the box score. Barmore had a 17.2 pass-rush win rate (which determines how often a defensive […]

Damien Harris finally got handed the keys to the starting running back job for the New England Patriots in 2021, and he didn’t disappoint. Harris had a breakout campaign (202 CAR, 929 YDS, 15 TD) for the Pats, and established himself as one of the best running backs in the league. Harris will head into […]