• Andy Dalton released by Bengals with immediate Patriots intrigue

    Andy Dalton released by Bengals with immediate Patriots intrigue

    Andy Dalton will only cost his next team money. The Bengals released the veteran quarterback on Thursday morning, ESPN.com reported. It adds another layer of intrigue to the free-agency quarterback market, particularly as it pertains to the Patriots. New England has been oddly content with their quarterback situation — and a depth chart topped by …
  • Rob Gronkowski denies Buccaneers cheating fiasco he started

    Rob Gronkowski denies Buccaneers cheating fiasco he started

    For once, it’s not the Patriots who may have broken the rules. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers might have committed a tampering violation before acquiring Rob Gronkowski from New England on April 21, if what the future Hall of Fame tight end hinted at over the weekend is true. “I was in a Tampa Bay Buccaneers …
  • Cam Newton and Patriots are perfect match that might not happen

    Cam Newton and Patriots are perfect match that might not happen

    Could Cam Newton really be headed to New England? Oddsmakers seem to think so. One sports book, PointsBet, has moved the odds of a Patriots-Newton marriage to the heavy favorites at -190, despite unwavering reports of the team’s disinterest in the 2015 NFL MVP. Jeff Howe of The Athletic wrote on March 24 that “it …
  • Patriots add undrafted Brian Lewerke to post-Tom Brady quarterback group

    Patriots add undrafted Brian Lewerke to post-Tom Brady quarterback group

    The New England Patriots didn’t select a quarterback during NFL Draft 2020, but they’ve added yet another signal-caller to their roster since it ended. As the Patriots move on from the 20-year Tom Brady era, they signed on Sunday undrafted free agent Brian Lewerke out of Michigan State, his agent Mike McCartney announced. Lewerke, 23, …
  • Rob Gronkowski’s ‘fire is back’ after joining Tom Brady on Buccaneers

    Rob Gronkowski’s ‘fire is back’ after joining Tom Brady on Buccaneers

    Rob Gronkowski thanked Patriots fans, and promised a renewed vigor for those awaiting his Buccaneers debut. The three-time Super Bowl-winning tight end came out of retirement earlier this week and was subsequently traded to Tampa Bay, where longtime teammate Tom Brady signed a month prior. Gronkowski had announced his retirement in March 2019 after nine …
  • Julian Edelman flip-flops on Tom Brady follows after Rob Gronkowski trade

    Julian Edelman flip-flops on Tom Brady follows after Rob Gronkowski trade

    And then there was one. Julian Edelman remains on the Patriots roster as of Wednesday, following Tuesday’s shocking trade of Rob Gronkowski to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where the once-retired tight end will reunite with former quarterback Tom Brady. Brady first reacted to the news on social media and it seems Edelman did, too. As …
  • Rob Gronkowski ‘had Belichick over a barrel’ before huge trade

    Rob Gronkowski ‘had Belichick over a barrel’ before huge trade

    A fourth-round pick?! That’s all the New England Patriots were able to acquire for Rob Gronkowski on Tuesday, when they traded perhaps the best tight end in NFL history to Tom Brady’s Buccaneers. It seems Bill Belichick and the Patriots had no other options but to pull the trigger on the deal that also featured …
  • Patriots trading Rob Gronkowski to Tom Brady’s Buccaneers in shocking return

    Patriots trading Rob Gronkowski to Tom Brady’s Buccaneers in shocking return

    Rob Gronkowski is returning to his old quarterback, not his old team. In a shocking move Tuesday, the New England Patriots traded Gronkowski to the Buccaneers, along with a seventh-round pick in this week’s draft, for a fourth-rounder, according to ESPN. The deal came together after Gronkowski alerted the Patriots he wanted to return to …
  • Patriots may be forced to trade Joe Thuney at NFL Draft

    Patriots may be forced to trade Joe Thuney at NFL Draft

    The Patriots franchise-tagged a building block on their offensive line in March, but he could still be on the move this week. The team and left guard Joe Thuney “haven’t been close” to an extension, ESPN reported Sunday, opening up the possibility the Patriots could trade him for a draft pick if the price is …
  • Ex-Patriot Ben Watson: Jarrett Stidham can be team’s QB answer

    Ex-Patriot Ben Watson: Jarrett Stidham can be team’s QB answer

    It’s a new dawn in Foxborough, and the big question for the Patriots is who will succeed six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, who is now quarterbacking the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after 20 years in New England. As the 2020 NFL Draft — which begins Thursday — gets closer, speculation has increased about whether the …