15 Mar, 2025

Patriots’ rookie linebacker Marte Mapu fined for unnecessary roughness against Dolphins’ wide receiver Jaylen Waddle

Patriots Mapu owes the NFL $5,620 for his Sept. 17 helmet-to-helmet hit on Waddle. Marte Mapu has played a versatile defensive role for the Patriots through his first two weeks in the NFL. Winslow Townson/AP Images for Panini The NFL fined Patriots’ linebacker Marte Mapu $5,620 Saturday afternoon for a helmet-to-helmet hit he committed against […]

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Jaylen Brown and Jaren Jackson seem ready to fight for Marcus Smart’s attention following blockbuster trade

Celtics Brown and Smart played together in Boston for seven years, an extended stretch for any pair of players in the NBA. Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown were teammates in Boston for seven years. Matthew J Lee / The Boston Globe Marcus Smart is now playing for the Memphis Grizzlies following an offseason trade. But […]

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