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Patriots: What to watch for in the second preseason game on Thursday night

It’s rare that preseason games have a lot of meaning behind them, but Thursday night is a big one for the New England Patriots. There’s obviously still the quarterback competition, but with only one preseason game left until Miami preparation starts, the game against Philadelphia may be the most competitive, real football action the Pats get until that Miami game. The Giants are here for joint practices next week before…

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Patriots: Five things to watch in Preseason Game #2

Last week, in preseason game number one against the Washington Football Team, you saw a whole lot of new faces in a Patriots uniform. You had rookies making an impact on the offensive side of the ball right out of the gate in 1st round pick QB Mac Jones (13-for-19, 87 yds) & 4th round pick RB Rhamondre Stevenson (10 car, 127 yds, TD). And then you had a great…

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Patriots: Patriots cut Troy Fumagalli, ending any hope I had of him making the team

Image courtesy of Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Patriots released tight end Troy Fumagalli with an injury settlement yesterday ending speculation that he could make the final 53 man roster. Fumagalli got off to a strong start the first two weeks of camp but tailed off after that and was fairly unimpressive in the limited snaps he got last Thursday night against Washington. At 6-6 248, Fumagalli…

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Patriots: 5 thoughts on Day One of joint practices with the Eagles

The Patriots had an up snd down day in the first of two joint practices with the Eagles. There were a few highlights but there were a lot of lowlights we well. Here are my thoughts on practice number one with the Eagles. 1. Quarterbacks Struggle: Neither Cam Newton nor Mac Jones were good today. They struggled at various points in practice. Newton in particular was awful throwing seven total…

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Patriots: Previewing joint practices with the Philadelphia Eagles

The Patriots play the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night in pre-season game number two but before the two teams meet on the game field, they will meet on the practice field for two practices today and tomorrow. Here is what we can expect from the joint practices between the two teams. 1. Individual competition drills: You can expect to see a lot of one on ones both along the offensive…

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