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  1. Pat Patriot

    Looking at the worst NFL ideas

    Getty Images This week marked the 45th anniversary of 10-cent beer night in Cleveland, an idea that ended up going very, very poorly. So, since we’re always on the lookout for good ideas for PFT Live drafts, we co-opted the 1974 Cleveland clusterfudge and spun it to the NFL. Which were the...
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    Patriots wrap up their draft class, signing Damien Harris

    Getty Images The Patriots have wrapped up their draft class, signing running back Damien Harris on Tuesday, Field Yates of ESPN reports. Harris gets a four-year, $3.6 million deal as the team’s third-round draft pick. With Sony Michel missing the Patriots’ minicamp practice Tuesday, Harris saw...
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    Joe Thuney embracing challenge of playing left tackle

    Getty Images Tom Brady had Matt Light protecting his blindside for 11 seasons. Then, Nate Solder held the responsibility for six seasons. Trent Brown manned the left tackle spot in New England only one season, so the Patriots are looking for who the next man up is. The Patriots drafted Isaiah...
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    Patriots cut Austin Seferian-Jenkins

    Getty Images The ASJ era is over in New England. There was one? Tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins has gotten his walking papers from the Patriots, according to Field Yates of ESPN.com. The move came during the team’s mandatory minicamp. The former Buccaneers, Jet, and Jaguars was a...
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    Report: Austin Seferian-Jenkins dealing with personal issues

    Getty Images The Patriots are releasing tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins and the veteran will reportedly be taking some time before trying to resume his playing career. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Seferian-Jenkins is “taking a step away for a month for personal issues.” There is no...
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    Michael Bennett just happy to be in New England

    Getty Images Defensive end Michael Bennett joined his new teammates on the field for the first time Tuesday. The Patriots traded for Bennett on March 8, but he skipped the voluntary offseason program. The Patriots are holding their mandatory minicamp this week. “I used to love watching...
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    Who had the best bad bodies in NFL history?

    Getty Images The stunning TKO of well-muscled Anthony Joshua by well-marbled Andy Ruiz gave hope to millions who prefer to avoid taking Kenny Bania’s sage advice. It also inspired our Monday PFT Live draft. We drafted the best bad bodies in NFL history. Not to shame the men who walk around in...
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    Adam Humphries’ many considerations in free agency included Brady’s age

    Adam Humphries could have played with Tom Brady this season. He chose the Titans instead. The slot receiver signed a four-year deal with Tennessee, spurning the Patriots’ late push to sign him. Brady’s age factored in Humphries’ decision-making: How long does the soon-to-be 42-year-old...
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    Gronkowki’s effort to close the door on unretirement talk won’t work

    Getty Images Saturday’s video including a jovial-as-usual Rob Gronkowski laughing his way through an effort to put to rest talk of an in-season unretirement may have made a headline, but it won’t make anyone think that a comeback is truly off the table. Beyond the fact that Gronk at this point...
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    Tom Brady arrives at Gillette Stadium

    Getty Images Tom Brady showed up at Gillette Stadium on Monday as the Patriots prepare for this week’s minicamp, Jeff Howe of TheAthletic.com reports. The first mandatory practice is Tuesday. The Patriots quarterback skipped the team’s voluntary offseason program for a second consecutive...
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    Monday’s #PFTPM tackles four issues, answers your questions

    Getty Images On many days, the #PFTPM podcast bounces through any and all news that has emerged throughout the course of the day. On Monday, I actually took a few minutes (OK, a few seconds) to come out with a handful of specific topics to address before turning to your questions. The topics...
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    Jared Goff, Rams working to adjust on the fly more quickly

    Getty Images Rams quarterback Jared Goff said the team’s Super Bowl loss to the Patriots was a “big sticking point” in his head for some time, but that he has been able to move past it as the team has gone through the offseason program. Part of moving forward involves a lesson learned in the...
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    Patriots sign third-rounder Chase Winovich

    Getty Images The Patriots are up to nine signed members of this year’s draft class. Field Yates of ESPN reports that defensive end Chase Winovich is the latest to agree to a contract. He was one of three third-round picks for New England this year and joins offensive lineman Yodny Cajuste with...
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    Questions remain regarding whether Demaryius Thomas will make the cut in New England

    Getty Images Veteran receiver Demaryius Thomas has been reunited with the man who made Thomas a first-round draft pick nine years ago. Whether it lasts into September remains to be seen. From the moment the former Broncos receiver signed with the Patriots, where former Broncos coach Josh...
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    Gronk: You can put comeback talk to rest

    Getty Images It didn’t take long after Rob Gronkowski retired from the Patriots for questions to be raised about whether he’d change his mind. He’d prefer not to address those questions. Gronkowski was asked at an event at Gillette Stadium today whether he wanted to put comeback rumors to...
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    Malcom Brown enjoying life with the Saints

    Getty Images Defensive tackle Malcom Brown made a move from the Patriots to the Saints this offseason and he sounds pretty happy about his choice of a new team as his first offseason in New Orleans winds down. Brown spent four years in New England and won a pair of Super Bowls in three trips...
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    Bill Belichick rattles off Patriots players who would have been good at lacrosse

    The Premier Lacrosse League debuted this weekend, with multiple games played at Gillette Stadium. The same Gillette Stadium where the Patriots play. So it’s no surprise that Patriots coach and lacrosse aficionado Bill Belichick attended. It’s a mild surprise that he agreed to be interviewed by...
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    Brian Flores, Trey Flowers to attend as Patriots get their rings

    The Patriots are getting their Super Bowl rings this week, and some of the members of last year’s team who have moved on this year will attend. Among those who will be there for the private ceremony on Thursday night are Lions defensive end Trey Flowers and Dolphins head coach Brian Flores...
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    Pepper Johnson will serve as defensive coordinator of XFL’s L.A. franchise

    Getty Images Long-time NFL linebacker and assistant coach Pepper Johnson has landed in the XFL. The league announced Friday that Johnson will serve as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach of the XFL’s L.A. franchise. Johnson will work for head coach Winston Moss, who was recently named...
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    Which Super Bowl losers would have won a seven-game series?

    Getty Images We capped a solid week of PFT Live drafts with an idea inspired by the ongoing championship series in the NBA and NHL. Every other sport uses a best-of-seven format. If the NFL did, which Super Bowl losers would have won a best-of-seven series? Simms and I picked three each, and...
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