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Heading into their matchup with the New England Patriots, the Dallas Cowboys knew that a certain defender would be a problem. That defender being All-Pro cornerback Stephon Gilmore, who has been on a rampage as arguably the best corner in the NFL in 2019. In the second quarter of their highly anticipated bout, Gilmore made […]

New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore is capable and does the NFL’s best wide receivers. On Sunday, he will have the opportunity to face yet another one of the league’s premier pass-catching talents in Dallas Cowboys’ Amari Cooper. Cooper, in his first full-season in Arlington, Texas, is piecing together an excellent season — he has […]

There is no doubt that Stephon Gilmore is arguably the best cornerback in the NFL and he’s shown that with the New England Patriots this season. As a result of his play, Gilmore was named AFC’s Defensive Player of the Month in October, per Mike Reiss. Patriots CB Stephon Gilmore is named AFC Defensive Player […]

The Cleveland Browns dropped to 2-5 on Sunday after falling to the New England Patriots by a score of 27-13, and Odell Beckham Jr. is questioning whether or not the team was aggressive enough. Not as a whole, but in terms of attacking one player: Stephon Gilmore. Gilmore is widely viewed as one of the […]

The New England Patriots were already in the midst of a dominant showing, having shut out the New York Jets in the first half of their Week 7 matchup. It appears both them and quarterback Sam Darnold have picked up where they left off to begin the second quarter. The Patriots defense came through once […]

New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore is building a reputation as the best corner in the NFL, so he does not mind it when quarterbacks throw his way. Like Thursday night against the New York Giants, for example. Gilmore was targeted by the Giants eight times during the Patriots’ 35-14 win and allowed just one […]

More and more people are sharing the opinion that New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore is the best cornerback in football right now. Add former NFL cornerback Darrelle Revis to that list. Revis took to Twitter on Thursday night to state that he thinks Gilmore is the top corner in the league: Stephen Gilmore by […]

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones has gotten off to a rough start against the New England Patriots in Week 6. The formidable Patriots’ defense found a way to force to rookie to commit yet another turnover. Cornerback Stephon Gilmore found himself in position to catch the third interception of the day thrown by Jones. […]

Offensive holding penalties are up across the league. New York Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson thinks the same should reflect on defense, at least for New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore. Leading up to the Jets’ matchup against the Patriots, in Foxborough, Anderson dubbed the All-Pro cornerback as “one of the best,” before claiming he […]

Earlier this week, New York Jets head coach Adam Gase called Stephon Gilmore the best cornerback in the NFL ahead of the Jets’ Week 3 matchup with Gilmore’s New England Patriots. Gilmore was appreciative of Gase’s proclamation, but, as with all Patriots players, he is not letting the praise get to his head. “It’s a […]

The New England Patriots were already beating down the Miami Dolphins, but it got even uglier in the fourth quarter. Stephon Gilmore intercepted Ryan Fitzpatrick for a pick-six touchdown. .@Patriots PICK-6! Stephon Gilmore takes it to the house! 🏠#NEvsMIA #GoPats @BumpNrunGilm0re 📺: CBS📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports appWatch on mobile: https://t.co/y8YLGKmeTf pic.twitter.com/S0qJTS6LHI — NFL […]

Antonio Brown has spent two days practicing with the New England Patriots after signing with the team last week. After seeing him practice, Stephon Gilmore says Brown can ‘do it all’ and is glad he is part of the team. Stephon Gilmore on how Antonio Brown has looked in practice: “You see it. He’s a […]

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is coming off of a tremendous 2018 campaign in which he hauled in 111 receptions for 1,426 yards and seven touchdowns, but he did that as the No. 2 receiver. Antonio Brown was the Steelers’ No. 1 wideout for each of Smith-Schuster’s first two seasons in the NFL, but […]

The New England Patriots finally got to name a player in the Tom Brady/Bill Belichick era to the Hall of Fame. Ty Law was inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday but he believes there is a current Patriots cornerback who could find himself in Canton. On the Patriots official Twitter account, Law said […]

New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore is feeling very trusting of his fellow secondary players. Coming off a Super Bowl–winning run in 2018-19, Gilmore, 28, will enter his third season at CB with the Patriots, who have a solid secondary including Jason McCourty, two-time champion Jonathan Jones, and recent Pats draft picks in defensive backs […]

Julian Edelman won the Super Bowl MVP honors in last year’s Super Bowl but if it weren’t for him, Stephon Gilmore would’ve taken home the trophy. The Patriots wideout paid his respect to Gilmore on social media. On a recent Twitter post, Julian Edelman showed Stephon Gilmore some love with a funny poster. The poster […]

The New England Patriots secondary suffocated the Los Angeles Rams receivers in Super Bowl 53. In practice, even Tom Brady has troubles throwing against the Patriots secondary. While speaking about the team, Tom Brady admitted that New England’s secondary is frustrating him in practice. He also points out that it is helpful to face a […]

Iron sharpens iron. That holds especially in football, and in NFL training camps. As starters align against their teammates, new things can be found out, and games can progress. For New England Patriots All-Pro cornerback Stephon Gilmore, that’s especially true. He gets to go up against Tom Brady and Julian Edelman, and previously, Rob Gronkowski. […]

Stephon Gilmore’s tenure with the New England Patriots did not exactly get off to a good start in 2017, as he struggled throughout the season and certainly didn’t live up to the first year of the five-year, $65 million contract he had signed with the Patriots that offseason. But in 2018, Gilmore re-established himself as […]

Most people believe the quarterback position is the most difficult position to play in football. After that, there has been a long-going argument on what position is the second-hardest to play. To some, cornerback is the second-most difficult position to play in the NFL. Playing cornerback can be tough as the NFL is continually making […]

New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore has had nothing but success since coming into the NFL, but he knows this is a “what can you do for me now?” league. What happened last season doesn’t matter. Gilmore told Jeff Howe of The Athletic that he knows how important it is to start over each year. […]

The primary reason a contingent of current and former players for the New England Patriots are in Israel this week is to help celebrate Robert Kraft. The Patriots’ owner received the Genesis Prize, often referred to as the “Jewish Nobel,” in Jerusalem on Thursday for his commitment to philanthropy and combating anti-semitism across the globe. […]

The New England Patriots are coming off yet another Super Bowl title and will have the majority of the team’s star players on both sides of the football back for the 2019 campaign. One of those players is All-Pro cornerback Stephon Gilmore who had his best season to date in 2018. With Gilmore making a […]

New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore is one of the better cornerbacks in the league, and thinks that rookie wide receiver N’Keal Harry is going to be a big matchup issue for other defensive backs. Gilmore went head to head for three straight days in minicamp against the former Arizona State Sun Devils standout and […]

Stephon Gilmore’s first season with the New England Patriots in 2017 was a bit of a disappointment, but this past year, he re-assumed his position as one of the top cornerbacks in the league, and Pro Football Focus has him ranked as the top cover corner for 2018. Stephon Gilmore owns the highest coverage grade […]

New England Patriots cornerback Joejuan Williams is already looking forward to learning from Stephon Gilmore after being drafted by the franchise. Williams was selected with the No. 45 overall pick in the NFL draft, and it was clear entering the weekend that he was someone the Patriots had plenty of interest in. And now that […]

The New England Patriots have not really been known for their defense in recent years, but this past season, the Patriots’ defensive unit put on a clinic in the team’s run to a sixth Super Bowl title. A big part of that defense is cornerback Stephon Gilmore, who is entering his third season with the […]

The New England Patriots made an attempt to shore up their thin receiving corps earlier this week, signing former Denver Broncos and Houston Texans wide receiver Demaryius Thomas. Thomas split the 2018 campaign between the Broncos and the Texans, getting traded from Denver to Houston midway through the season. He played in 15 games total, […]

The New England Patriots have restructured the contract of cornerback Stephon Gilmore, opening up $5.67 million in cap space, according to Field Yates of ESPN. In order to do this, the Patriots converted $8.5 million of Gilmore’s $9.5 million salary into a signing bonus. Gilmore originally signed with New England back in March 2017, inking […]

The New England Patriots infamously managed to snag veteran cornerback Stephon Gilmore away from an AFC East rival in the Buffalo Bills. Despite making a huge impact in his first season in New England in 2017-18, Gilmore and the Patriots were unable to win a title last season with the Philadelphia Eagles surprisingly swooping in […]

Super Bowl LIII will feature a number of intriguing matchups between the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots. Among the more notable will be the showdown between cornerback Stephon Gilmore and wide receiver Brandin Cooks. Following New England’s win over the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game, Gilmore immediately acknowledged his upcoming […]

The New England Patriots have not had much to boast about as of late. However, cornerback Stephon Gilmore can take solace in the fact that he has earned some favorable ratings from Pro Football Focus. Gilmore has been one of the most reliable players at his position over the last few years. PFF has him […]

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is not exactly known for his sparkling personality, so he may not be the best guy to deliver good news. Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore found that out the hard way when Belichick called him up to inform him that he had made the Pro Bowl: Stephon Gilmore was […]

Assuming the New England Patriots don’t make it to Super Bowl 53, the team will be sending the team’s fewest amount of players to the NFL’s Pro-Bowl in a decade. The only two players selected for this season’s Pro-Bowl are, per the Athletic’s Jeff Howe, are only quarterback and legend Tom Brady and defensive back […]

There is no love lost between the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Now, it appears some more fuel is being added to the fire after the Steelers’ 17-10 win over the Patriots on Sunday. According to Zack Cox of NESN.com, Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore was not happy with the way Steelers wide receiver […]

Malcolm Butler will inevitably garner a lot of attention as he faces the Patriots for the first time since his departure on Sunday. But while Patriots coach Bill Belichick doesn’t want to talk about Butler’s struggles this season, he is willing to talk profusely about another cornerback: Stephon Gilmore. Per Phil Perry of NBC Sports […]

New England Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore is apparently not a fan of Jacksonville Jaguars Jalen Ramsey’s outspoken style. In a recent radio spot, Gilmore was asked about the trash-talking All-Pro after his most recent war of words with the Chiefs’ Tyreek Hill. He replied that it wasn’t his style, but he ironically added a little zinger […]

In his first year with the New England Patriots, veteran cornerback Stephon Gilmore had his fair share of ups and downs throughout the campaign. He had struggled early on in the process of adjusting to his new team but truly found his way into being an effective option in the fold as the year wore on. […]

Following a late surge from the New England Patriots, the Jacksonville Jaguars had a chance to hit back in the late stages of the AFC Championship Game. After stalling at around midfield, the Jaguars offense had one more play to get a first down to keep their drive alive. However, it quickly came to an end after […]