Year: 2022

Patriots: Patriots trade Shaq Mason and in the process create a big void in their offensive line

March 16, 2022
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The Patriots have traded guard Shaq Mason to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a 2022 5th round draft pick. The trade frees up $6.3 million in cap space. While the move gives the Patriots some cap relief, it creates more uncertainty along an offensive line that is in flux. It will be interesting to see how Bill Belichick uses the cap space. Does he target a wide receiver? Does he…

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Patriots: Some familiar names are staying and some are going in a quiet first day of free agency for the Patriots

March 15, 2022
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Free agency unofficially began yesterday with the legal tampering window starting today at noon. As expected, the Patriots primarily focused on retaining some of their players while losing some key contributors as well. Here are my thoughts on day one of free agency for the Patriots. I thought J.C Jackson got a fair market deal from the Los Angeles Chargers. Jackson signed a five year, $82.5 million dollar contract. He…

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Patriots: Busy day for the Patriots highlighted by the return of Devin McCourty

March 14, 2022
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The Patriots had a busy day on Sunday. The highlight of the day of course was free safety Devin McCourty agreeing to terms on a one year, $9 million dollar deal. The 34 year old McCourty is returning for his 13th season with the Patriots. Originally drafted as a first round pick in the 2010 draft, McCourty finished last season with 60 tackles and 3 interceptions. The Patriots also used…

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Recruiting: Catholic Memorial defensive end Boubacar Traore decommits from Boston College

March 13, 2022
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Four star Catholic Memorial defensive end Boubacar Traore announced on Saturday night that he is opening up his recruitment and is no longer committed to Boston College. Respect my Decision. pic.twitter.com/x3iYY5Ufwf — BoubacarTraore (@24era24) March 12, 2022 Traore committed to Boston College in August of 2020 along with teammates Datrell Jones (RB) and Jaeden Skeete (WR). Eagles coach Jeff Hafley wanted to get a jump on local recruiting after arriving…

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Patriots: Should they stay or should they go? Which of their free agents should the Patriots re-sign?

March 13, 2022
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The Patriots have 18 free agents. 16 of them are unrestricted free agents and there are some familiar names on the list including Devin McCourty, Trent Brown, Dont’a Hightower, J.C Jackson and Ted Karras. So who should Bill Belichick bring back? Well, much of that will depend on cap space and the Patriots don’t have a lot of it. They currently have just over $10 million in space. Here is…

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NFL: Brady announces he’s returning for a 23rd NFL season

March 13, 2022
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Photo: Jae C. Hong/AP That didn’t take long. Just as Kevin Garnett’s emotional retirement ceremony ended on Sunday night, Tom Brady popped back up on the radar. Brady stunningly posted a short speech on Twitter, announcing he was coming back to Tampa for his 23rd NFL season. Even the most loyal Brady fans have to admit this is officially annoying. “These past two months I’ve realized my place is still…

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Patriots: Four Biggest Needs, Part Four: Offensive Line

March 13, 2022
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The Patriots were trounced, 47-17, in the Wild Card Round against the Bills and that game exposed several important areas that New England needs to address. This is part four of a four-part series centered on the four most important areas that the Patriots need to improve. Part four focuses on offensive line. In 2021, as in previous seasons, the Patriots offensive line was one of the strengths of the…

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