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Getty Images The Patriots held onto some of their offensive line depth, as they try to figure out who they’ll be protecting. Per the league’s transaction wire, guard Jermaine Eluemunor signed his restricted free agent tender. He had been tendered at the low level of $2.133 million. The...

Getty Images The President announced on Monday that he would create a committee to advise on the return of sports to America, given the ongoing pandemic. On Wednesday, the group held its first call. Via TheHill.com, President Trump spoke with the commissioners of the major leagues and others...

Getty Images The betting public thinks the first year post-Tom Brady will see a downturn in New England. The oddsmakers at Caesars Sportsbook have set the Patriots’ win total at 8.5. According to Ben Fawkes of ESPN, that’s the Patriots’ lowest preseason win total since 2003. That low number...

Getty Images Twenty years ago today, the New England Patriots selected Michigan quarterback Tom Brady with the 199th pick in the 2000 NFL draft. Brady felt slighted then, and he remains motivated by his draft fall today. On his Instagram stories today, Brady posted a list of the quarterbacks...

Getty Images Throughout his career in Pittsburgh, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has struggled to get past the Patriots and Tom Brady. So, surely, Roethlisberger is happy that Brady is gone from New England. When Roehtlisberger was asked about Brady leaving the Patriots for the...

Getty Images Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas‘ name hasn’t popped up in conjunction with any teams this offseason, but that’s not because Thomas has decided to call it a career. Thomas was a guest on 104.3 The Fan on Wednesday and said, via Nicki Jhabvala of TheAthletic.com, that he wants to...

Getty Images It’s been two and a half months since the NFL last updated the investigation arising from New England’s admitted violation of the rules that happened during the December 8 game between the Bengals and the Browns. But there’s still no final decision from the league regarding...

Getty Images President Trump said Tuesday that he’s tired of watching 14-year-old baseball games. So he wants sports to return, and he plans to consult with several key figures from the sports world to make it happen. Trump explained that he’ll assemble a team of advisors from the sports world...

Getty Images With the Panthers giving running back Christian McCaffrey a four-year, $64 million extension after three NFL seasons, which running backs are up next for long-term deals? Glad you asked. Even if you didn’t. Titans running back Derrick Henry leads the list. With four seasons under...

Getty Images After two decades with Tom Brady, the Patriots will have to adjust to a new quarterback this season. Bill Belichick pointed out on Monday that he’s done it before. Belichick noted that in 2008, when Brady suffered a season-ending knee injury in Week One, the Patriots still had a...

Getty Images The draft rules have changed but the game remains the same: Find the best possible incoming players, and go get them. For the Patriots, who have found a way to turn whatever the rules are into an advantage, the 2020 draft has removed the traditional methods for gathering...

Getty Images Adam Vinatieri spent 14 seasons in Indianapolis, but he built a Hall of Fame resume in New England with some of the biggest kicks in NFL history. The Patriots have an opening at kicker. Could they see the return of a Vinatieri on their roster? Vinatieri’s nephew, Chase Vinatieri...

Getty Images Rex Ryan argued last week that Tom Brady was more important to the Patriots’ success than Bill Belichick. The ESPN analyst dragged Geno Smith into his argument, suggesting that if Belichick had Smith as his quarterback he would not have won any Super Bowls. Belichick doesn’t have...

Getty Images Patriots head coach Bill Belichick opened a Monday conference call by saying it would be impossible to sum up all that Tom Brady meant to the franchise in a few words and that he meant everything he said about him in a statement after Brady signed with the Buccaneers, but that now...

Getty Images Patriots safety Devin McCourty and cornerback Jason McCourty had a former teammate on the latest episode of their podcast and there was some talk about having wide receiver Chris Hogan back in New England. Hogan noted that the Patriots made the Super Bowl in all three of his...

Getty Images Tight end Rob Gronkowski is retired, but he continues to be under contract with the Patriots. Which becomes a practical impediment to a potential unretirement by Gronk in 2020, so that he can reunite with quarterback Tom Brady in Tampa Bay. Yes, the literal NFL newshound owned by...

Getty Images Tom Brady‘s post-football plans continue to center around TB12, an all-encompassing lifestyle and workout and nutrition company that has locations for now in Massachusetts only. That will change, eventually. Via the Tampa Bay Business Journal, a spokesperson for TB12 says that the...

Getty Images The original TB12 isn’t as impressed with the current TB12 as most everyone else is. Appearing Thursday on 97.3 the Fan in Pittsburgh, Terry Bradshaw rattled off various quarterbacks whom Bradshaw regards as more talented than Tom Brady. “I don’t think he’s the greatest...

Getty Images The Texans didn’t blare the news, but they did announce the trade that has Brandin Cooks on the move again. The Texans’ release read simply: The Houston Texans agreed to acquire the following player via a trade with the Los Angeles Rams: Brandin Cooks, WR, height 5-10, weight 183...

Trent Dilfer, a former first-round draft pick and Super Bowl-winning quarterback, has worked with Tua Tagovailoa in secret. The two began working in mid-January — before doctors had cleared the Alabama quarterback to return to football activities — at the high school where Dilfer coaches...