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Getty Images Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas was added to the active roster in New England last week and he updated reporters Sunday on how he feels after returning to practice after rehabbing his torn Achilles. Thomas said he has to knock a “little rust off” after such a long stay on the...

Getty Images Tom Brady has outlasted another Colts quarterback. But unlike some, the Patriots quarterback has no problem with Andrew Luck‘s surprising retirement announcement Saturday. Brady said during an interview on WEEI this morning that he was fine with Luck stepping away. “It is his...

Patriots receiver Josh Gordon is back in practice shape if not game shape. According to multiple reports, Gordon was dressed in full pads and wearing a helmet. It’s an indication Gordon has passed his physical and is off the non-football injury list. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reinstated...

Getty Images The Patriots got Josh Gordon back into full pads on Sunday, which was only one of two developments involving the team’s wide receiver group. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the team released Maurice Harris. Harris signed with the team as a free agent this offseason and joins...

Getty Images The Patriots made several roster moves Sunday, including signing linebacker Scooby Wright and running back Robert Martin. The team released defensive lineman Keionta Davis and receiver Maurice Harris. It placed linebacker Brandon King on injured reserve. King reportedly tore a...

Getty Images Jimmy G is gone but not forgotten in New England, but not for the reasons you’d expect. Via NBCSportsBoston.com, Patriots radio analyst Scott Zolak recently dubbed 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo “one of the worst practice quarterbacks we’ve had here.” (Tim Tebow, who had a...

Getty Images Patriots tight end Lance Kendricks will not be available for the first game of the season. The NFL has suspended Kendricks one game for violating the NFL policy on substance abuse, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. He’ll miss the Sunday night opener against the Steelers in Week One...

Getty Images Patriots quarterback Tom Brady did a surprising thing on Thursday night: He ran for a first down. That’s surprising both because it’s just the preseason, and Brady didn’t have to put his body at risk by running downfield, and also because, well, he’s Tom Brady. He’s not exactly...

Getty Images There was a bit of a stir in June when Patriots quarterback Tom Brady applied for a trademark on the phrase “Tom Terrific” because that nickname is closely associated with Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver. While the trademark filing was related to use of the phrase for...

Getty Images Justin Hunter doesn’t want teams to forget he’s out there, so he’s meeting with a bunch of them in hopes of finding a job. According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com, the former Steelers wideout is working out for a group of teams including, the Jets, Texans, Patriots, Ravens, and...

Getty Images Thursday night’s Canadian conversion rate playing surface in Winnipeg on Thursday night ranks among the strangest over field conditions ever seen in a preseason game. But there have been far stranger field conditions in games that count. On Friday, Chris Simms and I drafted the...

Getty Images The Patriots had Jarrett Stidham replace Tom Brady at quarterback during Thursday’s game against the Panthers and head coach Bill Belichick said after the game that they didn’t go with Brian Hoyer because they’ve already seen Hoyer play a lot of football over his career. Stidham’s...

Getty Images The Patriots suffered a handful of injuries during Thursday night’s game against the Panthers and one of them may have cost them a key special teams player for the entire 2019 season. Linebacker Brandon King was carted off the field after getting injured during the second quarter...

Getty Images Panthers safety Eric Reid‘s hit on Patriots tight end Ben Watson was the kind that will likely draw a fine. But whatever the outcome, Reid said the intent wasn’t personal, after Watson rebuked him on Twitter last week for his stance on the league’s partnership with Jay-Z. “I...

Getty Images After a week during which Patriots tight end Ben Watson took a shot at Panthers safety Eric Reid on Twitter, Reid took a shot at Watson on the field. In Thursday night’s preseason game between the Panthers and Patriots, Reid arrived late and applied a shoulder to the helmet of...

Getty Images After mutliple reports emerged on Thursday that the Patriots offered a 2020 first-round pick for Washington tackle Trent Williams, multiple reports emerged disputing that the Patriots had made such an overture. Ultimately, it doesn’t matter. The leak undoubtedly came from...

Getty Images The Patriots already miss Ryan Allen. Rookie Jake Bailey has done just fine punting. He has three punts for a 46.7 yard average with one downed inside the 20-yard line. His holding skills, though, appear to need some work. Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski missed a 43-yard...

Getty Images Washington still hasn’t seen Trent Williams, and the team continues to show signs of not being willing to show him the door. According to J.P. Finlay of NBCSportsWashington.com, the team recently turned down what would appear to be a solid offer for the wantaway left tackle...

Getty Images Patriots safety Patrick Chung has reportedly been indicted on a serious drug charge. Chung was indicted on a charge of possession of cocaine, a Class B felony that carries a sentence of 3.5 to 7 years in prison, in Belknap County, New Hampshire, according to the Laconia Daily Sun...

Getty Images Anger, denial, bargaining, depression. Acceptance. After five months, it’s possible Washington finally has reached the fifth stage of grief regarding the demise of their relationship with tackle Trent Williams — and that the organization has now embarked on getting the best...