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• Patriots News Blitz 1/27: Senior Bowl scouting gets underway

In today's News Blitz, the Senior Bowl is a big focus as teams get their first in-person looks at many prospects, while the quarterback question remains at the forefront of Patriots' offseason....2021
Senior Bowl
• Patriots News Blitz 1/26: Weighing potential QB moves

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• Patriots News Blitz 1/25: Super Bowl 55 matchup set

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Super Bowl
• Patriots News Blitz 1/15: Bruschi: 'Garoppolo makes sense'

All of the day's Patriots news in one convenient place....2021
• Patriots News Blitz 1/14: Putting the pieces together

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• Patriots News Blitz 1/13: Early looks at the mocks

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• Patriots News Blitz 1/12: Getting the rebuild started

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• Patriots News Blitz 1/11: Reports: Ziegler to remain with Pats

All of the day's Patriots news in one convenient place....2021
• Patriots News Blitz 1/8: Turning the page to a busy offseason

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• Patriots News Blitz 1/7: Taking stock as changes begin to arrive early

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• News Blitz 5/14: Big stretch for Malcolm Mitchell

The Patriots have a rather deep corps of receivers on paper, but oftentimes depth in the offseason doesn’t necessarily translate to depth when it counts. As an example, one of the receivers Patriots fans would love to watch play this season is Malcolm Mitchell. After a solid rookie year that included several key plays in the Super Bowl win over Atlanta, Mitchell missed his entire sophomore campaig...2018
Malcolm Mitchell
• News Blitz 5/10: Thuney to have surgery

It’s common for NFL players to deal with injuries after the season and require surgery to repair problems that they may have played through. That’s apparently the case with Patriots left guard Joe Thuney. ESPNBoston.com was the first to report that Thuney has a foot injury that will require surgery and keep him from taking part in New England’s upcoming OTA workouts. The Boston Globe has word that...2018
Boston Globe
• Ask PFW: Spring football fever

2018

Isaiah Wynn
• News Blitz 3/22: Adrian Clayborn ready for more

Wednesday was Adrian Clayborn’s turn to chat with the local media for the first time, becoming the third free agent to do so in three days. Clayborn has dealt with his share of injuries over the years but ESPN.com says the defensive end has shelved any talk of retirement and is ready to go. The Boston Globe says Clayborn believes he can be a versatile pass rusher. The Boston Herald thinks Clayborn...2018
Adrian Clayborn
• News Blitz 2/21: Breaking down the roster

The start of the new league year is still several weeks away (March 14) but the Patriots and the other 31 NFL teams have been hard at work trying to analyze their rosters in an effort to prepare for 2018. MassLive.com is doing the same as they take a look at some positions where uncertainty exists on the Patriots roster. NBC Sports Boston takes a look at the wide receiver position and wonders what...2018
Boston Sports Journal
• News Blitz 2/16: Ventrone leaving to coach Colts special teams

Change is part of the NFL offseason. Fans focus primarily on players, head coaches and coordinators switching teams this time of year. But lower-level assistants also move around the league and can alter the look of a team’s staff. ESPNBoston.com writes that Patriots assistant special teams coach Ray “Bubba” Ventrone is leaving New England to join Frank Reich’s staff with the Colts, a story that w...2018
Frank Reich
• News Blitz 2/15: McCourty has surgery

For coaches, the offseason is a time to turn the page to the coming season in what’s now the year-round world of the NFL. For players, the early stages of the offseason are about recovering from the prior year and that often involves surgeries and rehab. It’s just part of the job. Along those lines, the Boston Herald reports that Patriots safety Devin McCourty had shoulder surgery this week to dea...2018
Boston Herald
• News Blitz 1/19: Brady's hand remains in focus

Tom Brady’s hand continues to dominate conversation around Sunday’s AFC Championship Game featuring the Patriots and visiting Jacksonville Jaguars. ESPN.com offers a report on his day at practice on Thursday, which included a glove on his injured throwing hand but no participation in the workout. The Boston Globe takes the temperature of the region and found some uneasiness among fans regarding Br...2018
Championship Game
• News Blitz 1/18: Brady injury top concern

2018

Boston Herald
• News Blitz 1/17: Jags defense a problem

Most of the talk about the Jacksonville Jaguars this week has centered around their defense. The Jags are second in the league in points and yards allowed and tops in pass defense. ESPN.com believes the Jaguars are built in a way that could hit on some of the areas that the Patriots are vulnerable. With such a talented defense to battle on Sunday it was no surprise to see Tom Brady at the stadium ...2018
Jacksonville Jaguars

• Patriots News Blitz 11/4: Taking stock after trade deadline

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• Patriots News Blitz 11/3: Trade deadline day arrives

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• Patriots News Blitz 5/21: Pats lock up all draft picks
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• Patriots News Blitz 5/4: Getting to know the draft picks
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• Analysis: Brady, Gronk OTA whereabouts

As we pointed out in today’s patriots.com News Blitz, media reports are suggesting that Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski likely won’t be at Gillette Stadium this week for organized team activity practices (OTAs). If that winds up being true, just how big a deal is this for the Patriots? First, let’s take a look at what OTAs are. When NFL teams gather in April for the start of their offseason programs,...2018
Gillette Stadium
• News Blitz 5/18: Danny Shelton ready to run

The Patriots continued their practice of making players available throughout the offseason and on Thursday it was David Andrews and Danny Shelton chatting with the media. The Boston Sports Journal offers three takeaways from the sessions. Shelton was asked about the team’s decision to not pick up his fifth-year option, meaning he would be a free agent at the end of 2018. ESPN.com says history has ...2018
Danny Shelton
• News Blitz 5/17: Matt Light headed to Hall

The fans have spoken and Matt Light became the 27th member of the Patriots Hall of Fame. The Boston Herald takes a look at the long-time Patriots left tackle. NBC Sports Boston has more on Light’s induction. ESPN.com also has Light speaking about the Patriots current situation at left tackle and explaining why Nate Solder will be tough to replace. The Boston Herald has Light explaining why there’s...2018
Matt Light
• News Blitz 5/15: Rookie trio checks in

The Patriots rookies just wrapped up their mini-camp in Foxborough but the class remains in town as work continues toward OTAs. On Tuesday, the team made three member of the draft class – Duke Dawson, Ja’Whaun Bentley and Christian Sam – available to the media. The Boston Globe says the three young defensive players are eager to learn. The Boston Herald focuses on linebackers Bentley and Sam, who ...2018
Boston Globe
• News Blitz 5/10: Thuney to have surgery
It’s common for NFL players to deal with injuries after the season and require surgery to repair problems that they may have played through. That’s apparently the case with Patriots left guard Joe Thuney. ESPNBoston.com was the first to report that Thuney has a foot injury that will require surgery and keep him from taking part in New England’s upcoming OTA workouts. The Boston Globe has word that...2018
Boston Globe
• News Blitz 5/9: Twin billing!

Get ready New England, the McCourty twins are playing together for the first time since college and they clearly plan on having some fun with the situation. The duo met with the media Tuesday at Gillette Stadium and did their best to toy with the gathered marks. The Boston Globe, though, writes that Devin and Jason McCourty didn’t fool anyone with their twin games. The Globe also notes that Jason ...2018
Gillette Stadium

• News Blitz 4/20: Schedule analysis; Santos tributes

Gil Santos’ legend as the longtime Patriots radio play-by-play man is immortalized with his spot in the team’s hall of fame. But the death of the iconic voice of New England’s football team – booming pipes that produced some of the most memorable calls in Boston sports history – brought about plenty of stories of Santos’ greatness both inside and out of the broadcast booth. The Boston Globe notes ...2018
Boston Globe
• News Blitz 4/19: Brady to hold summer passing camp with teammates

Wednesday morning ESPN reported that Tom Brady had not yet “committed” to playing in 2018. Later in the day, more information came out indicating, though, that TB12 is indeed readying himself for yet another season in New England. The rumor site ProFootballTalk.com reported that Brady “already has made arrangements to get together with some of his teammates between the end of the offseason program...2018
Boston Globe
• News Blitz 2/13: Brady’s stability

Despite the most recent Super Bowl Sunday setback, Tom Brady is clearly still going strong. Coming off his third NFL MVP and a hit documentary series, Brady’s excellence is obvious in many areas of his life. The Boston Herald notes that amid plenty of change, Brady gives the Patriots the ultimate stability as he plays at a high level into his early 40s. The Herald also says that the pain of the Pa...2018
Super Bowl
• News Blitz 2/13: Brady's stability

Despite the most recent Super Bowl Sunday setback, Tom Brady is clearly still going strong. Coming off his third NFL MVP and a hit documentary series, Brady’s excellence is obvious in many areas of his life. The Boston Herald notes that amid plenty of change, Brady gives the Patriots the ultimate stability as he plays at a high level into his early 40s. The Herald also says that the pain of the Pa...2018
Super Bowl
• News Blitz 1/17: Jags defense a problem
Most of the talk about the Jacksonville Jaguars this week has centered around their defense. The Jags are second in the league in points and yards allowed and tops in pass defense. ESPN.com believes the Jaguars are built in a way that could hit on some of the areas that the Patriots are vulnerable. With such a talented defense to battle on Sunday it was no surprise to see Tom Brady at the stadium ...2018
Jacksonville Jaguars
• News Blitz 11/17: Pats set for Mexico

The Patriots and Raiders are getting set to hit Mexico City for their showdown on Sunday, and ESPN.com takes a look back to the NFL’s first foray south of the border and things didn’t go all that well for the league. The Patriots are obviously far more concerned with modern-day events, however, and their focus is solely on the Raiders. In Mexico, it’s been how ’bout those Patriots. After Mike Gill...2017
Mike Gillislee
• News Blitz 9/29: Belichick the problem with Patriots defense?

Bill Belichick has been coaching NFL defense for longer than many fans have been alive. He has game plans enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Yet, right now, he and defensive coordinator Matt Patricia oversee the worst unit in the NFL. Many are searching for answers as to why a defense that led the NFL in points allowed a year ago is suddenly dead last in that category and many other areas...2017
Bill Belichick
• News Blitz 9/8: A losing effort

The Patriots were supposed to celebrate one Super Bowl title while beginning the march to another Thursday night at Gillette Stadium in the 2017 NFL opener. Apparently, though, Alex Smith didn’t get the script of the night and ruined things for Patriot Nation as Kansas City pulled off the shocking, 42-27 upset. The Boston Globe says the Chiefs pulled a stunner on Bill Belichick’s team. Globe colum...2017
Super Bowl
• News Blitz 8/3: Tom Brady turns 40!
Turning 40 is a major milestone birthday for anyone. Turning 40 as an active NFL quarterback is a rarity. Turning 40 as arguably the best active NFL quarterback is unprecedented. But that’s Tom Brady’s reality on Thursday as TB12 hits the big 4-0 in Foxborough, where he’ll celebrate with a morning training camp practice session. Media outlets from all across the web have found different ways to ac...2017
Boston Globe
• News Blitz 2/2: More from Houston
The Patriots and Falcons will meet with the media for the final time on Thursday but there was still plenty to talk about for both teams. The Boston Globe says rookie Elandon Roberts backs up his talk with hard hits. Also, there’s a piece on how the Patriots consistently make in-season trades work to their advantage. The Boston Herald’s notebook leads with Nate Ebner looking to go from the Olympic...2017
Boston Globe

• News Blitz 5/15: Rookie trio checks in
2018

Boston Globe
• News Blitz 5/14: Big stretch for Malcolm Mitchell
2018

Malcolm Mitchell
• News Blitz 5/9: Twin billing!
2018

Gillette Stadium
• Ask PFW: Spring football fever
2018

Isaiah Wynn
• News Blitz 5/1: Brady's coming back
Last week, TE Rob Gronkowski confirmed he’s returning to the Patriots this coming season. This week, QB Tom Brady did the same. During an hour-long interview at the Milken Institute in Santa Monica, Calif. yesterday, Brady told the attendees that he will be playing in 2018. “I want to [play] for as long as I can,” said Brady, who added that, while he still wants to play into his mid-40s, he also n...2018
Santa Monica
• News Blitz 4/24: Tom Brady expected to return

2018

Super Bowl
• News Blitz 3/2: O-line in focus

2018

Boston Herald
• News Blitz 2/28: Gronk reportedly 'unhappy'

We’ve been hearing for the past few weeks about how football’s best tight end, Rob Gronkowski, is possibly mulling retirement as he approaches age 29 (his birthday is in May). Today, according to NBCSportsBoston.com, Gronk was “unhappy” throughout the 2017 season. Injuries and other issues are “starting to wear on him mentally and physically, the atmosphere in Foxboro,” the report went on to state...2018
Providence Journal
• News Blitz 2/28: Gronk was reportedly 'unhappy'

We’ve been hearing for the past few weeks about how football’s best tight end, Rob Gronkowski, is possibly mulling retirement as he approaches age 29 (his birthday is in May). Today, according to NBCSportsBoston.com, Gronk was “unhappy” throughout the 2017 season. Injuries and other issues are “starting to wear on him mentally and physically, the atmosphere in Foxboro,” the report went on to state...2018
Providence Journal
• News Blitz 2/20: Dealing with Gronk possibilities

One of the biggest offseason stories surrounding the Patriots is the possible retirement of Rob Gronkowski. The All-Pro tight end hinted at the possibility following the Super Bowl loss in Minnesota, and MassLive.com takes a look at how the Patriots might deal with such a significant loss. NBC Sports Boston says it’s a potentially sticky situation for the team, while WEEI.com says the Patriots nee...2018
Super Bowl

• News Blitz 2/28: Gronk reportedly 'unhappy'
2018

Providence Journal
• News Blitz 2/28: Gronk was reportedly 'unhappy'
2018

Providence Journal
• News Blitz 2/9: Celebrations continue over the weekend
The post-Super Bowl celebrations are ongoing and today’s Patriots.com News Blitz takes a look at some of things players have been up to over the weekend....2015
Super Bowl
• News Blitz 3/2: Decision time
It’s a quiet time for today’s Patriots.com News Blitz....2015
• News Blitz 3/5: Forecasting the moves
Free agency and roster evaluations continue to highlight the news and today’s Patriots.com News Blitz....2015
• News Blitz 6/26: Body by Edelman
2017

Derek Carr
• News Blitz 3/6: Wilfork reaction
Friday's Patriots.com News Blitz is dominated by stories from around the web reacting to news that Vince Wilfork's run-stuffing run in New England may be over....2015
Vince Wilfork
• News Bllitz 2/27: Dobson working to prove himself
Today's Patriots.com News Blitz finds a variety of random stories from around the web, most notably an update on Aaron Dobson....2015
• News Blitz: Hightower to return?
2017

Malcolm Butler
• News Blitz 8/3: Tom Brady turns 40!
2017

Boston Globe
• News Blitz 1/19: Brady's hand remains in focus
2018

Championship Game
• News Blitz 2/17: Offseason business underway
A roundup of Patriots news coverage....2015
• News Blitz 2/12: Eagles enjoyed beating 'fear-based' Patriots

Little more than a week removed from the disappointment of the Super Bowl LII loss to the Eagles, the Patriots are now in the midst of the offseason. The NFL Combine, free agency and the draft are on the horizon. As such, various media outlets have begun to look at the offseason moves Bill Belichick might make as the building of the 2018 Patriots begins. But before moving on, the Boston Globe look...2018
Super Bowl
• News Blitz 9/25: Patriots fight to the finish

New England’s opening night loss to the Chiefs left Tom Brady questioning his team’s competitiveness. Just a couple weeks later at Gillette Stadium, Sunday’s 36-33 comeback win over the Texans had Brady and his New England teammates fighting to the bitter end to pull out the victory. The Boston Globe says the effort ranks near the top of Brady’s long list of comebacks. The Globe notes that Brady l...2017
Gillette Stadium

• News Blitz 8/22: Tough roster decisions loom
The Patriots have turned their attention to Week 3 and a trip to Detroit to take on the Lions. While the team prepares to depart, several roster-related questions continue to draw attention. Despite a crowded backfield, the Boston Globe believes running back D.J. Foster is very much in the running for a spot. The same could be said of Devin Lucien, who is trying to squeeze his way into a very deep...2017
Boston Globe
• News Blitz 7/14: Tom Brady joins The Club
Tom Brady is one of the biggest stars in the world. He’s rich, handsome, famous and endlessly successful in both football and business. But even the G.O.A.T. has to wait to get into some clubs. At least that’s true when it comes to The Country Club. The Boston Globe has word that Brady has finally earned his way into The Country Club of Brookline. The Globe also continues its daily countdown to tr...2017
Boston Globe

• Patriots News Blitz 1/25: Super Bowl 55 matchup set
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Super Bowl
• Patriots News Blitz 12/21: Pats playoff hopes dashed

2020
• Patriots News Blitz 11/27: Now the real football starts

2020
• Patriots News Blitz 8/31: Pats wrap training camp practices
2020
• Patriots News Blitz 7/23: How will Belichick tackle new-look training camp?
2020
• Patriots News Blitz 7/1: Countdown to training camp
2020
• Patriots News Blitz 5/8: Breaking down the schedule
2020
• Analysis: Brady, Gronk OTA whereabouts
2018

Gillette Stadium
• Ask PFW: Spring football fever
2018

Isaiah Wynn
• News Blitz 4/30: Dissecting the Draft

Everyone, it seems, has an opinion or some kind of reaction to how the Patriots drafted this past weekend. We’ll start with and ESPN blog post, which asks a question many followers of this team are asking: Did the Patriots do enough to help their defense? “There were trade opportunities to move up in the first round to pick a defender,” the article asserts, “but they elected to stay put and select...2018
Isaiah Wynn

• News Blitz 5/2: Mayfield, maybe?

The Patriots continue to make quarterback news this week. After Tom Brady’s big interview on Monday (more on that shortly) comes speculation that the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft could have gone No. 2… to New England? That’s what Baker Mayfield’s agent seems to have suggested during a recent podcast interview. “When he visited the Jets, they pretty much said, ‘You’re our guy if you’re ...2018
Baker Mayfield
• News Blitz 4/18: Brady 'yet to commit' to playing in 2018

Tom Brady was not on the start of the Patriots offseason program Monday at Gillette Stadium. Now, ESPN is at least posing the possibly that Brady may not even play football in 2018. Wednesday morning ESPN cited sources who “know” Brady, saying that they believe he will play this coming season though “they cannot say that for sure.” “My money would be on him playing football for the foreseeable fut...2018
Matthew Slater
• News Blitz 3/30: 'Chances increasing' for a Gronk trade?

2018

Providence Journal
• News Blitz 3/9: Another missed trade opportunity?

A day after the Patriots reportedly missed out on a possible trade for defensive end Michael Bennett, New England apparently lost out on a chance to bring a Pro Bowl cornerback back to Foxborough. The Boston Globe passes along a report that the Patriots and Broncos came to an impasse on a possible trade for Aqib Talib, who was then traded to the Rams. The Globe has word that the Bennett brothers h...2018
Michael Bennett
• News Blitz 3/2: O-line in focus
2018

Boston Herald
• News Blitz 1/16: Pats not concerned with Ramsey's boast

The Patriots and Jaguars are set to do battle in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium with a berth in Super Bowl LII on the line. Jacksonville brings the second-ranked defense in football to Foxborough, and ESPN.com says the style on that side of the ball should remind New England of what they’ve seen in the past with Seattle. The Boston Herald takes a look at the Jaguars run-heavy a...2018
Championship Game
• News Blitz 12/22: Preparing for LeSean McCoy's Bills

The Patriots may have won the NFL’s game of the year last Sunday evening in Pittsburgh, but the season is far from over. New England needs to keep winning to secure the No. 1 seed in the AFC postseason. The next task, then, is taking care of a Bills team that is still fighting for its own playoff life. The Boston Globe writes that the biggest challenge Buffalo brings to Gillette Stadium on Sunday ...2017
LeSean McCoy
• News Blitz 9/25: Patriots fight to the finish
2017

Gillette Stadium
• News Blitz 9/20: Butler's playing time

A lot of media are talking about Malcolm Butler today, and not in the way you might have expected heading into this season. When the cornerback was left out of the starting lineup against New Orleans (in favor of Eric Rowe) and played a limited role versus the Saints, many observers became curious about Butler’s future with the Patriots. Comments by head coach Bill Belichick and defensive coordina...2017
Malcolm Butler
• News Blitz 9/8: A losing effort
2017

Super Bowl

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