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Getty Images Over a quarter of the NFL teams now play in states with legal recreational marijuana. And at the moment, it’s still illegal in the eyes of the NFL. Via NBCChicago.com, the Illinois House on Friday passed a plan 66-47 which will legalize the use of recreational marijuana. Governor...

Getty Images Patriots wide receiver Demaryius Thomas was driving 70 mph in a 30 mph zone when he crashed his SUV in February. He says he’s done driving like that. Thomas told TMZ.com he realizes he or someone else could have been killed and he’ll never drive like that again. “I could have...

Getty Images There’s a good reason for Patriots coach Bill Belichick’s decision to make N'Keal Harry the first first-round receiver selected by the team since Terry Glenn in 1996. The reason is simple: Belichick had Harry rated much higher than No. 32 in the draft. That’s what Belichick told...

Getty Images The Titans waived Dee Liner on Tuesday to illustrate that there’s more than just having the right name at play in determining who will make up their defensive line this year. They filled Liner’s roster spot on Wednesday. The team announced the signing of defensive lineman Frank...

When discussing the challenges of learning his latest new offense, Josh Rosen invoked the name of the best modern quarterback. He also said it reminds him of an offense some fans would rather forget. Via Safid Deen of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Rosen said that in learning what new...

Getty Images When tight end Benjamin Watson unretired earlier this month and joined the Patriots, his return to the place where his NFL career began in 2004 made plenty of sense, given the team’s needs at the position in the aftermath of the retirement of tight end Rob Gronkowski. The news of...

Getty Images Earlier this month, tight end Benjamin Watson inked a one-year, $3 million deal with the Patriots. At the time, both sides knew that Watson would be suspended four games for violating the PED policy. So what does that do to his contract? Glad you asked, even if you didn’t. First...

Getty Images Earlier today, we calculated the potential financial cost of Patriots tight end Benjamin Watson‘s four-game suspension for violating the PED policy. Watson’s deal carries $650,000 in incentives. He’ll still have a chance to earn the extra money. Per a league source, Watson gets...

Getty Images Panthers wide receiver Chris Hogan has nothing but fond memories as he reflects on his last three years with the Patriots. Hogan told Mike Reiss of ESPN he considers himself lucky to have had Tom Brady as his quarterback and Bill Belichick as his coach. “I was very, very...

Getty Images Tom Brady is the oldest player on the Patriots, but he has plenty of company if he wants someone to commiserate with about these young 20-somethings with their Fortnite addictions. The Patriots have 15 players who are 30 or older, the most in the NFL, as noted by Jimmy Kempski of...

Getty Images Patriots tight end Ben Watson will serve a four-game suspension to start the season. Watson himself made the announcement on Facebook, saying that he began using testosterone this offseason at a doctor’s suggestion. Testosterone is a legal prescription medication but is also a...

Getty Images Patriots tight end Benjamin Watson has just arrived in New England, meaning most of his teammates don’t know him yet. But he already sees himself as a leader for a simple reason: He’s old. At age 38, and with the 41-year-old Tom Brady not participating in Organized Team...

Getty Images Brandon Browner, a former NFL cornerback and key player in Super Bowl XLIX, already is spending eight years in prison for attempted murder. He now has another legal problem. Via TMZ.com, a former girlfriend has sued Browner for multiple alleged acts of domestic violence. She...

Getty Images Tom Brady is skipping the Patriots’ voluntary offseason program for a second consecutive year, Ryan Hannable of NESN reports. Brady was among 14 players who were not on the field for the team’s OTAs on Thursday, joining Sony Michel, Isaiah Wynn, Michael Bennett, Patrick Chung...

Jets coach Adam Gase navigated his way through a hostile press conference on Thursday, countering an at-times withering cross examination from reporters in the world’s top media market. And at one point, he made a critically important point regarding whether and to what extent the current drama...

Getty Images Wide receiver Dontrelle Inman expressed an interest in re-signing with the Colts before free agency started, but no deal materialized in Indianapolis and he was on the market for nearly two months before signing with the Patriots a couple of weeks ago. Inman said that he was never...

Getty Images Tom Brady is skipping the Patriots’ Organized Team Activities, but he’s still working out with teammates. Brady posted on Instagram pictures of himself working out with Patriots wide receivers N'Keal Harry and Julian Edelman. Although Brady often skips voluntary work, citing his...

Getty Images Robert Kraft is becoming an unlikely champion of individual rights in Florida. The recent ruling in Kraft’s case that bars from use at trial the “sneak and peek” video generated inside a Jupiter, Florida massage parlor will boost significantly a separate legal proceeding aimed at...

Getty Images Gerald McCoy said good-bye to the Buccaneers in an Instagram video Wednesday. He vowed to “retire as a Buc.” But retirement isn’t on the horizon for the 31-year-old defensive tackle. McCoy now finds himself a free agent with a chance to choose his next destination. The Patriots...

On Wednesday, Commissioner Roger Goodell confirmed that no action will be taken against Patriots owner Robert Kraft unless and until the pending criminal charges against him are resolved. So when will those charges be resolved? The prosecution has been stayed pending appeal of the ruling...