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Patriots coach Bill Belichick declined this offseason to name Mac Jones the starter over Bailey Zappe. So there may . . . or may not be a competition for the starting job for 2023. Zappe is ready to compete if given the chance. “If my opportunity presents itself, I’m going to take full advantage of [more] … [Read more...] about Bailey Zappe ready to compete for starting job if “my opportunity presents itself”

Wide receiver Jordan Addison’s list of pre-draft visits is growing. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Addison is visiting the Vikings before moving on to meetings with the Bills and Giants. Addison has already met with the Patriots and Ravens. Addison transferred from Pitt to USC after catching 100 passes, 1,593 yards, and 17 [more] … [Read more...] about Jordan Addison slated to meet with Bills, Giants, Vikings

Former Texas Tech edge rusher Tyree Wilson met with a couple of teams picking in the top 10 of this year’s draft last week and he’s set to meet with two more this week. Albert Breer of SI.com reports that Wilson will meet with the Cardinals on Wednesday and the Raiders on Thursday. He met [more] … [Read more...] about Cardinals, Raiders among Tyree Wilson’s visits this week

He’s gone from the NFL, but it’s impossible to forget him. Because he periodically does something that serves as a reminder. Via TMZ.com, Brown allegedly failed to pay nearly $1.095 million for jewelry received from celebrity jeweler Shuki International. He has been sued for the money. The items include two diamond fingers, like the one [more] … [Read more...] about Celebrity jeweler sues Antonio Brown for $1.1 million

Rob Gronkowski has already come out of retirement once, but he says he won’t do it twice. Gronkowski, whose first retirement in 2019 lasted one year, says that his second retirement in 2022 was the final one, for sure. “There’s no chance anymore. I’m happily retired. I actually picked up pickleball,” Gronkowski told TMZ.com, before [more] … [Read more...] about Rob Gronkowski: I’m happily retired, there’s no chance of coming back anymore

New England has finished with a losing record while missing out on the playoffs in two of the past three seasons since Tom Brady left the team. Last year, New England finished in third place in the AFC East with an 8-9 record and did not reach the postseason. After finishing second in Offensive Rookie [more] … [Read more...] about Patriots draft picks 2023: Full list of New England’s draft picks for every round

Two years ago, the 49ers invested three first-round picks and a third-round pick in quarterback Trey Lance. The circumstances placed intense pressure on Lance, and things simply haven’t worked out for him, so far, in the NFL. He now enters his third season with significant competition both for the top spot on the depth chart [more] … [Read more...] about Trey Lance could use a fresh start

Longtime Patriots assistant coach Dante Scarnecchia will be inducted into the franchise’s Hall of Fame this year. Scarnecchia was the Patriots’ special teams and tight ends coach from 1982 to 1988 and then returned to fill the same roles in 1991. He would hold a variety of titles before becoming their offensive line coach in [more] … [Read more...] about Patriots will induct Dante Scarnecchia to their Hall of Fame

Former Georgia tackle Broderick Jones has lined up a number of visits with NFL teams. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that Jones is set for meetings with the Jets, Patriots, and Titans. He is also likely to schedule visits with the Bears and Cardinals before the draft gets underway later this month. Mock drafts have [more] … [Read more...] about Jets, Patriots, Titans set to meet with Broderick Jones