He’s back! Center David Andrew’s re-signed with the Patriots tonight. Andrews signed a four year deal with the team but financial terms were not released. Andrews had been linked to other teams most notably the Falcons (He’s from Georgia) Packers and Dolphins. In the end, Andrews more than likely took less money to stay in New England. He loves it here and this is where he wanted to be all…
After spending last season in Miami, guard Ted Karras and outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy are back in New England. Karras signed a one-year deal that could be worth up to $4 million dollars. Van Noy signed a two-year, $13.2 million dollar deal a year after bolting for Miami on a massive four-year, $51 million contract. The return of Karras is a sure sign that the Patriots are probably moving on…
AP PHOTO The Patriots have spent more than $230 million dollars in contracts so far in free agency. New England’s shopping spending spree would be shocking no matter what NFL team we are talking about let alone them. The shopping spree is truly out of character for Bill Belichick when you examine his tenure in New England. Upon closer look at all the contracts that were handed out, there was…
ESPN’s Mike Reiss nicknamed Bill Belichick “Billy Big Bucks” in one of his columns yesterday. Well, after yesterday’s spending spree, Belichick lived up to that nickname once again this morning when the Patriots signed another marquee free agent. The Patriots signed arguably the best tight end in the open market, Hunter Henry to a 3 year, $37.5 million dollar deal. Yesterday, New England signed the other top tight end in…
Bill Belichick is a changed man. A 7-9 season will do that to you I guess. Gone are the days where the Patriots are shopping for deals. As of today, those days are over in New England. The Patriots are big spenders now. Armed with over $60 million dollars in cap space, Belichick splurged and in the process landed some of the top names on the free agent market. Belichick…
The reshuffling of the Patriots offensive line continued this week as the team traded long time right Marcus Cannon to the Houston Texans in a deal that involves a swap of mid to late round draft picks according to ESPN. The Patriots drafted the 6-6 335 Cannon out of TCU in the fifth round in the 2011 NFL Draft. Cannon played in 115 games for the team (69 starts, 11…
The unofficial start of free agency begins today. Free agency officially begins on Wednesday but teams can negotiate with unrestricted free agents as of today. The Patriots are flushed with cap space and have multiple needs. Here are their top five needs and who the best fit would be to fill them . 1. Wide Receiver: The Patriots need to upgrade at wide receiver, that was abundantly clear last season. The…
Gregory Rousseau didn’t know a thing about defensive line play when he arrived at the University of Miami. That is because Rousseau was a wide receiver and safety in high school. Rousseau hit a growth spurt of sorts while at Miami and transitioned to defensive end where he put together a dominate season in 2019 finishing with 15.5 sacks. Rousseau opted out of playing last season due to COVID-19. So……
I am not going to sit here and pretend that re-signing Cam Newton was a smart move and that I trust Bill Belichick. In fact, I am going to take the opposing view and say that re-signing Newton is a bad move. I don’t think I need elaborate on that point. We all saw clear as day last season why bringing Newton back is a bad move. What I will…
If Patriots fans thought 2020 was bad, 2021 hasn’t been much better. After suffering through a 7-9 year where Tom Brady won another Super Bowl with another franchise, Patriots fans were hoping that free agency and the draft would provide new hope for a quicker rebuild. Instead, just days before the one year anniversary of Brady’s decision to leave, Bill Belichick twisted the knife a little more early Friday morning…