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Getty Images One day after a judge slammed the door on a plan by prosecutors to release the secretly-recorded surveillance video that purports to show Patriots owner Robert Kraft engaged in sexual activities, lawyers filed paperwork alleging that someone is trying to sell the video. Via CNN...

Getty Images When the Patriots cut Brandon Bolden last year, he took it hard. Bolden says that when he got cut by Bill Belichick, he figured that if the NFL’s best coach didn’t want him, he must not be a very good player. “I learned a lot. I’m a lot stronger than I thought, because I just —...

Getty Images As “good problems to have” go for NFL teams, there’s no better problem than figuring out what to do about a dent in one of your six Lombardi Trophies. That’s the problem the New England Patriots currently have, thanks to former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski using a Lombardi...

Getty Images It’s arguably a civic duty to spend time today consuming the information contained in a report resulting from months of investigation. It’s a football civic duty to consume Thursday’s PFTOT. The post-show show, taped after PFT Live ends (and after Simms tinkles), addresses five...

Getty Images Now that we have the “when” to attach to the “who” and the “where,” the full slate of 256 regular-season games is known. Which games, then, are the best of those? Simms and I discussed the best options, via a PFT Live draft. Spoiler alert: I gave Simms the first pick, and he...

Getty Images Free agent defensive lineman Geneo Grissom visited the Lions on Thursday, Howard Balzer reports. Grissom, 26, spent most of the past four seasons with the Patriots. The Colts signed him before the postseason, and he played in both of the team’s playoff games. Grissom has appeared...

Getty Images With Brian Flores now the head coach in Miami, Greg Schiano focusing on faith and family and several other members of last year’s defensive staff working elsewhere, safeties coach Steve Belichick is the only defensive assistant currently confirmed to be on this year’s staff. Other...

Getty Images One of three former New England Patriots teammates will be claiming a spot in the team’s Hall of Fame. Rodney Harrison, Mike Vrabel, and Richard Seymour are this year’s finalists for the honor. The team announced the trio on Tuesday morning. All three played together in New...

Getty Images Now three years shy of 70, Patriots coach Bill Belichick is still going strong. Arguably the greatest coach of all time in any sport, Belichick turns 67 today. He has shown no signs of slowing down, and he has given no indication that he has even considered stepping aside. With...

Getty Images Defensive end Allen Bailey remains without a team for the 2019 season and he’ll be taking a visit to Seattle as he tries to change that state of affairs. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Bailey is visiting the Seahawks on Tuesday. Bailey spent time with the Panthers earlier...

Getty Images Veteran wide receiver Demaryius Thomas paid a visit to the Patriots recently and he’ll be spending more time in New England in the future. According to multiple reports, Thomas has agreed to a deal with the former Broncos and Texans wideout. No terms have been reported. Ian...

Getty Images Although a reunion between receiver Demaryius Thomas and former Broncos coach Josh McDaniels has seemed to be inevitable for a while now, the official arrival of Thomas in New England raises a fair question as to the 31-year-old’s role with the Patriots: Will he make the final...

Getty Images Another offseason, another limited presence from Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Yes, Brady isn’t expected to show up when the defending Super Bowl champions return to work on Monday. Last year, he did the same thing. And it all worked out fairly well. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media...

Getty Images The Patriots are among the teams doing plenty of homework on this year’s quarterback class. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Patriots have had Auburn’s Jarrett Stidham and Northwestern’s Clayton Thorson in for visits recently. The Patriots have taken closer looks at...

Getty Images Penn State receiver DeAndre Thompkins ran a 4.33 on his Pro Day, with several teams showing interest since. Thompkins has workouts with the Packers, Jets, Giants, Bills, Ravens, Patriots and Lions, Bo Marchionte of college2pro.com reports. Thompkins also has taken visits. He...

Getty Images Cornerback Jonathan Jones is back under contract in New England. The Patriots tendered Jones as a restricted free agent earlier this year and, per multiple reports, he signed it on Monday. After signing his deal, Jones was in attendance as the team’s offseason program got...

Getty Images The first European player to be drafted into the NFL without playing at an American college has another chance. Per the league’s transaction wire, tight end Moritz Boehringer has been allocated to the Bengals as an exempt/international player. That means he can hang around as a...

Getty Images The Friday bombshell from late February regarding solicitation of prostitution charges against Patriots owner Robert Kraft included an ominous twist: The incidents allegedly occurred in connection with a human trafficking operation. In the time since then, it has become clear that...

Getty Images Safety Patrick Chung has agreed to a one-year extension with the Patriots through 2021, Field Yates of ESPN reports. Chung is due to make $1.9 million in base salary and count $4.175 million against the salary cap this season. He is due $1.9 million in base salary in 2020, too...

Getty Images Patriots coach Bill Belichick was struck by the size of some of the receivers in this year’s draft, and that got him thinking about league-wide trends. Belichick said the big receivers in this draft may portend a trend toward bigger defensive backs, as there are obvious matchup...