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Getty Images The greatest wide receiver of all time has high praise for Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman. Jerry Rice was asked on NFL Network to name the wide receiver with the best footwork in the NFL, and he chose Edelman. “You’re not going to be able to cover him,” Rice said of...

For the second time in less than a month, the Giants played in prime time. For the second time in less than a month, the Giants trailed by two scores with less than half of the fourth quarter remaining. For the second time in less than a month, the Giants faced fourth down when trailing by two...

Getty Images After nine weeks, one unbeaten team remains. And that unbeaten team is, as few expected, the San Francisco 49ers. Betting on the last unbeaten team was available in some places. One oddsmaker had 16 teams to choose from, with San Francisco at the very bottom. The odds were...

Getty Images Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. won’t be re-tried on eight remaining rape and sexual assault charges, after all. Via USA Today, Winslow has agreed to a plea deal that will end the case. As part of the agreement, Winslow likely will serve 12 to 18 years in prison. He...

Getty Images Coach Pete Carroll has no expectations for what Josh Gordon will bring to the Seahawks. “I’m telling you, I’m just waiting to see him,” Carroll said Monday, via Curtis Crabtree of Sports Radio 950 KJR and PFT. “I’ve seen him on film. He looks pretty special. He’s got a good...

Getty Images The Ravens stole a page from the Patriots’ plan, scoring without having their offense on the field at all. Cornerback Marlon Humphrey scooped up a Julian Edelman fumble and returned it 70 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter, giving them a 24-13 lead. The fumble was forced...

Getty Images The plays Lamar Jackson made early were impressive, because they came so quickly. The ones he made late were more so, because they took so long. The Ravens quarterback led his team to an early barrage, but a long touchdown drive that started in the third quarter and ended in the...

Getty Images Patriots coach Bill Belichick wasn’t in a mood to talk much after Sunday night’s 37-20 loss to the Ravens, but he did make it clear that his team got outplayed. “Give them credit, they were better than we were tonight,” Belichick said, via the Boston Herald. “Certainly the better...

Getty Images The Patriots took their first loss of the season in Baltimore on Sunday night and falling into a 17-0 hole in the first half had a lot to do with why they wound up losing 37-20. Baltimore’s early offensive success was a bit of a surprise given how good New England’s defense had...

Getty Images DeSean Jackson‘s return after a six-week absence lasted exactly one series, but they hope one more week off will serve him well. Eagles coach Doug Pederson said during Monday’s appearance on WIP that Jackson should be OK after this week’s bye, and that yesterday’s early exit was...

Getty Images Rob Gronkowski has left the door wide open for a potential return to the Patriots in 2019. He has less than four weeks to walk through that door. So what are the chances he’ll actually do it? Per a source with knowledge of the situation, there’s a 20-percent chance Gronkowski will...

The Patriots added first-round pick N'Keal Harry to their active roster on Saturday, but he won’t be making his NFL debut against the Ravens on Sunday night. Harry was one of seven players declared inactive by the Patriots 90 minutes ahead of kickoff in Baltimore. Harry had been on injured...

Getty Images The Patriots have the league’s best defense. The Ravens don’t appear to be intimidated by that. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson just high-stepped across the goal line to cap a brilliant opening drive, as they took a 7-0 lead. The 11-play. 72-yard drive appeared to have ended...

Getty Images The Patriots’ defensive rankings are taking a real hit tonight. And the game is only 16 minutes old. The Ravens are up 17-0, with an impressive rushing display against the league’s top defense. The Ravens have outgained the Patriots 198-4 at the moment, with 140 of those yards...

Getty Images The Patriots’ first-round draft pick is finally getting healthy. New England rookie wide receiver N'Keal Harry is being activated off injured reserve, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. Harry has not yet played after suffering an ankle injury in training camp. The Patriots were...

Getty Images Josh Gordon may be down to his last NFL chance. After the Patriots put Gordon on waivers, every team had the opportunity to claim him on their rosters. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Seahawks were the only team to put in a claim. So the Patriots don’t want Gordon...

Getty Images Patriots quarterback Tom Brady reportedly hasn’t been happy with some of the decisions made by the team to jettison receivers. Brady apparently is quite happy about the decision to trade for his newest one. During his Friday media availability, Brady was asked this specific...

Getty Images Only the Seahawks put in a waivers claim for receiver Josh Gordon. But that doesn’t mean no one else wanted him. Gordon’s agent, David Canter, tells PFT that nine different teams wanted to work out Gordon and give him a physical, in the event that he cleared waivers. (Canter...

Getty Images Last year, when the Cowboys reportedly were pushing for tight end Jason Witten to return, we learned that there’s an in-season drop-dead date for emerging from retirement. With retired-for-now tight end Rob Gronkowski periodically musing about a return to the Patriots during the...

Getty Images The Patriots have the NFL’s best defense, but they don’t have a defensive coordinator, and it’s never been clear who exactly is making the play calls on Sundays. But it appears that the primary play caller on New England’s defense is Steve Belichick, the safeties coach and son of...