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Regardless of whether Tom Brady plays for a different team in 2020, the circumstantial evidence is mounting that this could be his last year with the Patriots.
Beyond the decision to hire WME for non-football projects and a new contract that makes it even easier to have a clean...
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Patriots quarterback Tom Brady‘s new contract with the Patriots allows the team to move on after the 2019 season, if the team so chooses. Brady says he’s fine with that.
Brady said today that the vast majority of NFL players go through life knowing they could get cut at any time...
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The Patriots rarely lose more games than they win, under any analysis of their performance. In 2018, they lost more regular-season games away from home than they won there, compiling a very non-Patriotic 3-5 record on the road.
This year, they’re practicing with the Lions in...
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The most significant piece of information regarding Patriots quarterback Tom Brady‘s new contract was completely omitted from the flurry of reports that emerged regarding the deal on Sunday.
Ian Rapoport of the NFL reports that the new Brady contract contains a clause that voids...
The Patriots and Tom Brady have agreed on a new contract, but if you thought you were going to hear a lot about it from Bill Belichick, you haven’t been paying attention over the last 20 years.
Belichick was mum about Brady’s contract when asked about it before the Patriots’ joint practice with...
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When asked about a contract extension recently, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said he was “trying to do the best I can today and just let those things work themselves out.”
It sounds like those things have worked themselves out. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Brady and...
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Tom Brady‘s next contract will tie him to the Patriots for the next three seasons, and give him an immediate pay raise.
The deal Brady and the Patriots have agreed on runs through 2021 and includes an $8 million raise this year, according to multiple reports.
Under his old deal...
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Without a contract extension, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was potentially entering his last year with the team. With a contract extension, Brady is potentially entering his last year with the team.
As Tom Curran of NBCSportsBoston.com aptly explains, the move changes nothing...
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Don Banks, a journalist who covered the NFL for many years, died early this morning in Canton, Ohio, after covering the Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony. He was 57.
Banks had just begun working for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and published his first piece in...
Ty Law wore dark sunglasses throughout his 28-minute, 29-second Pro Football Hall of Fame speech. They couldn’t hide his tears.
Law, 45, became emotional several times and shed more than a few tears.
“There ain’t no crying in football,” Law said. “I know. My bad.”
Law, who played 203 games in...
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Benjamin Watson signed with the Patriots this offseason, 15 years after they drafted him and 10 years after he left in free agency. On his return, he has renewed respect for coach Bill Belichick.
Watson still remembers some of the lessons he learned from Belichick the first time...
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Somewhere, that courtroom sketch of Tom Brady resides in an attic, growing craggier and nastier and wrinklier every day.
Tom Brady the human turns 42 today, and he continues to exhibit all the traits of a man who could play quarterback in the NFL as long as he wants to play...
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It’s unclear when receiver Josh Gordon will be cleared to return to the NFL. It is clear that Gordon is trying to get back in.
Charean Williams of PFT reports that Gordon has applied for reinstatement.
Gordon has been suspended on multiple occasions by the league for violations...
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The Patriots announced the signing of receiver Cameron Meredith. The NFL’s official transactions wire brought news that the team placed Meredith on the physically unable to perform list.
The Patriots have no plans to rush Meredith back on the field, working on strengthening...
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Ed Reed says he thinks he has what it takes to be an NFL head coach. But his only year in coaching, in 2016 in Buffalo, was a disaster.
Reed, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame tonight, said his 2016 season as assistant defensive backs coach under Rex Ryan on...
The Patriots have a bunch of young wide receivers getting plenty of reps in camp, and they may be dipping into the market for some experience.
According to Josina Anderson of ESPN, former Saints wideout Cameron Meredith visited the Patriots earlier this week and remains in the area.
Meredith...
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The Patriots are adding to their receiving corps.
Cameron Meredith is signing in New England today, according to multiple reports.
Meredith has undeniable talent, having gone from an undrafted rookie out of Illinois State in 2015 to the Bears’ No. 1 receiver in 2016. But he...
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Patriots coach Bill Belichick traded linebacker Jamie Collins to Cleveland during the 2016 season, then signed him after the Browns cut him this year. In his second stint in New England, Collins is thrilled to learn that Belichick believes in him.
Belichick had high praise for...
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For nearly a decade, NFL Network has unveiled during the slow time the top 100 players in the league, as voted on by players. It’s never been clear which players vote or when they vote; at some point, it became clear that those who vote simply list their personal top 20, and the...
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He’s not signing a contract with the Patriots. He is signing a contract with a major firm for representation in non-football matters.
According to Rebecca Sun of the Hollywood Reporter, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has hired superfirm WME to handle his off-field endeavors...