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Former NFL quarterback explains why Patriots might want to trade Mac Jones
Patriots “Mac Jones has thrown 42 touchdowns. None of them have been to Pro Bowlers.” Mac Jones has thrown five touchdowns in six games with the Patriots this season. AP Photo/John Locher With the NFL trade deadline set for 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31, the 1-5 Patriots could be looking at a fire sale in […]
NFL insider believes Patriots might be working Malik Cunningham into ‘significant’ role on offense
Patriots “What Cunningham could give the Pats is a little bit of a different look at the position.” Malik Cunningham played just six snaps against the Raiders on Sunday. Chris Unger/Getty Images Malik Cunningham’s season debut with the Patriots in Las Vegas didn’t provide the shot in the arm that some expected for New England’s […]
NFL considers eliminating hip-drop tackles, will review the ‘tush push’ again after the season
NFL League executive Jeff Miller said Tuesday the hip-drop tackle increases risk of injury by 25 times the rate of a standard tackle. Jeff Miller, NFL Executive Vice President, Communications, Public Affairs and Policy, speaks during a news conference at the NFL football meetings. Matt York/AP Photo, File By ROB MAADDI, Associated Press October 18, […]
Time for fans of stumbling NFL teams to start dreaming about Caleb Williams coming to the rescue
Patriots Off to their worst start ever under Bill Belichick, the Patriots lost back-to-back games against the Cowboys and Saints this month by a combined score of 72-3. Nine of New England’s remaining opponents are .500 or better. Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams (13) throws a touchdown pass to wide receiver Kyron Hudson as Arizona […]
Patriots Super Bowl champion thinks Bill Belichick could end up coaching another NFL team
Patriots “I don’t see him building wooden ships in his free time and playing with his dogs.” Chris Long wouldn’t be surprised if Bill Belichick opts to coach another NFL team in the near future. Jim Davis / The Boston Globe All eyes have been fixated on Bill Belichick amid the Patriots’ woeful 1-5 start […]
Bill Belichick’s uncertain future looms over the NFL
Patriots Bill Belichick’s team is 1-4. Greg M. Cooper/AP Photo By Jason La Canfora, Washington Post October 14, 2023 | 10:10 AM This could be the end of the line for Bill Belichick in New England. Nothing lasts forever in the NFL, but Belichick’s run with the Patriots is as close to everlasting as it […]
NFL insider says people who think Robert Kraft would never fire Bill Belichick are ‘wrong’
Patriots “Kraft likes to remind people he grew up as a Patriots fan during the organization’s darkest days. But that doesn’t mean he has patience to endure more of them.” Robert Kraft and Bill Belichick. AP Photo/Adrian Kraus Bill Belichick was asked why he let Jakobi Meyers go. Here’s his response. Chris Russo ranted about […]
Chris Russo ranted about NFL scheduling Patriots-Broncos as a primetime matchup
Morning Sports Update “I’ve got Belichick against Sean Payton, two Grinches if there ever were two of them,” Russo said of the New England-Denver matchup slated for Christmas Eve. The Patriots are set to face the Broncos on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, in a primetime matchup. AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper Chris Russo is not enthused […]
Roger Goodell says NFL may add new international host for game in 2024
NFL “I do see us playing in more markets very soon, as early as next year,” Goodell said. FILE – NFL commissioner Roger Goodell watches warm ups before an NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in Philadelphia. Goodell says the league could stage a game […]
Taylor Swift bigger than the NFL? The numbers don’t lie.
Media Since Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce started traveling in the same orbit a few weeks ago, she has attended two Chiefs games, Frank Franklin II/AP Photo By Chad Finn, The Boston Globe October 7, 2023 | 11:22 AM The NFL’s approximate view of its own place in American society, as usually personified by Roger […]