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    Warren Moon: Tom Brady and Drew Brees have lost arm strength, just like I did

    Getty Images Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon was 44 years old when he made his last NFL start, so he’s one of the few people who have experienced what Tom Brady and Drew Brees are doing right now, playing quarterback into their 40s. And Moon has some bad news for Brady and Brees: Father...
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    Belichick has ACLU racial justice director address Patriots team meeting

    Getty Images Patriots coach Bill Belichick isn’t just sticking to football when he addresses his players in virtual team meetings. Belichick had Rahsaan Hall, director of the racial justice program at the ACLU of Massachusetts, address the team over Zoom for an hour on Friday, Albert Breer of...
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    Patriots coaches will not return to offices until training camp

    Getty Images While coaching staffs across the NFL begin returning to their team headquarters as local governance allows, the New England Patriots will not be joining suit. According to Jim McBride of the Boston Globe, the Patriots coaching staff will remain working remotely until the start of...
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    Ben Watson accepts Drew Brees’ apology, wants to hear what he’s learned

    Getty Images When Saints quarterback Drew Brees angered many of his fellow NFL players by equating kneeling during the national anthem with disrespecting America, one of the players he reached out to was former teammate Benjamin Watson. Watson said on the podcast hosted by New England’s Devin...
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    Matthew Slater: Bill Belichick trying to learn and hear from players

    Getty Images Bill Belichick has not been one of the NFL head coaches to issue a statement or otherwise publicly comment on the issues of police brutality and systemic racism that have led to weeks of protest around the United States, but one prominent member of the team said he’s engaged on the...
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    Reche Caldwell has been killed in a shooting

    Getty Images Former NFL receiver Reche Caldwell, a second-round pick of the Chargers in 2002, has been shot and killed in Tampa, according to TMZ. Caldwell’s mother confirmed the news to TMZ. She explained that Reche was getting ready to take his girlfriend on a date, he went inside his home...
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    Jarrett Stidham, Brian Hoyer working out together

    Getty Images Patriots quarterbacks Jarrett Stidham and Brian Hoyer will compete in training camp for the right to replace Tom Brady as the starting quarterback in New England. But the competition is more friendly than fierce. In fact, Mike Reiss of ESPN reports that Stidham and Hoyer are...
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    Kraft family pledges $1 million to groups promoting equity, fighting systemic racism

    Getty Images The Kraft family said in a statement earlier this week that the United States is in need of “deep healing” in order to end the systemic racism, police brutality and other inequality that has fueled unrest around the country over the last two weeks. They acknowledged not having the...
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    Bill Belichick’s silence becomes conspicuous

    Getty Images In this historic moment, there is no middle ground. The choices are to support the notion of equality, liberty, and justice for all, or not to. Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore, the 2019 NFL defensive player of the year, left no doubt regarding his position on the matter, given...
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    Jason McCourty: NFL locker rooms can have uncomfortable but productive racial discussions

    Getty Images Patriots cornerback Jason McCourty is expecting the widespread discussions about race across America to spread to NFL locker rooms when training camps open, and he thinks those discussions will be uncomfortable but ultimately productive. McCourty said on CNN that a diverse NFL...
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    Jarrett Stidham, Julian Edelman working out together

    Getty Images Julian Edelman was a frequent target for Tom Brady‘s passes over the years and Edelman is working on developing the same relationship with Brady’s potential successor at quarterback in New England. In an Instagram post directed to Red Sox player Brock Holt, quarterback Jarrett...
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    Kraft family: “Our country needs deep healing”

    Getty Images The family that owns the most successful NFL franchise of the past 20 years has issued a powerful statement regarding ongoing social unrest, which serves as both a message and a commitment to act in furtherance of change. “Over the last several days, we have tried to listen, learn...
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    Jason McCourty: Athletes have to take advantage of their platform

    Getty Images Dolphins head coach Brian Flores was one of the first figures from the NFL to weigh in with a statement after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer last week and a couple of his former players liked what he had to say. Flores was critical of “people who broadcast...
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    Rob Gronkowski loses the WWE 24/7 title

    Getty Images Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski has made his official exit from pro wrestling. In a video with acting that is nearly as bad as the production values, Gronk has lost the WWE 24/7 title to Ron Killings. Killings was masquerading as a gardener while Gronk was filming a TikTok...
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    Dante Scarnecchia says he’s retired for good this time

    Getty Images Longtime Patriots offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia retired this offseason, and this time he means it. The 72-year-old Scarnecchia also retired after the 2013 season, but after two years, he was persuaded to come back. But he told Mike Reiss of ESPN that he’s satisfied in...
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    Seven classic Super Bowls coming to NBCSN, NBC this week

    Getty Images As we wait for live sports to return, why not enjoy some of the best live sports from days gone by? You’ll get to do that this week on NBCSN and NBC, with seven classic Super Bowls re-aired from Monday through Sunday. All were originally televised by NBC. It starts Monday night...
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    Kyle Van Noy: We are our own team, not the New England Patriots

    Getty Images The Dolphins hired coach Brian Flores, who spent 11 years under Bill Belichick in New England. Flores, of course, has adopted some of the Patriot Way. He also has acquired some of his former players. Linebacker Kyle Van Noy became one of four ex-Patriots to join the Dolphins this...
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    Massachusetts Governor to open door for pro sports practice

    Getty Images As the NFL continues to develop plans for a safe reopening, another state appears set to open the doors for them. According to Dan Roche of WBZ, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker will announce today that professional sports teams will be allowed to practice. The announcement...
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    Boston Marathon canceled, after being postponed until September

    Getty Images The NFL is proceeding for now with a regular season schedule that opens the second weekend in September. Other big sporting events aren’t following the same optimistic plan. According to Talya Minsberg of the New York Times, the Boston Marathon was canceled Thursday, after...
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    NFL closes loophole allowing teams to kill clock with dead-ball penalties

    Getty Images NFL owners approved a handful of rules changes during Thursday’s meeting, including one that will close a loophole that allowed teams to run chunks of time off the clock by intentionally committing dead ball fouls. The Patriots purposely committed fouls to run time before punting...
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