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Getty Images Add special-teams stalwart Matthew Slater to the list of Patriots veterans who believe in second-year quarterback Jarrett Stidham. In a Monday media availability, the most tenured member of the Patriots offered praise for Stidham’s ability to take over for Tom Brady. “Brother...

Getty Images A possible sequel to 2018’s match play contest between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson might be in the works with an NFL twist added to the mix. According to author and golf writer Robert Lusetich, the possibility of a second match between Woods and Mickelson could become a reality...

Getty Images Players don’t have offseason programs to worry about at the moment, or anything that was previously scheduled, really. But new Patriots linebacker Brandon Copeland wants to help his fellow players to keep improving while on coronavirus lockdown. Via Mark Cannizzaro of the New...

Getty Images With so many Patriots players leaving this offseason, Duron Harmon became part of the blur. But the now-Lions safety said coach Bill Belichick was up front with him about the reasons why — the need to bring in reinforcements. Via NBCSportsBoston.com, Harmon said on Devin and...

Getty Images The Patriots are going to look very different the next time they take the field because their quarterback won’t be Tom Brady, but another longtime member of the team doesn’t think that change will lead to a change in the outlook for the year to come. Special teams ace Matthew...

Getty Images The Patriots are fairly tight against the cap. The Chiefs are squeezed against it. Field Yates of ESPN.com has posted the current cap numbers, and New England’s $891,775 doesn’t look like much, until it’s compared to Kansas City’s. The Chiefs have (the headline gave it away)...

Getty Images There aren’t many questions left for Tom Brady to answer on the football field. But there are still some reasonable concerns about how he’ll fit stylistically into Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians’ offense. Specifically, whether he can still be an effective downfield passer as he...

Getty Images The Miami makeover will include plenty of draft picks, but it already has consisted of plenty of free agents. The Dolphins have added 10 unrestricted free agents in the past two weeks, and there’s one word that characterizes many of them. Versatility. Armando Salguero of the...

Getty Images Tom Brady left the Patriots for the Buccaneers. Many were surprised. Patriots cornerback Stephen Gilmore was not among them. “Not surprised,” Gilmore told Mike Reiss of ESPN.com. “A player like him, playing somewhere that long, you never can see it, but it shows you that in the...

The list of nominees for the 2020 Sports Emmys includes someone who has a reputation for saying as little as possible. Among the candidates for “Outstanding Sports Personality — Studio Analyst” is the best coach of all time, in any sport: Bill Belichick. Belichick’s nomination comes from his...

Getty Images Defensive end Michael Bennett said earlier this month that he wasn’t sure if he wanted to play another NFL season, but it appears he’s come to a decision. Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News reports that Bennett would like to play. If he does, it will mark 12 years in the...

Getty Images Until two weeks ago, no one was betting on the Buccaneers to contend in 2020. Then, Tom Brady happened. Now, it doesn’t seem far fetched. Tampa Bay believes. The Bucs believe. Vegas believes. “Everybody knows it’s a possibility now,” Bucs pass rusher Shaq Barrett said SiriusXM’s...

Getty Images With no live sports currently happening, NBC is bringing you a full week of NFL classic games, and then some. It’s Football Week in America, beginning Monday on NBCSN. And it will consist of classic Sunday Night Football games from NBC. The games also will help support COVID-19...

Getty Images The sports news has spent plenty of time talking about Tom Brady lately. On Thursday, he made an appearance in the non-sports news. The Associated Press, which obtained a recording of President Donald Trump’s Thursday afternoon conference call with the nation’s governors, reported...

Getty Images The Steelers have agreed to terms with a fourth XFL player. They are signing long snapper/linebacker Christian Kuntz, Mark Kaboly of TheAthletic.com reports. Kuntz was in their training camp last year. Kuntz, 25, played for the Dallas Renegades. Kuntz was a linebacker at...

Getty Images Remember the reports that Tom Brady wanted personnel control in his next destination? Here’s further proof that those reports simply weren’t accurate. Appearing on CBS Sports Radio with Tiki Barber and Brandon Tierney, Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians addressed the question of...

Getty Images Free-agent quarterback Cam Newton is now waiting for his next NFL opportunity. In the meantime, he’s working out — and sharing his workouts on social media. A set of images and videos includes one in which Newton, after a set of pulldowns (great for the arms, I think it is), says...

Getty Images Sorry, Tom Brokaw. No dice, Tony Bennett. Better luck next time, Terry Bradshaw. Tom Brady has moved to Tampa Bay, and he’s going to try to cash in on the common nature of his and its initials. According to the Los Angeles Times, via Sports Business Daily, Brady has filed a...

Getty Images In a piece he wrote for the Players Tribune this week, Patriots safety Devin McCourty discussed going into free agency with a desire to find a “new challenge” only to realize that challenge presented itself as a leader in New England thanks to many players leaving the team...

Getty Images Quarterback Brian Hoyer‘s return to the Patriots presents the not-so-classic case of a football player playing for free. Unless he actually ends up playing. Cut by the Colts with a $2 million salary guarantee for 2020, Hoyer could have made that money by doing nothing at all...