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Last year, after Joe Judge was fired as head coach of the Giants, he was hired by the Patriots in an offensive assistant role, and he faced plenty of criticism as quarterback Mac Jones took a step backward in his second season. This year, Judge will be back with the Patriots, but his role appears [more] … [Read more...] about Report: Joe Judge will be Patriots’ assistant head coach, work on special teams in 2023

The Patriots have a punter. Corliss Waitman, who departed Denver this week after the Broncos signed punter Riley Dixon, signed with the Patriots today. Waitman is the only punter on the Patriots’ roster. They’ll presumably bring in another punter before training camp. Patriots coach Bill Belichick has long felt that left-footed punters provide a challenge [more] … [Read more...] about Patriots sign punter Corliss Waitman

Last year, Tom Brady’s path to unretirement consisted, temporarily, of buying a minority stake in the Dolphins before eventually becoming the team’s quarterback. This year, the retired seven-time Super Bowl champion has acquired an ownership interest in a team owned by Raiders owner Mark Davis. Via Logan Reever of 8NewsNow.com in Las Vegas, Davis announced [more] … [Read more...] about Tom Brady becomes a minority owner in the Las Vegas Aces

Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster joined the Patriots as a free agent this month and he had a succinct answer to why he wanted to continue his career in New England. Smith-Schuster has faced the Patriots a number of times in his career and Bill Belichick has been the head coach in New England for all [more] … [Read more...] about JuJu Smith-Schuster on joining Patriots: Being wanted by a coach you respect goes a long way

Running back Damien Harris is switching teams in the AFC East for the 2023 season. Harris has signed with the Bills after spending four seasons with the Patriots and he’s joining an offense that is bringing back a number of weapons from their third straight division champion. Those weapons include running backs James Cook and [more] … [Read more...] about Damien Harris feels signing with Bills can take him to a new height

Late last season, the Patriots suspended punter Jake Bailey after a dispute about whether Bailey was ready to return to the field after an injury. That dispute became particularly contentious because Bailey had $2.115 million in guaranteed salary for 2023, and a suspension can void a player’s guarantees. Bailey filed a grievance to contest the [more] … [Read more...] about Jake Bailey says his grievance with the Patriots over his suspension has been resolved

Days after cutting cornerback Jalen Mills, the Patriots are bringing him back. The Patriots and Mills agreed to a one-year contract this morning, according to multiple reports. A 2016 seventh-round pick of the Eagles, Mills played five years in Philadelphia before playing the last two years in New England. Mills has played in 26 games [more] … [Read more...] about Patriots bring back Jalen Mills

Patriots wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster doesn’t know what number he’ll wear in New England, but it won’t be the No. 9 jersey he wore in Kansas City. Smith-Schuster noted that Matthew Judon currently wears No. 9, and the NFL has a rule that requires players who change numbers to buy all the unsold jerseys that [more] … [Read more...] about JuJu Smith-Schuster: I won’t pay $100K it would cost to get No. 9 jersey from Mathew Judon

Former Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower announced his retirement Tuesday. It comes after three Super Bowl championships in nine seasons in New England. Patriots owner Robert Kraft released a statement about Hightower’s retirement. “Dont’a Hightower is a champion,” Kraft said in a statement. “He won at every level he ever played and always excelled in championship [more] … [Read more...] about Robert Kraft on Dont’a Hightower’s retirement: We are honored to call him a Patriot