New England Patriots

Patriots Training Camp: Linebacker Preview

July 29, 2021
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The Patriots linebacking corp struggled last season thanks to free agent defections, opt outs and inexperience. Linebacker should be a strength of this team entering this season with the return of WILL linebacker and team leader Dont’a Hightower and SAM linebacker Kyle Van Noy. Hightower opted out last season due to COVID-19 but he’s returned in great shape and ready to assume his role as the leader of the defense….

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Patriots Training Camp: Defensive Back Preview

July 29, 2021
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The Patriots have had one of the best secondaries in the NFL in recent years and this year should be no different. Provided Stephon Gilmore returns and stays in New England, the Patriots secondary will once again be amongst the best in the NFL. Losing Patrick Chung to retirement hurts because he is so versatile and can play in all three levels of the defense but Bill Belichick added Jalen…

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Patriots: Stevenson, McGrone and Bledsoe open the season the NFI list

July 21, 2021
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Running back Rhamondre Stevenson , linebacker Cameron McGrone (knee) and safety Joshuah Bledsoe (wrist) are opening on the active/non-football injury list. That means that they are not cleared for practice but once they are cleared, they can come off the list at anytime. Stevenson is a bit of a surprise. Of the three rookies, he was the one expected to make the most immediate impact this season as a compliment…

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Patriots: Ronnie Perkins and Christian Baramore sign

July 21, 2021
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The Patriots signed the final two rookies in the draft class of 2021 when EDGE Ronnie Perkins and defensive tackle Christian Barmore signed their rookie contracts. Perkins, a third round pick out of Oklahoma signed a four year, $3.5 million dollar deal. Perkins will earn a signing bonus of $870,616 dollars. Barmore, a second round pick out of Alabama signed a four year, $8.5 million dollar deal with a $3.5…

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Patriots: 25 Days celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 1996 AFC title

July 18, 2021
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We’re up to our 12th day of 25 celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 1996 AFC championship team. A few days ago, we talked about the job offensive coordinator Ray Perkins did that season with the Patriot’ offense. Well, the guy leading the charge on the field was Drew Bledsoe. We are absolutely thrilled to have Drew and offensive lineman Todd Rucci joining us to reminisce about the season on…

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Patriots: Cassius Marsh would rather have fun than win

July 14, 2021
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According to former Patriots outside linebacker Cassius Marsh, the Patriots treat their players like “crap.” The disgruntled Marsh made the comment on a podcast yesterday.  The Patriot Way is extremely impressive,” Marsh said. “They work day-in and day-out. Their work ethic over there, what they instill, is pretty legendary. But they also treat players like crap. You don’t have a lunch period. You get there and you have to make time…

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Patriots: Patriots to hold joint practices with the Eagles

July 14, 2021
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The Patriots and Eagles are scheduled to play a pre-season game on August 19th but before they play the game, the two teams will hold joint practices in Philadelphia on August 16th and 17th. Bill Belichick has long been an advocate of joint practices. He believes it is a good way to evaluate his team against another team in a practice setting while at the same time getting a look at players on…

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Patriots: Former Patriot Jake Bequette announces run for Senate in Arkansas

July 13, 2021
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Former Patriots defensive end Jake Bequette announced yesterday that he is running for the U.S Senate. Bequette is running for the senate in Arkansas.  Bequette played his high school football at Catholic High School in Little Rock and then went on to star the University of Arkansas. He was a third round pick of the Patriots in 2012. Bequette played four seasons in New England from 2012 to 2015 however he only…

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Patriots: Days 3 and 4: 25 days of celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 1996 AFC title

July 12, 2021
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This is our third and fourth installment of the 25-day project and today we’ll be taking a look at one of the most important stretches during the season from October 20th through November 10th in two sections. During that time, the Pats rattled off four straight wins to go from 3-3 to 7-3. Two of the victories were critically important against Buffalo and Miami which was no easy task back…

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Patriots: Patriots drop the ball by not trading for Julio Jones

June 7, 2021
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The Patriots went all in this off-season spending over $160 million dollars on new contracts. The shopping spree was very Un-Patriot like and a surprise given Bill Belichick’s tendency to be fiscally conservative when it comes to spending money. Fans thought for sure that the new free spending Bill would continue to spend money by trading for Julio Jones. Jones openly acknowledged he wanted to come to New England to…

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