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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has never been known to be long-winded on his answers to reporters, but when asked about the emphasis on the roughing the passer rule this year, Belichick defended his coaches’ teaching tactics. Although there is an emphasis on roughing the passer this year, technically the rule hasn’t changed, […]

Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots will be the next team to get a shot at stopping Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City Chiefs. The first-year starter has been the talk of the league through the first five weeks of the season, leading the Chiefs to an undefeated 5-0 start with his MVP-caliber play. Much […]

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady made history on Thursday night as he became just the third player in NFL history to reach 500 touchdown passes. Of course, all 500 of those TDs have been with Bill Belichick as his head coach. After the game, Belichick gave props to his all-time great quarterback — the […]

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick may have parted ways with Adam Vinatieri in 2006, but he didn’t hesitate to praise his talent before his team’s upcoming game against the Indianapolis Colts. The Patriots will play the Colts this Thursday, meaning Belichick will face the kicker that helped his team win three Super Bowls. Vinatieri […]

The New England Patriots are off to a bit of slow start to the season after splitting their first four games that have put them in a different position in years past. This time around there has also been chatter surrounding the play of Pro Bowl tight end Rob Gronkowski with former Patriots executive Michael […]

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is impressed with how fast Josh Gordon is learning the team’s offense. The new Patriots receiver had two catches on his debut in New England’s dominant 38-7 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Gordon was acquired from the Cleveland Browns for a fifth-round pick, which is a […]

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, just like most sports fans, isn’t a fan of players flopping while in the middle of a contest. When Belichick saw Miami Dolphins cornerback apparently showing off his method acting chops on the field during Sunday’s game in Foxboro, the future Hall of Famer football tactician exploded into […]

The Los Angeles Rams are off to a hot start out of the gate to the 2018 season that has seen their offense lead the charge with offseason addition wide receiver Brandin Cooks being a major factor in the success. It has brought much attention back to the Rams being able to complete a trade over the […]

The New England Patriots are suddenly on a losing streak after they were dealt a sound defeat by Matt Patricia’s Detroit Lions, 26-10, on Sunday night. After the game, Patriots coach Bill Belichick gave props to his former protege and his new squad for the comprehensive win. “I think they clearly outplayed us and out-coached […]

It’s another NFL season, which means another rumor about Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, and the New England Patriots has to come out. In ESPN’s Ian O’Connor’s book, “Belichick: The Making of the Greatest Football Coach of All Time,” he reveals a source told him Brady has long been worried about Belichick forcing him out of New […]

Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia wants to dispel any notion that he is trying to build his team in the image of the New England Patriots. Patricia became a three-time Super Bowl champion working for the Patriots. He was on their coaching staff from 2004 to 2017. This is his first year as a […]

The New England Patriots have acquired wide receiver Josh Gordon in a trade with the Cleveland Browns… or have they? Despite both the Patriots and the Browns announcing the deal, as well as it being on the NFL’s transfer wire, Bill Belichick says it’s not quite done yet. The Patriots head coach refused to answer […]

It’s a classic matchup between a teacher and former student this coming Sunday in Detroit, as Bill Belichick and his New England Patriots will face the Detroit Lions, whose coach is former Pats defensive coordinator Matt Patricia. Although he knows how familiar Patricia is with how things work in Foxboro, Belichick doesn’t seem to be […]

It’s an open secret at this point that there are problems in the relationship between New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady. There have been several reports that have backed this up despite both parties doing their best not to discuss their issues in public. But according to the upcoming book, […]

The New England Patriots made a potentially big-splash trade on Monday afternoon with the trade for star wide receiver Josh Gordon from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a 2019 fifth-round pick. Head coach Bill Belichick has chimed in on the situation stating that the team will operate moving forward with Gordon with what he can […]

Bill Belichick has five Super Bowl titles as head coach of the New England Patriots, but he’s far from being content. Belichick is just the type who would crave for more success and won’t sit on his laurels, so it’s not entirely surprising to hear him narrate the many shortcomings his team had during a […]

The backfield for the New England Patriots has been bitten by the injury bug to start the 2018 NFL season. Fortunately, it appears running back Sony Michel may be on track to return in Week 2. Michel has been nursing a knee injury he suffered in August. According to Doug Kyed of NESN, head coach Bill Belichick is […]

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles has gotten a lot of heat over the years for his play. But Bill Belichick has been impressed with his mobility, which the Patriots coach has compared to Cam Newton and Deshaun Watson. Bortles does have some limitations with his passing game and sometimes his decision making but plenty of times […]

Through his first couple of seasons in the NFL, Jacksonville Jaguars star cornerback Jalen Ramsey hasn’t shy to voice his opinion about other players in the league. Ramsey had once again gone this route by stating that Pro Bowl tight end Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots isn’t as good as his reputation would […]

New England Patriots rookie quarterback Danny Etling stole the show in the team’s preseason finale against the Giants as he scampered to a huge 86-yard touchdown run. That’s not a play that’s been seen from a Patriots quarterback in quite some time, which Bill Belichick was all too keen to point out as he cracked […]

The New England Patriots march into Week 1 of the 2018 NFL season as the favorites to lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Yet, the final 53-man roster that head coach Bill Belichick will be counting on to deliver the goods has yet to be sculpted down to size. With roster cuts just around the corner, […]

The subject of Alex Guerrero is back front and center for the Patriots following Tom Brady’s recent radio interview walk-out when asked about his personal trainer. And unsurprisingly, Bill Belichick was the next to be quizzed about the controversial figure during his weekly radio hit. Belichick clarified in WEEI’s “Ordway, Merloni and Fauria” that while […]

The New England Patriots wide receiving unit has thinned of late after parting ways with Kenny Britt and Eric Decker. Britt was released by the Patriots last week, as the veteran wide receiver continues to struggle with his health. A hamstring injury he sustained in June significantly affected his ability to join the team in […]

Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots have seemingly made sure that they will have the services of one of the best young offensive linemen in the game for years to come after Shaq Mason agreed to terms with the team to a five-year, $50 million deal on Monday. It may not manifest on his […]

The San Francisco 49ers have the New England Patriots to thank for trading them their new franchise quarterback in Jimmy Garoppolo. But according to Niners GM John Lynch, they also took a stab at getting the other Patriots QB, Tom Brady. In an interview with the Pardon My Take podcast, Lynch admits that when he […]

The third preseason game is supposed to be a dress rehearsal for the regular season. If Friday night’s game is any indication, the New England Patriots still have plenty of work before the season officially kicks off. The Patriots were outworked in every facet of the game and head coach Bill Belichick offered a blunt assessment. […]

There’s probably not a more contentious subject this offseason than the NFL’s new helmet rule, which is being lambasted left and right by fans, players, and to some extent, by head coaches. At least one NFL team sideline boss in the form of Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots is not concerned about the […]

It’s clear that Philadelphia Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson is not a fan of the New England Patriots. Aside from celebrating his team’s Super Bowl all throughout the offseason, Johnson has also spent time publicly expressing his hatred for the Patriots, particularly for New England’s perceived arrogance. Despite Johnson’s loathing for the Pats getting quite […]

In the last several months, the outside perspective of the New England Patriots has shifted a bit around the relationship between star quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick. This has led to many questions concerning their vision and outlook for the franchise that Brady is hoping to be a part of for the […]

The New England Patriots duo of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick will be heading into their 19th NFL season together. But while their relationship has changed in different ways over the years, Brady believes that he and his head coach are still on the same page in that they continue to share their main priorities professionally. […]

Some rumors came out over the weekend that twin brothers Devin and Jason McCourty playing together for the New England Patriots might be short-lived as Jason might be on the roster bubble. McCourty came over this NFL offseason after being released by the Tennessee Titans and signed with the Patriots not long after. McCourty didn’t […]

The New England Patriots are not used to losing, so the manner how their 2017 season concluded certainly felt like a gut punch for them. The Holy Trinity of the franchise, namely head coach Bill Belichick, quarterback Tom Brady, and owner Robert Kraft reportedly even had a meeting to discuss the disappointing season that was, […]

There has been much attention on the New England Patriots that have been largely centered on star quarterback Tom Brady’s standing with the franchise. This has now shifted to Brady possibly dealing with a sore back that has limited his availability on the practice field over the last few days in training camp. Despite that, […]

Instead of further exploring options to trade wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell, the New England Patriots ultimately decided to cut loose the former fourth-round pick on Monday. Mitchell has struggled with injuries for most of his young career. He did not play a single snap last season because of knee issues. He was also having trouble […]

The New England Patriots have a new wide receiver in veteran Eric Decker, whom they signed shortly after releasing Jordan Matthews. Decker now faces a race to get himself up to speed with the Patriots’ offensive system before the start of the regular season in a month’s time. However, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick believes […]

Bill Belichick has been known as a hard nose coach and he really isn’t one to open up about much. With Randy Moss going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame last weekend it was a good time for Belichick to open up about one of the biggest personalities in NFL history. On the surface, […]

The New England Patriots will have some adjustments to make this offseason in anticipation of Julian Edelman’s four-game suspension to begin the 2018 NFL season. Fortunately for the Pats, they have plenty of wide receivers who can vie for the starting spot that’s going to be temporarily left by Edelman. And Pats head coach Bill […]

Almost half a year has passed and Malcolm Butler’s benching in Super Bowl LII remains shrouded in mystery. Patriots coach Bill Belichick still remains incredibly tight-lipped about why he made his decision, and even Butler himself claims he doesn’t know to this day why exactly he was benched. No one would blame Butler if he […]

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and the media is always an adventure. He was back to his old ways when asked questions during a press conference on Thursday during training camp. There were three questions asked by the media to Belichick about Tom Brady and he didn’t seem interested in answering any of them. […]