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New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye and guard Layden Robinson both made ESPN’s Ben Solak’s All-Rookie Second-Team for the 2024 season. Maye started in only 12 games, and he recorded 2,276 passing yards, 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He took over the starting job on October 13 against the Houston Texans and never looked back, despite a lackluster offensive line and … [Read more...] about Two Patriots players make ESPN’s All-Rookie Team

New England Patriots cornerback Jonathan Jones discussed the overall team reactions from the firing of coach Jerod Mayo when appearing on the “Pats Interference Football Podcast” with Boston Herald’s Andrew Callahan. Seeing Mayo fired after only one season was surprising to some, but according to Jones, there were also players on the team who expected it to happen. “Everybody … [Read more...] about Patriots Super Bowl champ admits some players expected Jerod Mayo firing

Former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick signed his term sheet to be the next coach at the University of North Carolina. However, according to CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones, he has yet to sign his final contract with the school. Could Belichick be leaving the door open for a possible NFL return with multiple head coaching jobs opening across the league? Jones … [Read more...] about Latest Bill Belichick report puts NFL return discussion back on table

New England Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne didn’t get catfished like Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, but he was the recipient of a hilarious prank on his TikTok live. Coach Mike Vrabel popped up on Bourne’s screen while he was chatting with fans. Initially, it seemed as if the newly-hired Patriots head coach was randomly calling in and joining in on the fun … [Read more...] about Fan pulls hilarious Mike Vrabel call-in prank on Patriots veteran WR

The New England Patriots will be making some serious coaching staff changes for the 2025 season. ESPN’s Mike Reiss reported a slew of assistant coaches who won’t be returning to the team in 2025, including tight ends coach Bob Bicknell, running backs coach Taylor Embree, wide receivers coach Tyler Hughes, coaching assistant Keith Jones and assistant wide receivers coach Tiquan … [Read more...] about 5 assistant coaches reportedly not returning to Patriots in 2025

Former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady plans to stay in the broadcast booth for the majority of his 10-year contract, according to Brady’s agent, Don Yee, via Sports Business Journal. Brady signed a 10-year, $375 million contract with Fox in 2022. That runs concurrent with him owning a minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders. Given his position with the Raiders, the … [Read more...] about Tom Brady’s future in broadcasting revealed in recent report

New England Patriots executive director of player personnel Eliot Wolf reflected on the upcoming free agency cycle and what the emergence of rookie quarterback Drake Maye could mean for it. He broke things down to FOX Sports’ Henry McKenna. “Yeah, absolutely,” Wolf said. “Player X from another team is like, ‘Yeah, rookie quarterback, great. You know, we’ve all seen rookie … [Read more...] about Eliot Wolf points out one of the biggest free agency keys for Patriots

The New England Patriots interviewed Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Thomas Brown on Tuesday, per NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport. Brown took the roles of offensive coordinator and interim head coach in 2024, following the mid-season firing of Matt Eberflus. He served in the head coaching role for the final five weeks of the season. The team went 1-4 under him during that … [Read more...] about Patriots reportedly interviewed interim head coach for OC job

The New England Patriots will have some tough decisions to make in free agency as it relates to some of the current players on the roster. Things will be even trickier this time around with Mike Vrabel calling the shots. None of the current players on the roster were chosen by him, so he won’t be feeling shy about cleaning house wherever he feels necessary. There are a slew of … [Read more...] about Ranking Patriots 2025 free agents by re-sign priority