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Tom Brady saw plenty in the locker room during his 20 years with the Patriots, including Rob Gronkowski’s you know what. Discussing the former tight end’s “great physique” Wednesday in an extensive interview with Howard Stern, Brady recalled how Gronkowski “would get naked” in the locker room with the press present. “Literally throw his towel …

Not even Howard Stern could get Tom Brady to say a bad word about Bill Belichick. Drama between the two pillars of the Patriots dynasty reportedly played a key role in Brady’s departure after 20 years in New England, but the quarterback pushed back on that idea Wednesday during an expansive two-hour interview with Stern. …

While the rest of the world was largely in the dark about Tom Brady’s future, the quarterback knew last fall that 2019 was likely his farewell season with the Patriots. “I don’t think there was a final, final decision until it happened, but I would say I probably knew before the start of last season …

Tom Brady is ready to see what he can do without the New England Patriots. In a piece for The Players’ Tribune published on Monday, Brady expressed how grateful he was for his 20 years in New England, but also alluded to wanting to prove that he can be successful without Patriots head coach Bill …

Perhaps the biggest question of this offseason remains unanswered: Who will fill Tom Brady’s shoes in New England? The Patriots’ options are not all that appealing. The current frontrunner for the job is second-year signal-caller Jarrett Stidham, but many remain unsure of the inexperienced 2019 fourth-round pick’s ability to take over at the helm. “He …

The McCourty brothers weren’t fond of how ESPN handled Rex Ryan’s outburst toward Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper. Ryan, 57, caused a stir last week when he criticized the Cowboys’ decision to give Cooper a five-year, $100 million contract extension earlier this offseason before referring to the four-time Pro Bowler as a “turd” during an …

The New England Patriots figure to select a quarterback at some point in the upcoming NFL Draft, and they aren’t just talking to big-school prospects as they move on at that position following Tom Brady’s free-agent departure. The Pats have been in contact with Florida International signal caller James Morgan, recently conducting a videoconference meeting …

The New England Patriots have shown no known interest in free agent Cam Newton as a potential replacement for Tom Brady, and at least one former team executive believes he knows why. Scott Pioli, who worked in the Pats’ front office for seven years before becoming GM of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2009, doesn’t …

The thing to remember is, many of the people who engage in the most profound examples of philanthropy prefer to do it away from the glare, away from the lights. One of the last conversations I ever had with George Steinbrenner was trying to convince him to attach his name to a story detailing an …

For years, we in New York have been trained to disdain. Whenever the name Robert Kraft is mentioned, the response of any Jets or Giants fan (well, mostly Jets fans) generally is rooted in derision. Kraft is the owner of the big, bad, perennial-winner Patriots, who are despised in these parts for the six Lombardi …