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The New England Patriots won’t be trading one of their top receivers ahead of the 53-man roster cutdown deadline. Kendrick Bourne has been at the center of trade calls from other teams, but the Patriots are not making him available, The Athletic’s Jeff Howe reported Tuesday. The report doesn’t come as much of a surprise […]

The 2022 season wasn’t a kind one to Kendrick Bourne. Following a career year in his first season with the New England Patriots in 2021, Bourne only had 35 receptions for 434 yards and a single touchdown, which came late in the year. But it was more than the underwhelming stats that led to the […]

NFL training camp is underway. That can mean only one thing: that the NFL regular season is finally almost here! Starters are sharpening their iron to get ready for the regular season. Backups are competing for starting spots. Fringe guys are competing for roster spots. A lot is happening, and a lot of players are […]

The New England Patriots haven’t had much success in the NFL Draft as of late, but they’re hoping to turn their fortunes around this time. For the most part, New England’s moves at the 2023 NFL Draft received praise from analysts across the league. The highlight of the draft came in the first round, when […]

The New England Patriots’ offense was absolutely horrible during the 2022 season, and wide receiver Kendrick Bourne admitted he had a huge role in that poor play. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Bourne opened up about their offensive display throughout the campaign that saw them rank in the bottom half of the NFL in multiple […]

The New England Patriots did not have the 2022 campaign that they were hoping for, and it’s clear they are looking to embark on an organizational reset after last year. From top to bottom, the Pats were a mess last season, and many of their changes made over the offseason were made in hopes of […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots’ offense was a major disappointment in 2022, to put it lightly, as they operated under an unusual offensive setup. New England didn’t name an offensive coordinator following Josh McDaniels’ departure, opting to make longtime defensive coach Matt Patricia the offensive play caller. Quite possibly no one’s play suffered […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – At least one New England Patriots receiver wouldn’t mind sharing targets with DeAndre Hopkins. Kendrick Bourne spoke out on the possibility of the All-Pro receiver joining New England following Friday’s organized team activity practice. The veteran receiver first learned of Hopkins’ reported visit with the Patriots during his press conference. “Oh nice,” […]

The New England Patriots have quite a bit of work to do if they are going to get back to contender status, and much of their improvement must come on the offensive end. Wide receiver Kendrick Bourne knows this as well, and he delivered his version of a recruiting pitch to DeAndre Hopkins, hoping to […]

Every NFL offseason brings surprising cuts around the league as teams look to open up cap space to fill out their rosters. The New England Patriots are in an enviable spot with their cap situation relative to most other teams entering the offseason. They’re currently set to have the sixth-most cap space in the league entering […]

The New England Patriots’ 2022 season came to an end with a 35-23 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, which might have been the final game for a handful of mainstays over the last several years. Of course, Matthew Slater and Devin McCourty hinted that it might have been their final NFL game as […]

FOXBOROUGH – Another chapter was added to the Kendrick Bourne saga on Saturday, however, it was because of positive results the receiver brought in the New England Patriots’ Week 16 tilt against the Bengals. Bourne played an integral role in the Patriots’ comeback bid in their 22-18 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, recording six receptions […]

FOXBOROUGH – The first three quarters weren’t pretty for Mac Jones on Saturday afternoon. The New England Patriots’ second-year quarterback struggled to move the sticks as the team’s offense failed to move the ball into their opponents’ territory through nearly 45 minutes of play in their 22-18 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. But Jones bounced […]

FOXBOROUGH – Even though they nearly roared back from a 22-0 halftime deficit, the New England Patriots’ offense struggled again for much of Saturday’s 22-18 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. The Patriots only ran 17 plays on five drives in the first half and the offense didn’t get the ball into Bengals territory until the […]

FOXBOROUGH — Mac Jones showed his frustration on the sideline during the New England Patriots’ 24-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills. He wasn’t the only offensive player for the Patriots to express their frustration on Thursday night. Wide receiver Kendrick Bourne was pretty blunt in his assessment of Thursday’s game, which saw the Patriots’ offense […]

The New England Patriots had their bye week at arguably the best time: the midway mark. They’re 5-4 as the NFL officially began the second half of the season in Week 10. As the Patriots hope to carry the momentum in recent weeks to make a playoff push, here are their two best and worst […]

FOXBOROUGH – The New England Patriots walked away with a dominant 26-3 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, but it wasn’t pretty on one side of the ball. The Patriots’ offense recorded just 203 total yards in the win and for a second game in a row, they struggled to get the ball into […]

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick didn’t seem to want to talk too much about moving past George Halas for the second-most wins all-time for an NFL coach with 325 after his team defeated the New York Jets 22-17 on Sunday. But his players spoke highly of him. Patriots quarterback Mac Jones opened up his […]

While it’s looking more and more likely that the New England Patriots will get their starting quarterback back, they’ll be without one of their top receivers against the Chicago Bears on Monday night. Kendrick Bourne isn’t expected to play in the Patriots’ Week 7 showdown against the Bears, the NFL Network’s Mike Giardi reported Sunday. […]

After three straight 13-win seasons, the Green Bay Packers are just 2-4 heading into Week 7 of the 2022 NFL season. The biggest reason for this is that Aaron Rodgers’ offense is a mess. The back-to-back MVP quarterback hasn’t thrown for more than 255 yards in a game, and none of his wide receivers have […]

The New England Patriots received some initial good news on at least one key player who suffered an injury during their Week 6 win over the Cleveland Browns. Kendrick Bourne suffered a turf toe injury early in Sunday’s game, NBC Sports Boston’s Phil Perry reported. The injury “doesn’t seem that serious,” the Boston Herald’s Andrew […]

Do the New England Patriots have a wide receiver drama involving Kendrick Bourne and offensive line coach Matt Patricia? Bourne was notably underused in the Patriots’ 20-7 road loss to the Miami Dolphins, sparking speculations that he might be in somebody’s doghouse and that somebody could be Patricia, according to Tom E. Curran of NBC […]

The sage surrounding Kendrick Bourne’s lack of playing time in the New England Patriots’ Week 1 loss took another twist on Tuesday. Bourne played just two snaps in the Patriots’ season-opening loss against the Dolphins, which owner Robert Kraft apparently took notice of. Bourne’s lack of playing time in Sunday’s game “caught the eyes” of […]

The New England Patriots did not get off to the best of starts, coming up short in their season opener against the Miami Dolphins, 20-7, amid a myriad of offensive struggles. Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne, an integral part of their offense last season was nowhere to be found except for two snaps, and the […]

New England Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne barely made himself felt in Week 1’s showdown against the Miami Dolphins Sunday. Expected to be a major part of the Pats’ offense, Bourne found himself not even remotely close to the hype he carried with him going into the 2022 NFL season when he finished with just […]

The New England Patriots didn’t open the 2022 season the way they would’ve liked. They fell to the Miami Dolphins, 20-7, in a largely uninspiring performance. With that said, here are our Patriots takeaways from Week 1 loss vs. Dolphins. 5. Kendrick Bourne’s continued benching for New England Patriots is bizarre Kendrick Bourne appears to […]

Kendrick Bourne’s disappearance from the New England Patriots’ offense crossed into Sunday’s season-opening loss against the Miami Dolphins. New England’s second-leading receiver from a year ago didn’t play until the Patriots’ final drive on Sunday, recording his first snap of the game with less than six minutes remaining. To add more intrigue to the matter, […]

After weeks of grueling practices in the sun and a pair of games at home, the New England Patriots’ preseason Week 3 matchup comes against the Las Vegas Raiders on Friday. Ahead of the Patriots-Raiders game, we’ll be making our Patriots preseason Week 3 predictions. The two joint practices earlier in the week weren’t full […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 are becoming Mac Jones’ team. After simply going along for the ride with a solid rookie campaign last season, Jones is starting to emerge more as the identity and central figure of the team. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said that the team is changing its schemes to suit a more […]

The New England Patriots got some fortunate Christmas news as they found out that Kendrick Bourne will be back and playing for the team’s Week 16 contest against the Buffalo Bills. Bourne is having a great season that has seen him with 45 receptions for 667 yards and five touchdowns on the year. He has […]

Winners of five straight, the red-hot New England Patriots (7-4) own the longest winning streak in the NFL. They host the Tennessee Titans (8-3) on Sunday afternoon at Gillette Stadium in a battle of division leaders. The Patriots are fresh off a shutout victory over the Atlanta Falcons, while the AFC-leading Titans are coming off […]

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It was known league wide that the New England Patriots had plenty of money to spend this offseason, but one would imagine there are a lot of surprised general managers at how aggressive Bill Belichick and the Patriots have been right out of the gates in the first two days of the legal tampering period […]

The San Francisco 49ers are going to be extremely shorthanded on offense, but they’ll get a welcomed reinforcement on Thursday. Following a false-positive COVID-19 test by Kendrick Bourne that affected a few players, Jordan Reed was activated by the 49ers for Thursday night’s game, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The #49ers are planning to activate […]

The San Francisco 49ers lost a slew of key players when wide receiver Kendrick Bourne tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week. Bourne was deemed to have “close contact” with fellow wideouts Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk, as well as Pro Bowl offensive tackle Trent Williams. But there was one slight problem: Bourne was the […]