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Getty Images Bill Cowher finished his coaching career with two Super Bowl appearances. He could have had two more, but for AFC Championship encounters with the Patriots in 2001 and 2004. Cowher’s new autobiography, written with Michael Holley, debuts today. The book contains no mention of...

Getty Images In two days, the window opens for a potential Julio Jones trade that minimizes the 2021 cap consequences for the Falcons. Wherever Julio lands, the new team could eventually have a different kind of cap consequence. According to a source familiar with Jones’ past contractual...

Getty Images At a time when the list of teams potentially interested in Falcons receiver Julio Jones is growing, there’s one team that, per a source with knowledge of the dynamics, can be removed from the list. The Rams. A late arrival in the broader discussion about possible destinations...

Getty Images Former Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia has returned to the team in a role with a different title and far different duties. The Schrutian “special assistant to the head coach” is indeed assisting head coach Bill Belichick, in many different ways. The situation invites...

Getty Images Three days away from the official opening of the Julio Jones trade window, there continues to be no clear and obvious destination for one of the best receivers in the NFL. In league circles, the current expectation is that, eventually, the Falcons will send Jones to the Titans for...

Getty Images The Patriots really like quarterback Cam Newton. But they didn’t like him enough to refrain from taking another quarterback with the fifteenth overall pick in the draft. So now that Mac Jones is in the fold, can Jones ascend to the top of the depth chart before Week One? Mike...

Getty Images Two teams currently have tenuous relationships with their franchise quarterbacks. The best way for either team to mend fences could be to trade for Julio Jones. In recent episodes of PFT Live, Simms and I have mentioned both the Packers and Seahawks as potential destinations for...

Getty Images Four days away from a Julio Jones trade potentially becoming official, the Falcons still don’t have an unofficial deal in place for Jones. The problem is that the Falcons still want too much for him. Teams in the know regard the expectations as “outlandish.” The asking price...

Getty Images Quarterbacks will remain a focus of attention at Patriots practices until the team makes a call about who the starter is going to be this season and it was wide receiver Kendrick Bourne‘s chance to weigh in on two of the candidates on Thursday. While returning members of the team...

Getty Images The markets are moving. After just a few days, the Patriots have rocketed to the top of the odds for the next Julio Jones destination. The PointsBet sports book has moved the Patriots from +700 to +150, making them the current favorites to land the Falcons receiver. The Titans...

Getty Images Jalen Mills is getting used to life with the Patriots as the team goes through organized team activities, but his acclimation process hasn’t advanced to playing a particular position in their defensive backfield. Mills is listed as a cornerback on the team’s roster, but he lined...

USA TODAY Sports Hunter Henry spent five seasons with the Chargers. He has spent fewer than three months with the Patriots. But the tight end, who signed a three-year, $37.5 million contract in free agency, quickly has developed a love for his new surroundings, his new teammates and his new...

USA TODAY Sports The NFL has been considering the possibility of dumping the rule that limits players to one helmet per season. That rule is unpopular for many, because it necessarily prevents teams from using throwback or alternative uniforms based on helmets with a different color than their...

Getty Images Patriots coach Bill Belichick has spoken on multiple occasions about the return of Matt Patricia, a long-time assistant coach who became defensive coordinator who became coach of the Lions. But Belichick still hasn’t said exactly what it is that Patricia will be doing. On...

Getty Images After selecting a quarterback in the first round for the first time in his career, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is going to have to determine when it’s the right time for Mac Jones to play. Jones is not expected to do so right away, particularly since Cam Newton is ahead of...

Getty Images Though the Patriots just drafted Mac Jones with the 15th overall pick a few weeks ago, Cam Newton remains New England’s starting quarterback. In the aftermath of the draft, head coach Bill Belichick said that will remain the case until someone plays better than Newton. The 2015...

Getty Images The Patriots shuffled their roster on Thursday by adding one player and saying farewell to another. Jim McBride of the Boston Globe reports that the team has signed tight end Troy Fumagalli to the roster. Fullback Dan Vitale was dropped in a corresponding move. Fumagalli was a...

Getty Images Bill Belichick is a six-time Super Bowl champion head coach. But without Adam Vinatieri, he may have a couple fewer rings in the safe at home. With Vinatieri announcing his retirement on Wednesday, Belichick released a statement praising the accomplishments of the former New...

Getty Images Spygate turns 15 next year. Every so often, it continues to create a nugget of news. Here’s the news from a new item from Don Van Natta, Jr. and Seth Wickersham of ESPN.com regarding the controversy that arose when the Patriots were caught red-handed videotaping defensive coaching...

Getty Images Less than 24 hours after Adam Vinatieri declared he hadn’t “officially, like, given up by any means,” the kicker said he is retiring. He waited to announce his decision to his former teammate on The Pat McAfee Show, calling it quits after a career worthy of Hall of Fame...