New Raiders coach Josh McDaniels owes much of his career to Bill Belichick, who was his boss in New England for a total of 18 years over two stints with the Patriots. But McDaniels says that he knows he can’t run his team the exact same way that Belichick has run the Patriots for more [more]
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Fox CEO says reports of $375 million over 10 years for Tom Brady is “directionally right”
Two weeks ago, Fox turned to sports world on its head by announcing that Tom Brady will become the No. 1 NFL analyst whenever he retires from playing.Not long after Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch announced the deal, Andrew Marchand of the New York Post (owned by Fox Corp.) reported that the deal has a [more]
Jonnu Smith: I missed quality time last offseason, trying to take advantage of it this year
Tight end Jonnu Smith‘s first season with the Patriots wasn’t as successful as anyone hoped it would be when he signed with the team as a free agent and part of the reason for that may have dated back to the offseason.Smith, who had 28 catches for 294 yards and a touchdown last year, recounted [more]
Mac Jones is in best shape of his life after changing his diet this offseason
Going into his second season, Mac Jones looks different.The quarterback has slimmed down, having worked with Patriots strength and conditioning coach Moses Cabrera this offseason to reshape his body.“He’s in the best shape of his life,” receiver Kendrick Bourne said Monday, via Zack Cox of NESN.com. “I think he’s been here all offseason with Moses, [more]
Mac Jones: Joe Judge has knowledge that’s very beneficial to me as a QB
Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has created plenty of mystery as to who will replace Josh McDaniels as New England’s offensive play-caller.But Joe Judge confirmed last week that he’s working with the quarterbacks, which means Judge is largely responsible for continuing Mac Jones‘ progression from the quarterback’s first season.Jones spoke to the media on Monday, [more]
Bill Belichick on offensive play-caller: When we get to it, we’ll get to it
If you were expecting Patriots head coach Bill Belichick to provide some clarity about the roles of New England’s offensive staff on the first day of OTAs — why?Last week, Joe Judge confirmed that he’s been working with quarterbacks, though he was quick to add that he’s also been working with all of the skill [more]
Chase Winovich: Trade to Browns could be the best thing that ever happened to me
The Browns traded for defensive lineman Chase Winovich in mid-March in exchange for linebacker Mack Wilson, setting up two defensive players for a needed change of scenery.After recording 5.5 sacks in each of his first two seasons, Winovich saw his playing time reduced to just 10.5 percent of New England’s defensive snaps in 2021. He [more]
Cole Strange asked “Is this a prank?” when Patriots called him on draft night
Everyone was surprised when the Patriots drafted Chattanooga guard Cole Strange in the first round. Including Strange himself.In fact, Strange wondered if he was being pranked when he got a call from an unknown number and the voice on the other line said he was from the Patriots, letting Strange know he was going to [more]
Ty Montgomery on his position: I’m an employee of the Patriots
Ty Montgomery has not been a member of the Patriots for a long time, but he’s had no problem getting with the program.Montgomery spoke to reporters on Thursday and one of the questions he fielded had to do with what position he’ll be playing in New England. Montgomery has played running back and wide receiver [more]
Crypto-promoting athletes go quiet during crash
One of Tom Brady‘s favorite products to push on the public is cryptocurrency. Recently, however, crypto has been crashing.The New York Times recently explained that some of the highest-profile athletes who have promoted cryptocurrency have clammed up during the sell-off.For example, Crypto.com declined to make 76ers center Joel Embiid available to the Times to discuss [more]
Eli Manning jokes Robert Kraft would have 10 Super Bowl rings if not for the Mannings
The Patriots have won six Super Bowls during Robert Kraft’s tenure as owner. Eli Manning recently reminded Kraft that it could have been more, if not for the Manning family.Manning was speaking at the event where Kraft received Sports Business Journal’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and he pointed out that Kraft’s Patriots lost to Manning-quarterbacked teams [more]
Is Tom Brady running the risk of overexposure?
He spent nearly two decades as one of the original Stepford Patriots, saying only things that would not be met with disapproval from coach Bill Belichick. In the final years of Tom Brady‘s time in New England, the robot started to become self-aware.Now, there’s a chance that the robot could end up running amok.On Wednesday’s [more]
Steve Belichick: Josh Uche an important piece to the puzzle for us
The Patriots have a lot of unknowns on the defensive side of the ball after parting ways with a number of veterans this offseason and one of them is how linebacker Josh Uche will do with an uptick in playing time.Uche has been limited to 21 games and 414 defensive snaps over his first two [more]
Mike McDaniel: We jumped at the opportunity to sign Sony Michel
The Dolphins already had several running backs competing to start for the team in 2022. And then the club went and signed Sony Michel last week.Michel played in a similar offensive system with the Rams to what new head coach Mike McDaniel’s implementing in Miami. McDaniel said in his Tuesday press conference that the Dolphins [more]
Vince Wilfork elected to Patriots Hall of Fame
Vince Wilfork is the newest member of the Patriots Hall of Fame.Wilfork was initially one of three nominees chosen by a panel of media, team staff and former Patriots, who also nominated Logan Mankins and Mike Vrabel. Fans then chose Wilfork over Mankins and Vrabel as the newest member of the team’s Hall of Fame.A [more]
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