Image courtesy of @hunterhenry Instagram FOXBOROUGH – Earlier this week, Hunter Henry, his wife Parker and former BC star Mark Herzlich held the second annual “Freedom to Play” ping pong tournament, with over $220k raised for the International Justice Mission. IJM’s mission is to end human trafficking and modern slavery. The Henry’s and Herzlich’s have become good friends and have done a number of things for the community, including spending…

FOXBOROUGH – It’s really not worth rushing him back for the Jets, if we’re all being honest. AJ Brown began practicing for the first time this week since going on IR after the opener in Seattle. The Patriots now are in a 21-day window where they’d have to activate Brown or lose him for the season. That obviously isn’t happening, so when is the right time to let Drake Maye’s…

AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper FOXBOROUGH – For the second straight week, the Patriots got to celebrate a big win in the locker room, which means game balls are given out. And for the second straight week, Mike Vrabel handed Drake Maye one of them, with a message before it: “We’re not taking any more shit.” Clear, concise, right to the point. Maye has certainly heard it loud and clear, throwing…

Patrick Smith/Getty Images FOXBOROUGH – The Patriots lost Will Campbell in the second quarter on Sunday and still put up 45 points. Oh, and Maxx Crosby had one assisted tackle and two hits on Drake Make. That’s it. The offensive line needed to step up in a big way and did. The 45-17 blowout against the Raiders came on a day that should have made the 2001 team proud. Because of…

Image courtesy of Las Vegas Review Journal FOXBOROUGH – That was an early 2000s-like ass kicking on Sunday. With the 2001 team in the house at Gillette Stadium for the 25th anniversary of the Super Bowl that started it all, the Patriots put on a performance that would have made those Brady-Belichick teams proud. New England had 536 yards of total offense and Drake Maye was nearly perfect in a…