Patriots: Four reasons the Patriots spent so much money in free agency

March 16, 2021

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…

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Patriots: The Patriots strike again adding Hunter Henry and going back to their 12 personnel roots in the process

March 16, 2021

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…

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Patriots: Bill Belichick goes on a wild shopping spree to unofficially kick off free agency

March 15, 2021

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…

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Patriots: Patriots trade OT Marcus Cannon to the Texans

March 14, 2021

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…

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Patriots Draft: 60 Players in 60 Days: Gregory Rousseau, EDGE, Miami (Fla)

March 13, 2021

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……

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Patriots: Cam Newton returning on a 1-year deal

March 12, 2021

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…

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Patriots: 6 potential trade targets for the Patriots

March 11, 2021

After Tuesday’s trade to acquire tackle Trent Brown, the Patriots may not be done. Something tells me there could be some other deals in the works. On the surface, one would think a team flushed with as much cap space as the Patriots would retool their roster through free agency and the draft. However given the current cap situation that some teams are in, trades may actually be the best…

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Patriots: Patriots make a big move in re-acquiring Trent Brown

March 9, 2021

The Patriots made a big move on Tuesday morning, literally and figuratively by acquiring old friend Trent Brown from the Las Vegas Raiders. The Patriots acquired Brown and a seventh-round pick in 2022 from the Raiders in exchange for a fifth-round pick. Brown, who played well in his lone season in New England has a agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $11 million. Brown originally had two years…

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Patriots Draft: Player Profile: Patrick Surtain II, CB Alabama

March 9, 2021

If you have heard of the name Surtain before that is because you have. Patrick Surtain II is the son of former Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Patrick Surtain who played for the Dolphins from 1999 to 2004 and the Chiefs from 2005 to 2008. Like his father, Patrick Jr is an elite level cornerback who is at his best when he is rolled up and can get……

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