• Nate Ebner becomes Joe Judge’s first Patriots transplant with Giants

    Nate Ebner becomes Joe Judge’s first Patriots transplant with Giants

    The wait is over for the first player to follow Joe Judge from the New England Patriots to the New York Giants in free agency. Linebackers Kyle Van Noy (Miami Dolphins) and Jamie Collins (Detroit Lions) reunited with other ex-Patriots coaches and safety Devin McCourty opted to stay put, so the answer is Nate Ebner, …
  • What Tom Brady can learn from Peyton Manning’s transition

    What Tom Brady can learn from Peyton Manning’s transition

    You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but you can teach a great quarterback a new vocabulary. Peyton Manning proved that much. As reality sinks in that Tom Brady is leaving the Patriots for the Buccaneers, the challenge ahead of him is crystalizing: After 20 years in the same offense, with the same head …
  • The Patriots lost a lot more than Tom Brady

    The Patriots lost a lot more than Tom Brady

    The dynasty is unraveling. In the span of three days, the New England Patriots watched as the defense that carried them through the 2019 season dispersed – along with the loss of longtime quarterback Tom Brady. Linebacker Kyle Van Noy was the first to go when the 28-year-old agreed to terms with the Miami Dolphins. …
  • Tom Brady can’t lift the Buccaneers to a Super Bowl

    Tom Brady can’t lift the Buccaneers to a Super Bowl

    Tom Brady, because he is the GOAT, albeit a GOAT who will be 43 when NFL games begin again, will create the kind of buzz in Tampa that only Jon Gruden could bring during the Bucs’ Super Bowl 37 season.
  • Katie Nolan’s Tom Brady pain was great ESPN entertainment

    Katie Nolan’s Tom Brady pain was great ESPN entertainment

    Patriots fans who are mourning the departure of Tom Brady are taking it hard, while seemingly the rest of the football world is basking in it. Katie Nolan found this out the hard way on ESPN.
  • Gisele Bündchen has ‘beautiful’ Patriots goodbye after Tom Brady’s exit

    Gisele Bündchen has ‘beautiful’ Patriots goodbye after Tom Brady’s exit

    New England will always have a place in Gisele Bündchen’s heart.
  • Review Tom Brady’s 20-year Patriots career

    Review Tom Brady’s 20-year Patriots career

    A look back at the highs and lows of Tom Brady’s legendary 20-year career with the Patriots.
  • Adam Schefter tipped off Tom Brady split with incredulous scoop

    Adam Schefter tipped off Tom Brady split with incredulous scoop

    The idea that Tom Brady may leave the Patriots wasn’t new. “Has he put his home up for sale?” NFL insider Adam Schefter said on ESPN’s “Monday Night Countdown” in October. “Yes. Has his trainer put his home for sale? Yes. Has he set up his contract to void after the season to become a …
  • Tom Brady and Bill Belichick will regret ending Patriots dynasty early

    Tom Brady and Bill Belichick will regret ending Patriots dynasty early

    Tom Brady wants this chance to show the world that he can win a Super Bowl without Bill Belichick, more than Belichick wanted him to stay and win their seventh Super Bowl championship together. It is stunning that Brady — 43 next summer — reached the conclusion that he believes he has a better chance …
  • How Tom Brady broke up with the Patriots

    How Tom Brady broke up with the Patriots

    After 20 years, you can’t end it by text message. Patriots owner Robert Kraft told ESPN.com on Tuesday that Tom Brady came over on Monday night and the two decided that after six Super Bowls and two decades, the franchise and quarterback would go their separate ways. “Tommy initiated contact (Monday) night & came over. …