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Getty Images The blue-ribbon panel that met on Wednesday to select the 15-member Hall of Fame Centennial Class included someone who, in any other year since 2009, wouldn’t have been available. Via the Canton Repository, Patriots coach Bill Belichick personally attended the meeting to finalize...

Getty Images One of the most surprising aspects of the Patriots’ wild-card round loss to the Titans on Saturday was that Bill Belichick twice decided to punt on fourth-and-short while trailing in the fourth quarter. Down 14-13 with 12:52 to play, the Patriots faced fourth-and-3 at the Titans’...

Getty Images After Saturday’s season-ending loss to the Titans, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said it’s “pretty unlikely” that he’ll retire. A few days later, it ain’t pretty. “I know I still have more to prove,” Brady says at the end of an Instagram post that thanks fans for their support...

Getty Images The Dolphins have reached into the high school ranks for their latest hire, but coach Brian Flores isn’t straying far from his Patriots roots in doing so. According to Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald, the Dolphins are hiring Curt Kuntz as a defensive backs coach. Kuntz has...

Getty Images And another one bites the dust. The Giants have hired Joe Judge to serve as the team’s next head coach, according to multiple reports. Judge is both the special-teams coordinator and receivers coach in New England. He arrived in 2012 as assistant special-teams coordinator, taking...

Getty Images Titans running back Derrick Henry is coming off a big game against the Patriots in the Wild Card round of the playoffs and Ravens safety Earl Thomas praised the effort on Tuesday. Tennessee relied heavily on the running game in last Sunday’s 20-13 win and Thomas said it was a...

Getty Images Special-teams coordinators rarely get the respect and consideration that they should, when teams are hiring head coaches. The Giants decided to reverse that trend on Tuesday, making Patriots special-teams coach Joe Judge their new head coach. It’s about time. John Harbaugh has...

Getty Images The Panthers have a date set with Josh McDaniels. They will interview the Patriots offensive coordinator on Tuesday, Albert Breer of SI.com reports. McDaniels, 43, also has interviews scheduled with the Giants on Wednesday and the Browns on Friday. PFT reported this weekend that...

Getty Images After the Chiefs lost the AFC Championship in overtime, the Chiefs proposed a rule that would allow the team that kicks off to start the extra session a chance to match a first-possession touchdown. It wasn’t passed. It still needs to be, as evidenced by Sunday’s first-possession...

Getty Images Before the Patriots lost to the Titans on Saturday night, word was that their offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels would interview with teams considering him for head coaching vacancies on Friday. Now that the Patriots are done playing, McDaniels is pushing things forward. Adam...

Getty Images Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels moved up the date of his interview with the Giants, but his meeting with the Browns is apparently staying put. Word last week was that McDaniels would interview for head coaching jobs on Friday and Albert Breer of SI.com reports that...

Getty Images It was well known that Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had an elbow injury in December, based on his repeated shaking of the arm after throwing the ball and, you know, the contents of the team’s injury report. It was unknown that Brady had a foot injury, based on the absence of any...

Getty Images The game ultimately wasn’t as exciting as it could have been, given the early exit of Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz with a concussion. Still, the wild-card game between Seattle and Philadelphia, broadcast by NBC, generated the largest audience of any TV show since Super Bowl...

Getty Images Unlike their two division rivals who already have filled coaching vacancies, the Giants have cast a wide net and are taking their time. The team announced Monday afternoon it completed an interview with Patriots assistant coach Joe Judge. Judge, 38, became the fifth candidate the...

Getty Images The Patriots’ season ended on Saturday night and that means it’s much easier for teams in need of head coaches to schedule interviews with their assistant coaches. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Giants have scheduled an interview with Patriots special teams coordinator...

Getty Images The NFL’s 12-team playoff field typically undergoes significant turnover. The final eight teams feature an almost complete overhaul from last year’s quarterfinalists. Seven of the eight teams that played in last year’s divisional round won’t be back: the Colts, Chargers, Patriots...

Getty Images The Patriots aren’t used to being free this time of year, and free agency’s an equally new experience for quarterback Tom Brady. So you’ll have to pardon him if he doesn’t have many answers yet. Brady made it clear to Peter King of NBC’s Football Morning in America, however, that...

Getty Images The Patriots not being involved in the divisional round of the playoffs is unusual enough. Having them involved so early in next year’s annual selection meeting will be peculiar as well. With the results of the wild card weekend in the books, four more slots in the 2020 NFL Draft...

Getty Images Patriots quarterback Tom Brady‘s looking toward an uncertain future, but remains steadfast that he wants to play. If he had his way, Patriots owner Robert Kraft would have that happen only in New England. Prior to Saturday’s loss to the Titans, in what could be Brady’s final game...

Getty Images Titans cornerback Logan Ryan had a special season, but precious little to show for his efforts in the regular season. He now has something for his trophy case: A football thrown by Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, caught by Ryan, and returned for a touchdown. Ryan should have had a...