FOXBOROUGH – About two hours before offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels was scheduled to meet the media for the first time since returning, one of his quarterbacks was traded away. Joe Milton – who fans quickly fell in love with because of his back flip ability and absurdly strong arm – was traded to the Dallas Cowboys along with a seventh round pick for a fifth round pick. Given how highly…
Getty Images In a move that was long overdue, the Patriots are inducting legendary coach and NFL Hall of Famer Bill Parcells into the team’s Hall of Fame as a contributor. Owner Robert Kraft made the announcement this morning at the NFL Owners Meetings in Palm Beach, Florida. The Patriots Hall of Fame committee is scheduled to meet on Thursday. Kraft said he personally called Parcells to tell him that he…
For 34 minutes early on Monday morning, Mike Vrabel was open and honest – and his usual joke-cracking self – while sitting at a table and talking with a handful of local media outlets down at the NFL Meetings in Florida. Usually, this particular availability had been a mumble fest from Bill Belichick (but we also got the orange juice meme from it) and Jerod Mayo got his rough year…
AP PHOTO/Carolyn Caster The Patriots released another veteran with a link to the dynasty years on Friday when they cut veteran linebacker J’Whaun Bentley. Bentley, 28, was originally a fifth-round draft pick (143rd overall) by the Patriots out of Purdue in the 2018 NFL Draft. Bentley played in 83 regular season games with 68 starts and registered 499 total tackles, 10½ sacks, 2 interceptions, 11 passes defensed, 4 forced fumbles…
The Patriots surprised the NFL on Tuesday by signing perennial pro bowl wide receiver Stefon Diggs to a three year, $69 million dollar contract. $26 million of it is guaranteed. The total break down of Diggs contract is as follows. Remember, it is important to look at the real money. • $16.6M fully guaranteed. • $22.6M injury guarantee. • $18.5M base pay in ’25. • $3.4M in per-game roster bonuses…
FOXBOROUGH – For the first time since 2019, the Patriots have a player who commands attention as soon as he walks into a room. Stefon Diggs walked down the hallway and into the media workroom at Gillette Stadium around 2:20 on Friday after officially signing his new three-year deal. Diggs’ aura as a proven, high-level player in the league was hard to ignore throughout his 15-ish minute press conference. He…
The buzz at training camp on those Tuesday morning practices in the August heat just hasn’t been there the last few years. That’s going to change in 2025. Not just because of the hope Drake Maye has brought to the fan base or the big name defensive free agent signings, but because the Patriots finally have a new No. 1 wide receiver for the (hopefully) franchise QB. Adam Schefter reported…
Tribune News Service In a somewhat surprising move, the Patriots have matched the offer sheet for restricted free agent linebacker Christian Elliss. The Patriots placed a first right of refusal tender on Elliss earlier this offseason, making the 26-year-old linebacker a restricted free agent. The tender value for Elliss was $3.263 million for this season. The Raiders offered Elliss more money at $4.82 million last week. On Monday, the Patriots…
CHESTNUT HILL – It’s well documented how much Bill O’Brien and Mike Vrabel respect each other. Their friendship has been talked about at great length since Vrabel was hired as the next coach of the Patriots. But, what isn’t talked about enough is how much O’Brien’s BC program could help out the Patriots here in the short term while Vrabel – who spoke to the team on Monday before BC’s…
Troy Taormina-Imagn Images In a surprise piece of news, former Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs is visiting with the Patriots. Chad Graff of The Athletic broke the news last night. Diggs, 31, suffered a season-ending ACL tear eight games into last season with the Texans. At the time of the injury, he had 496 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Prior to last season, Diggs…