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• Inside Coach Vrabel's Program Through the Eyes of Former Patriots and Titans Greats

Logan Ryan, Malcolm Butler, and Dion Lewis explain what playing for head coach Mike Vrabel is like and what he'll bring to the Patriots....2025
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• ‘Big Freaking Chain’ – Former Patriots QB Recalls Meeting Deion Sanders During His Atlanta Days at HOF Event
Former NFL and CFL quarterback Doug Flutie recalled a funny first interaction with Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders....2025
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• Another former Patriots player blasts team over firing of Jerod Mayo

New England's roster lacked the type of talent needed to routinely compete with even average opponents going back to this past September....2025
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• New England Patriots appoint former player Mike Vrabel as their new head coach

49-year-old found success as head coach of TitansVrabel replaces Jerod Mayo, who was fired last weekThe New England Patriots have hired their former player Mike Vrabel as the team’s next head coach. The news comes a week after Patriots owner Robert Kraft fired another former Patriots player, Jerod Mayo, after the team finished 4-13 in his lone season as coach.Vrabel, a fan favorite during eight se...2025
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• Patriots hire Mike Vrabel as head coach

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The New England Patriots are hiring Mike Vrabel as the team’s next head coach. Bill Belichick left the New England Patriots after the 2023 NFL season, a move that was described as a “mutual parting of ways” at the time. It took one day for the Patriots to promote their linebackers coach Jerod Mayo, who spent eight years as a linebacker with the team, to ...2025
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• Former Patriots CB rips team for firing Jerod Mayo

Jerod Mayo's former Patriots teammates came to his defense in the wake of his surprising firing....2025
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• Browns sign former Patriots starting QB to fill Deshaun Watson’s roster spot, reportedly

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Bailey Zappe had a huge game against the Browns in 2022 The beat goes on for the Cleveland Browns after starting QB Deshaun Watson officially was diagnosed with a torn Achilles and will be out for the season. While Watson mulls over different surgery options and what they would mean for his timeframe to return, the Browns mull over trad...2024
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• Cowboys news: Mike McCarthy believes the struggles will pay off later in the season

Barry Reeger-Imagn Images All the Dallas Cowboys news that’s fit to print. McCarthy: Cowboys ‘relish’ chance to bounce back from blowout - Todd Archer, ESPN Mike McCarthy still believes in this roster, ’relishes’ chance to atone. A day after the most decisive home loss since 1988, Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy attempted to take a big picture view. The Cowboys suffered the fourth lar...2024
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• Cowboys news: The keys to a Dallas win against the Steelers

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The latest in Cowboys news heading into the weekend. 3 keys to a Dallas Cowboys victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium - Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas Morning News The Cowboys will need to excel in these three areas in order to have a good chance of beating the Pittsburgh Steelers this Sunday. Scoring first The Cowboys will need to take ...2024
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• Lawrence Guy joining Bengals, per report

Photo by Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images via Getty Images A big addition at a position of need. Following another string of injuries, the Cincinnati Bengals are adding some veteran experience to the defensive tackle group. According to NFL Network reporter Tom Pelissero, the Bengals are signing free agent defensive tackle Lawrence Guy to the 53-man roster. The Bengals just worked Guy out and ap...2024
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• Jaguars News (3/15): Welcome to Jacksonville, Arik Armstead

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Your daily dose of Jacksonville Jaguars news for March 15, 2024. Good morning! Here is today’s roundup of the latest news, rumors, and analysis on your Jacksonville Jaguars. Jaguars News 2024 NFL Draft Player Profile: Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama (Big Cat Country) Not only does he have an elite football name, but McKinstry might also be the best pure man...2024
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• Dolphins schedule 2023: Quarterback comparison by week
Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images The Miami Dolphins will face a gauntlet of quarterbacks inside and outside the AFC East this year. How does Tua Tagovailoa stack up to each opposing passer? The Miami Dolphins’ 2023 regular season gets underway in eleven weeks. Between now and then, the team will complete their vacation period through the first part of July before reporting to training ca...2023
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• Arrowheadlines: Chiefs made one of the worst moves of the offseason according to writer
Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Monday, May 15 The latest Ranking the 7 Worst Decisions of the 2023 NFL Offseason | Bleacher Report 5. Kansas City Chiefs Overpay OT Jawaan Taylor Jawaan Taylor—who ranked 65th among all tackles graded by PFF last season and gave up five sacks with seven penalties—will be the second-highest-paid right tackle in the league next season...2023
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• Dolphins free agency 2023: Miami signs former Patriots punter Jake Bailey
Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images The Miami Dolphins announce they have signed free agent punter Jake Bailey shortly after Thomas Morstead signs with Jets. The Miami Dolphins announced the signing of free agent punter Jake Bailey on Friday. The addition fills a void on the team’s roster, with former punter Thomas Morstead signing with the New York Jets as a free agent. Bailey was selected ...2023
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• Chargers' J.C. Jackson undergoes ankle surgery, Pro Bowl CB expected to miss 2-4 weeks

The former Patriots star was one of L.A.'s big-ticket additions this year...2022
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• Kyle Shanahan on Jimmy Garoppolo: Any scenario is possible
It’s August 23 and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo remains on the 49ers roster. There haven’t been many rumors of interested teams, aside from the Browns reportedly considering him before quarterback Deshaun Watson‘s 11-game suspension was finalized. But since then, Cleveland has reportedly been content to stick with Garoppolo’s former Patriots teammate Jacoby Brissett. So Garo...2022
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• Dolphins schedule 2023: Quarterback comparison by week
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• Former Patriots great Willie McGinest releases statement days after being arrested on assault charges

McGinest allegedly battered a man in a West Hollywood nightclub...2022
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• Former Patriots great Willie McGinest charged with assault with deadly weapon, per reports

McGinest allegedly battered a man in a West Hollywood nightclub...2022
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• Aaron Hernandez's double-murder trial delayed by Boston snowstorm
The former Patriots star will soon stand trial for the 2012 fatal drive-by shootings of two men outside a Boston nightclub....2017
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• Aaron Hernandez’s gun tattoos can be used against him
Already convicted of one murder occurring in June 2013, former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez faces charges of a double murder arising from a drive-by shooting in July 2012. And while the Constitution prevents Hernandez from being required to testify against himself, his body and and will be used against him. Via Reuters, a judge has…...2017
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• Aaron Hernandez got tattoos confessing to double homicide, prosecutor alleges
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• Former Patriots defensive tackle busted on drug charges on campus
Longtime NFL defensive tackle Mark Wheeler, who once started a Super Bowl for the Patriots, has been arrested on drug charges in Texas. According to KBTX, 46-year-old Mark Wheeler was taken into custody after Texas A&M police said they found him sitting in a truck on campus with marijuana and cocaine. According to the report,…...2016
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• Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: Big Ben's Big Change of Course
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"Lions DC Aaron Glenn turns down Patriots’ request for head coach interview"

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"Former Patriots shred Bill Belichick; Robert Kraft blames former coach for losing Super Bowl LII"

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"NFL rumors: Tom Brady might not stay retired after all, landing spot already emerging"

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"Former Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman hints at NFL comeback, suggests 2022 return to New England"

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"Wilfork among 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame nominees"

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"Former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is "deep in talks" with WWE, FS1's WWE Backstage program reported Tuesday night."

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"Broncos CB Cyrus Jones undergoes open-heart surgery"

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"Lions hire former Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia as new coach"

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"taken-by=mintzplasse&hl=en Former Patriots star Deion Branch took to Twitter to say he would be making his way to Houston -- and maybe surprising some fans along the way."

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"Rams sign Dominique Easley to one-year contract"

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"Vince Wilfork to Texans: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction"

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"Belichick, Kraft may testify in Hernandez trial"

• Bengals get all they bargained for in tight end Mike Gesicki

Mike Gesicki | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The former Patriots afterthought is making his mark in Cincinnati. Three years ago, Mike Gesicki was one of the top three tight ends in the NFL, behind only Travis Kelce and Mark Andrews. Two short years later, Gesicki found himself languishing on a New England Patriots depth chart behind Hunter Henry. Fast-forwar...2025
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• Pewter Pulse: Will Bill Belichick Replace Todd Bowles As Bucs Head Coach?

There is a new episode in Scott Reynolds' Pewter Pulse video series on Pewter Report's YouTube channel, PewterReportTV. These short videos – typically five to eight minutes in length – allow Reynolds to offer up his expert analysis and opinion on a particular Bucs or NFL topic. Will former Patriots head coach Bill Belichick replace...2024
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• Cowboys news: Mike McCarthy believes the struggles will pay off later in the season
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• Lawrence Guy joining Bengals, per report
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• Open thread: Jets at 49ers close Week 1 on “Monday Night Football”

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Week 1 of the 2024 NFL regular season concluded with the San Francisco 49ers hosting the New York Jets on “Monday Night Football.” Come chat with us in our open thread. Week 1 of the 2024 NFL has been chock full of excellent Primetime games. The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens in a game that came down to a toe being out of bounds on Thursday, t...2024
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• Former Patriots assistant remembers Joe Burrow’s answer during NFL Combine interview

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images “Hey, right here. This is my kind of guy. He’s a football player.” Ernie Adams spent 20+ years as an assistant for Bill Belichick with the New England Patriots as their research director. Adams would dive into film to find the smallest areas of weakness each and every week. He was a major key to the success of the Patriots, and their six Super Bowl wins d...2024
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• Former Rams player says Sean McVay could be “one of the best to ever do it”

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Andrew Whitworth spoke on the “Games with Names” podcast about what makes McVay so special as a coach On the heels of Sean McVay being called the NFL’s “best recruiter” Tuesday, the Rams head coach found more love headed his way, this time by one of his former players. Andrew Whitworth, who was the first free agent signing of McVay’s Rams tenure, was on t...2024
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• Bengals News (3/18): Trent Brown an option at right tackle?

Photo by Chris Unger/Getty Images Can the Bengals fill the void on the right side of their offensive line before the draft? Will Cincinnati Bengals Target Trent Brown After Bringing in Mekhi Becton for Visit?The former Patriots and Raiders offensive tackle is considered the top available option and could be a plug-and-play starter in Cincinnati. He may not have the upside that Becton could...2024
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• Jaguars News (3/15): Welcome to Jacksonville, Arik Armstead
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• Cowboys news: The keys to a Dallas win against the Steelers
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• Seahawks vs. Patriots: Live game updates, highlights, score summary, recap

Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images The Seahawks have a tough road game at Gillette Stadium against the New England Patriots. The Seattle Seahawks won their first home game under Mike Macdonald, now they’ll look to win their first road game with their new head coach. This is a special home opener for the New England Patriots. It’s not only the home debut for rookie head coach and former Patriots l...2024
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• Mike Gesicki to Bengals, per report

David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports The Bengals make a move at tight end. The Cincinnati Bengals are on the board again. With Day 2 of the legal tampering period underway, the Bengals have made a move at tight end. Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, former New England Patriots tight end Mike Gesicki is signing with the Bengals. It’s reportedly a one-year deal worth up to $3.25 million. A 2018 second-r...2024
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• Cowboys news: Maybe this is the year Darren Woodson gets into the Hall of Fame

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Your Wednesday morning news around the Dallas Cowboys Pro Football HOF: A look at 2024′s finalists, including Cowboys great Darren Woodson - Calvin Watkins, Dallas Morning News The leading tackler in franchise history could finally be enshrined in the NFL Hall of Fame. The Pro Football Hall of Fame will announce its Class of 2024 on Thursday during th...2024
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• Cowboys news: Jerry Jones offers nothing when asked about Mike McCarthy’s status

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Notable headlines surrounding America’s team. Dak Prescott backs Mike McCarthy as Jerry Jones mum on coach’s future - Todd Archer, ESPN Mike McCarthy’s status is not known since Jerry Jones really said no comment about it. Before the Dallas Cowboys’ 48-32 loss to the Green Bay Packers in the wild-card round of the playoffs was even finished Sunday, the...2024
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• Arrowheadlines: Chiefs made one of the worst moves of the offseason according to writer
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• Dolphins free agency 2023: Miami signs former Patriots punter Jake Bailey
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• Adam Vinatieri retirement: Seven crazy stats about former Patriots, Colts kicker's career

Adam Vinatieri is retiring after 24 NFL seasons. Here's a list of his greatest statistical feats....2021
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• Combine: Running backs the talk of Indy

INDIANAPOLIS -- Quarterback is and always will be the marquee position in football. As such, it is the Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen and Josh Allen-led group that will garner the most attention at the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine this week. Heisman-winning passers Baker Mayfield and Lamar Jackson will be the talk of the town. But when a number of the coaches and GMs in Indianapolis this week were asked abo...2018
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• Cowboys news: Mike McCarthy believes the struggles will pay off later in the season
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• Seahawks vs. Patriots: Live game updates, highlights, score summary, recap
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• Patriots honoring Malcolm Butler, rest of Super Bowl XLIX team for Seahawks game

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Butler, the player responsible for ending Super Bowl XLIX, will perform the ‘Keeper of the Light’ ceremony pre-game during the Patriots’ home opener against the Seahawks. The Seattle Seahawks will have an interesting surprise in store for them during Sunday’s contest against the New England Patriots. In the Patriots’ second annual Keeper of the Light pre-...2024
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• Jaguars News (3/15): Welcome to Jacksonville, Arik Armstead
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• Dolphins schedule 2023: Quarterback comparison by week
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• Arrowheadlines: Chiefs made one of the worst moves of the offseason according to writer
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• Jersey man sentenced for Brady SB ring fraud

Scott V. Spina Jr., a New Jersey man who posed as a former Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he claimed were gifts to Tom Brady's family, was sentenced Monday to three years in federal prison....2022
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• Vince Wilfork’s son pleads guilty to stealing his Super Bowl rings
The so of former Patriots defensive tackle Vince Wilfork has pleaded guilty to stealing jewelry and memorabilia from his father that included two Super Bowl rings. D’Aundre Holmes-Wilfork pleaded guilty to theft of property greater than $300,000 and was given five years of probation, according to the Galveston Daily News. If he successfully completes the [more]...2022
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• N.J. man pleads guilty in Brady SB rings scam

A New Jersey man entered pleas in federal court to wire fraud, mail fraud and aggravated identity theft for posing as a former Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he claimed were gifts to Tom Brady's family....2022
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• Patrick Chung charged with assault and battery on a household member
Former Patriots safety Patrick Chung was charged with assault and battery on a family member and vandalism, Mike Reiss of ESPN reports. Chung, 34, appeared in a Massachusetts court Tuesday for arraignment. He is accused of pushing the mother of one his children to the ground, slapping her in the face and breaking her phone [more]...2021
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• Vince Wilfork to Texans: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Tony Dungy Says Peyton Manning Believed Patriots Were Bugging Locker Room
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• Vince Wilfork on Watt: 'My goal is to let J.J. be J.J.'
Former Patriots defensive tackle Vince Wilfork acknowledged this week that his decision to sign with the Houston Texans had plenty to do with J.J. Watt, saying: "My goal is to let J.J. be J.J."...2015
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• Former Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman hints at NFL comeback, suggests 2022 return to New England
He might not be done playing, after all...2022
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• Gronkowski close to deal with WWE, per report
2020

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• Famous fans celebrate Patriots big win on social media
It's official: The Patriots are heading to Houston. The team came up big against the Steelers in the AFC Championship, and Patriots Nation didn't hold back celebrating New England's return to the Super Bowl. Celebrity Patriots fans were among those hitting Twitter and Instagram throughout the game. From Foxborough to Hollywood and everywhere in between, check out which stars were cheering your Pat...2017
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• NFL rumors: Tom Brady might not stay retired after all, landing spot already emerging
Tom Brady’s second retirement might not stick with a report suggesting the former Patriots and Buccaneers quarterback could be looking at the Dolphins. Aaron Rodgers recently talked about how he doesn’t want to follow in Brett Favre’s footsteps, retiring and then changing his mind about it later. Tom Brady has already been there done that. […] NFL rumors: Tom Brady might no...2023
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• Former Patriots star Aaron Hernandez found hanged in his prison cell
Prison officials confirmed the death Wednesday morning....2017
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• Lions DC Aaron Glenn turns down Patriots’ request for head coach interview

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn opted not to interview with the New England Patriots, despite their request. Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is going to have a busy weekend full of head coaching interviews, but one team who wanted to meet with Glenn won’t have that chance. According to several sources (first reported by Tom Pel...2025
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• Browns sign former Patriots starting QB to fill Deshaun Watson’s roster spot, reportedly
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• Cowboys news: Mike McCarthy believes the struggles will pay off later in the season
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• Former Patriots star questions the timing of team's decision to announce Drake Maye as starting quarterback

New England turning to the rookie wasn't the issue for Devin McCourty...2024
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• Cowboys news: The keys to a Dallas win against the Steelers
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• Patriots honoring Malcolm Butler, rest of Super Bowl XLIX team for Seahawks game
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• Former Patriots assistant remembers Joe Burrow’s answer during NFL Combine interview
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• Former Rams player says Sean McVay could be “one of the best to ever do it”
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• Bengals News (3/18): Trent Brown an option at right tackle?
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• Jaguars News (3/15): Welcome to Jacksonville, Arik Armstead
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• Cowboys news: Mike McCarthy believes the struggles will pay off later in the season
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• Seahawks vs. Patriots: Live game updates, highlights, score summary, recap
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• Bengals News (3/18): Trent Brown an option at right tackle?
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• Jaguars News (3/15): Welcome to Jacksonville, Arik Armstead
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• Cowboys news: Jerry Jones offers nothing when asked about Mike McCarthy’s status
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• Tom Brady silences all doubt about NFL retirement, once and for all
Former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady filed a letter reconfirming his retirement, putting any speculation of his future to bed. Nine days after Tom Brady announced his retirement on social media, the NFL legend has officially retired in 2023. According to Adam Schefter, Brady filed a letter on Friday with the NFL and NFLPA that confirmed his retirement […] Tom Brady silences all do...2023
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• Julian Edelman squashes speculation that he could join Tom Brady, Buccaneers in 2021

The former Patriots receiver is retired and plans on staying that way, no matter what Brady says....2021
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• Inside Netflix's Aaron Hernandez documentary: New interviews cover former NFL star's sexuality, CTE & more
The Netflix documentary "Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez" explores what led the former Patriots tight end to become a convicted killer....2020
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• News Blitz 2/9: Jimmy G & TB12

In case you haven’t already heard, former Patriots backup QB Jimmy Garoppolo signed a whopper of a contract with the San Francisco 49ers yesterday, as The Boston Globe details. Later in the day, the Boston Herald published a story claiming Tom Brady, the man Garoppolo used to back up, was threatening to boycott New England’s offseason training program unless he was given a pay hike to match Jimmy ...2018
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• Conference Championship Snap Judgments

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