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    Lamar Miller agrees to terms with the Patriots

    Getty Images Running back Lamar Miller is back, nearly a year after tearing an ACL in the 2019 preseason. According to agent Drew Rosenhaus, Miller has agreed to terms with the Patriots. The agreement hinges on Miller passing a physical. Miller suffered the knee injury while playing for the...
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    Report: Patriots are expected to sign Tyler Gauthier

    Getty Images The Patriots agreed to terms with running back Lamar Miller earlier Monday. They also hosted free agent center Tyler Gauthier on a visit Monday. Mike Reiss of ESPN reports the Patriots will sign Gauthier, pending a physical and COVID-19 test. They need depth at the position with...
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    Six teams have had no player positive tests

    Getty Images NFL teams are taking extraordinary measures, and administering loads of tests, in an effort to keep football going. And six of them are fortunate enough to not have a positive test yet. Peter King of NBC’s Football Morning in America detailed the steps the Texans have taken to...
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    Julian Edelman: I love Tom Brady to death, but the train keeps moving

    Getty Images Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman held his first session with reporters since the end of the 2019 season on Monday and that meant questions about the biggest difference in New England this season. Tom Brady is in Tampa, which means Edelman is headed into a season without him...
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    Patriots acquire Michael Jackson in trade with Lions

    Getty Images Lions General Manager Bob Quinn used to work for the Patriots and he hooked up with his former employers for a trade on Sunday. The Lions announced on Sunday morning that they were cutting cornerback Michael Jackson, but Quinn was able to moonwalk that back and swing a trade with...
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    Jarrett Stidham “definitely ready” to compete with Cam Newton

    Getty Images Friday was the day for Patriots quarterbacks to meet with the media and Brian Hoyer, Cam Newton and Jarrett Stidham all did their time on Zoom calls with reporters. Newton talked about how it has been a “breath of fresh air” to join the team after nine seasons in Carolina, but his...
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    Bill Belichick: COVID-19 protocols haven’t been overwhelming

    Getty Images NFL teams have had to implement new protocols around their facilities in order to conduct training camp amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but the changes haven’t caused too much stress for Patriots coach Bill Belichick. Belichick spoke to the media on a video conference on Friday and...
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    Cam Newton: Joining Patriots has been “breath of fresh air”

    Getty Images Cam Newton met with reporters on a video conference Friday and answered a question about the end of his time with the Panthers by saying that he’s not going to “dwell on the past” now that he’s playing quarterback for the Patriots. Newton said it has been a “breath of fresh air”...
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    Opt-out deadline passes, with 67 NFL players taking option

    Getty Images The deadline for players to opt out for 2020 passed at 4 p.m. ET Thursday. A total of 67 players took the option to sit out the season. (Offensive lineman Larry Warford is not on the list since he is a free agent.) The 67 players will see their contracts toll, whether the opt out...
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    Joe Thuney on potentially playing RT: Whatever helps the team

    Getty Images Patriots right tackle Marcus Cannon has opted out of playing this season, so the team will need to find someone else to man the position. Among the options that have been brought up by people outside the organization is moving left guard Joe Thuney to the other side of the line...
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    Raiders cut running back Jeremy Hill

    Getty Images Well, that didn’t last long. Two days after officially signing running back Jeremy Hill, the Raiders have cut Hill, Vic Tafur of TheAthletic.com reports. Hill has not played since tearing his ACL while with the Patriots in the 2018 season opener. That was his debut for New...
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    Patriots re-sign Isaiah Zuber

    Getty Images The Patriots announced they have re-signed rookie receiver Isaiah Zuber. Zuber originally signed with the Patriots on May 5, but they released him July 26. Zuber, 23, played three seasons at Kansas State before spending his final college season at Mississippi State. He left...
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    Will Antonio Brown get signed during training camp?

    Getty Images It’s been nearly a week since the NFL gave receiver Antonio Brown (partial) clarity regarding his status, with an eight-game suspension to be served in 2020 and, potentially, further punishment of an unresolved civil lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault and rape.. Since then, no...
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    Patriots activate Mohamed Sanu from PUP

    Getty Images Receiver Mohamed Sanu‘s stay on the physically unable to perform list was expected to be a short one, and it was. The Patriots activated Sanu off the list Tuesday after he passed his physical, Field Yates of ESPN reports. Sanu injured his left ankle on a punt return in Week 11...
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    Which teams are best situated if their coaches test positive?

    Getty Images As the positive COVID-19 test for Eagles coach Doug Pederson shows, any NFL head coach can be rendered unavailable at a moment’s notice in 2020. So which teams are in the best shape to withstand the sudden availability of their head coach? That was the subject of Tuesday’s PFT...
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    Former teammate wonders how Cam Newton will handle Bill Belichick

    Getty Images Kyle Love spent his first three years in New England, before eventually making his way to Carolina to be part of a team Cam Newton carried to a Super Bowl. And while Love thinks Newton’s arrival in New England holds great promise, he’s also unsure how it’s going to work out, as...
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    Patriots suddenly find themselves flush with cap space

    Getty Images For most of this offseason, the Patriots were near the bottom of the league in available salary cap space for the 2020 season. Now they’re near the top. The Patriots have more than $35 million in cap space right now, the third-most in the NFL, according to OverTheCap.com. So what...
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    Which teams should pursue Antonio Brown?

    Getty Images The NFL finally has given receiver Antonio Brown an answer, sort of, regarding his status. The question now becomes whether a team will sign him. Monday’s PFT Live included a draft of the teams that should consider signing Brown, one of the NFL’s best receivers of the past decade...
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    Devin McCourty: “BS” that the league wants to change opt-out deadline

    Getty Images The NFL reportedly wants to change the deadline for opting out from seven days after the revised CBA is finalized (it still hasn’t been signed) to Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. Patriots defensive back Devin McCourty doesn’t like that possibility one bit. “It’s an absolute...
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    Patriots place Sony Michel, Mohamed Sanu, Brandon King on PUP

    Getty Images The Patriots have placed three players returning from injuries on their physically unable to perform list, Field Yates of ESPN reports. Running back Sony Michel (foot), receiver Mohamed Sanu (ankle) and core special teamer Brandon King (quad) are opening training camp on the PUP...
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