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Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore isn’t making any secret of the fact that he wants more money.
Gilmore, who has a 2021 base salary of $7 million, posted on Twitter today a list of the 10 highest-paid defensive backs in the NFL. Gilmore, who isn’t on the list, added the comment...
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Cam Newton is hard at work, seeking to hold off rookie challenger Mac Jones. The veteran quarterback is working with his personal quarterbacks coach, George Whitfield Jr., at Georgia Tech.
Whitfield hosted a Q&A with his star pupil — a former Heisman Trophy winner and league MVP —...
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Before Tom Brady made his first foray into free agency, the Patriots feared one potential destination about all others.
The Dolphins.
Imagine Brady, staying in the division, reuniting with former New England assistant Brian Flores, and tormenting the Pats for the next two or...
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The Patriots previously have retired seven numbers. It looks like 87 won’t be the eighth.
Via Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, the Patriots briefly re-issued Rob Gronkowski‘s former number for receiver Devin Ross, who participated in mandatory minicamp on a tryout basis.
It’s possible...
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Colin Cowherd insists that Tom Brady was talking about the Bears when explaining that a team was interested in him late in the 2020 free-agency process before deciding against signing him and (as Brady put it) “sticking with that motherf–ker.” Per multiple sources with direct...
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Tom Brady‘s appearance on HBO’s The Shop: Uninterrupted showcases a candid and blunt side of Tom Brady. Unless, of course, he wasn’t being candid and blunt.
During the program, Brady admitted that he rarely speaks his mind, rarely says what he’s thinking.
“What I say versus what...
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Patriots running back Damien Harris emerged as the team’s top rushing threat in 2020.
In his second season out of Alabama, Harris led New England with 691 yards on the ground. He started all 10 games in which he played, missing six due to injury.
In an interview with the...
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Patriots linebacker Dont'a Hightower opted out of playing during the 2020 season, so he was not around for the first year of the post-Tom Brady era in New England.
The absences of both players contributed to a 7-9 record that kept the Patriots out of the playoffs for the first...
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So much for the slow time in the NFL.
As teams begin to enjoy the only period of reduced activity in the ever-growing NFL schedule, they need to reconvene for the purposes of deciding in fairly short order an important piece of business for 2022.
According to the memo...
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When Patriots fans return to Gillette Stadium this year, they’ll immediately notice something different.
The scoreboard is larger.
Via NBC Sports Boston, the existing scoreboard in the south end zone is being expanded. It will be no taller but considerably wider.
It will come in...
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The question has swirled throughout the NFL for the past 24 hours. Who is the “motherf–ker” to whom Tom Brady is referring in his comments regarding a team that lost interest in signing Brady last year because they were “sticking with” the other guy?
Speculation has centered on...
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Patriots coach Bill Belichick, who cloaks everything he does in mystery, makes no mystery of his disdain for analytics. He repeated his views while speaking on Tuesday at the General Manager Forum.
“I’d prefer good players, good fundamentals and good execution,” Belichick said...
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Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady appears on the new episode of The Shop: Uninterrupted on HBO. And something he says will have people talking in barber shops and beyond.
HBO has posted a promo for the episode. Regarding his 2020 foray into free agency, Brady says this about an...
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The Patriots are set to add another wide receiver to their roster ahead of training camp.
Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports that the team is expected to sign Devin Ross to their 90-man roster. Ross tried out for the team during last week’s mandatory minicamp.
Ross went undrafted in...
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Tom Brady‘s visit to New England on October 3 is the most anticipated game of this NFL season, with Brady and the defending champion Buccaneers returning to the place where he won his first six Super Bowls. But it could be a historic occasion for another reason that is as much...
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Patriots tackle Trent Brown said last week that he thinks rookie quarterback Mac Jones is “going to be special here in the future,” which is both a good review and a reference to a question that will continue to be a dominant storyline in New England this summer.
When will Jones...
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Patriots offensive tackle Trent Brown has always had the physical tools to be an elite NFL lineman, but he hasn’t always put it all together. His best season, however, came in 2018 when he was with the Patriots for a year, and now he’s back with the Patriots and planning to run it...
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Patriots running back Brandon Bolden, who has racked up two Super Bowl rings during his time in New England, has a family member who previously won one of them. When Bolden returns to the NFL in 2021 after opting out in 2020, he’ll be honoring that family member.
Bolden’s...
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Tom Brady will appear on the cover of the Madden game fo the second time in his career. The news prompted former teammate Julian Edelman to remind TB12 of a time when he was simply QB No. 12.
Via Boston.com, Edelman tweeted an image of Brady’s initial Madden rating. Beneath Drew...
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As Patriots minicamp wraps up, Cam Newton still appears to have a hold on the club’s starting quarterback position.
But Mac Jones was the 15th pick for a reason, and at some point, he’ll likely be tasked with taking over as QB1.
Whenever that time comes, Patriots offensive...