Patriots: Here is who could replace Marcus Cannon, Dont’a Hightower and Patrick Chung internally

July 29, 2020

Six Patriots players decided to opt out of the 2020 season yesterday due to COVID-19. Now that the dust has settled a little bit, the question is. How will the Patriots replace them? We don’t know if Bill Belichick is going to use the $24 million he now has in cap space. Chances are, he will roll most of the cap space into next season. If he does that, that…

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Patriots: Youth and inexperience highlight the 2020 Patriots staff

July 28, 2020

Jedd Fisch is the most prominent Patriots coaching hire this off-season. The Patriots announced their 2020 coaching staff today and one of the first things that jumps out at you is just how much youth and inexperience there is on this staff. Image courtesy of Mike Reiss. Offensively, the addition of Quarterbacks coach Jedd Fisch is significant. Fisch has been a long time coordinator at the NFL and college levels…

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Patriots: Hightower and Cannon headline the list of Patriots opting out of the 2020 season

July 28, 2020

Linebacker Dont’a Hightower opting out of the 2020 season is a huge blow to the Patriots defense. After signing free agent quarterback Cam Newton in June, Patriots fans were once again talking Super Bowl. Those plans however have taken a major hit in the last 12 hours with the announcement that right tackle Marcus Cannon and linebacker Dont’a Hightower have both opted out of the 2020 season due to concerns…

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Patriots: Patriots release ten players ahead of training camp.

July 27, 2020

The Patriots released ten players over the weekend ahead of the start of training camp. Veteran cornerback Lenzy Pipkins was released on Saturday and the team announced the following players were released yesterday: Quarterbacks J’Mar Smith and Brian Lewerke; Wide receivers Isaiah Zuber, Will Hastings, and Sean Riley; defensive tackle Courtney Wallace; linebacker Kyahva Tezino; and safeties Malik Gant and Adarius Pickett. The moves allow the Patriots to get to…

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Opinion: The Jets did the right thing in moving on from Jamal Adams

July 27, 2020

The New York Jets traded pro bowl safety Jamal Adams and a 4th round pick on Saturday to the Seattle Seahawks for S Bradley McDougal, a 2021 1st round pick, a 2021 3rd round pick and a 2022 first round pick. On paper, the deal is comparable to what the Raiders got for Khalil Mack. The only difference is, Adams is not the impact player that Mack is. The Jets…

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