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  1. Pat Patriot

    PFT’s 2020 AFC 53-man roster cuts tracker

    Getty Images [Editor’s note: We’re keeping track of the moves as AFC teams make them this weekend, as they have to get to their 53-man roster limit by Saturday at 4 p.m. Check back throughout the weekend, as we’ll update throughout.] Buffalo Miami Released wide receivers Ricardo Louis and...
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    Report: Hand injury could keep Damien Harris out of Pats opener

    Getty Images Running back Damien Harris didn’t get much action during his rookie season with the Patriots, but reports from the team’s camp this summer had him in line for a sizable role in the backfield. An injury may delay Harris’ ability to step into that role, however. Mike Reiss of...
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    Were the Patriots actually interested in Leonard Fournette?

    Getty Images Not long after a report emerged that the Patriots were interested in running back Leonard Fournette, the Buccaneers signed him. So here’s the question: Were the Patriots actually interested in Fournette? The Patriots typically don’t leak interest in a player. If they want him, no...
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    Report: Cam Newton wins Patriots’ quarterback battle

    Getty Images Bill Belichick has made a decision on his starting quarterback, and, as expected, Cam Newton has won the job, Jim McBride of the Boston Globe reports. Belichick told his players during a team meeting Thursday morning. Newton won a three-way battle with Jarrett Stidham and Brian...
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    Cam Newton is one of the Patriots’ captains

    Getty Images The Patriots haven’t directly confirmed that Cam Newton will be the team’s starting quarterback. The fact that Cam is one of the team’s captains confirms it indirectly. Newton joins seven other Patriots players as captains, including running back James White, center David Andrew...
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    Patriots release Michael Jackson

    Getty Images The Patriots made a pair of moves Thursday, in advance of this weekend’s cut to 53. Via Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, the Patriots waived cornerback Michael Jackson and waived-injured defensive tackle Michael Barnett. Jackson was originally a fifth-round pick of the Cowboys last year...
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    Report: Patriots interested in Leonard Fournette

    Getty Images Free agent running back Leonard Fournette is drawing some interest in New England. The Patriots have expressed interest in Fournette, who was cut by the Jaguars and cleared waivers, according to Jeff Howe of TheAthletic.com. New England’s offense will be significantly different...
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    Patriots cutting Mohamed Sanu

    Getty Images Mohamed Sanu never panned out in New England, and now he’s on the way out. The Patriots are releasing Sanu, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. That’s a massive disappointment for New England, which gave up a second-round draft pick to acquire Sanu in a trade with the Falcons...
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    Report: Bucs a “serious suitor” for Leonard Fournette

    Getty Images Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians said on Monday that the team would “wait and see” about a potential pursuit of former Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette so that they could “see where he fits.” Fournette is now a free agent after clearing waivers Tuesday and the Bucs are...
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    Buccaneers signing Leonard Fournette

    Getty Images Leonard Fournette has found his new home, and he won’t have to move far. Fournette is signing with the Buccaneers, according to multiple reports. There is no immediate word on the financial terms of his contract. After spending the first three seasons of his career in...
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    Cam Newton back on the practice field

    Getty Images Patriots quarterback Cam Newton‘s absence from practice was a short one. Via Phil Perry of NBCSportsBoston.com, Newton was back on the field Tuesday morning for the Patriots’ fully padded practice. Newton had an excused absence from Monday’s work, with no other reason given...
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    Will anyone claim Leonard Fournette on waivers?

    Getty Images Until 4:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, a team that would like to claim the balance of running back Leonard Fournette‘s contract can do so. So will anyone do it? Per a league source, multiple teams are doing research on Fournette, who had 1,152 rushing yards another 522 receiving yards on...
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    Where will Leonard Fournette land?

    Getty Images Until 4:00 p.m. ET on Monday, he can be traded. After that, he can be claimed on waivers for 24 hours. After that, he becomes a free agent. Regardless of when or how running back Leonard Fournette lands with a new team, he’s destined to see his NFL career continue, somewhere. So...
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    Bill Belichick: No one works harder than Cam Newton

    Getty Images Patriots quarterback Cam Newton has wowed Bill Belichick with his work ethic in their first training camp together. Belichick said on SiriusXM NFL Radio that Newton is as hard a worker as he’s had as the coach of the Patriots. “I can see why he had the kind of success he had at...
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    Bruce Arians: Tom Brady is “falling in love” with Tampa Bay’s virtual reality training system

    Getty Images Not much gets said these days about virtual reality training for quarterbacks, in large part because the teams that have adopted it would prefer that the teams that haven’t continue to not do so. That attitude went out the window on Monday, when Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians pulled...
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    Teams must have numbers on their practice jerseys by Week One

    Dallas Cowboys After the Cowboys came out in blank jerseys for their Sunday practice, some alert readers pointed out the league changed the rules a few years ago when the Patriots did the same. In 2016, Bill Belichick followed something Chuck Noll did years ago with the Steelers by taking the...
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    Lamar Miller activated from PUP list

    USA TODAY Sports Running back Lamar Miller practiced for the first time with his new team Monday. Miller spent all of training camp, which ended Sunday, on the Patriots’ active/physically unable to perform list. He passed his physical, and the Patriots activated him from the PUP list. Miller...
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    Bill Belichick on naming a QB: When we’re ready to do it, we’ll do it

    Getty Images Plenty of reporters around the Patriots have pointed to signs that suggest Cam Newton looks like the team’s starting quarterback to open the 2020 season, but the team hasn’t made any move to formally end their quarterback competition at this point. That didn’t change during head...
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    Titans work out Stephen Gostkowski

    Getty Images Veteran kicker Stephen Gostkowski is drawing some interest in Tennessee. Gostkowski worked out for the Titans, Field Yates of ESPN reports. Titans head coach Mike Vrabel was a teammate of Gostkowski’s in New England and the Titans have previously indicated they had some interest...
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    Patriots sign Andre Baccellia

    Getty Images The Patriots announced they signed rookie receiver Andre Baccellia on Saturday. Baccellia originally signed with the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent April 30. The Chiefs waived him Aug. 19. Baccellia, 23, played 48 games during his collegiate career at Washington. He caught 107...
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