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What to know about Patriots director of scouting Eliot Wolf
More Teams. More Games. Bart Scott and Louis Riddick debate whether the Patriots should draft a rookie quarterback with the third overall pick. (2:15) FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Wolf’s debut: Patriots director of scouting Eliot Wolf is scheduled to answer questions from reporters Tuesday […]
Continue readingPatriots’ Jalen Reagor scores 98-yard TD on opening kickoff
Reagor’s spin move, bouncing off kicker Tyler Bass, put the exclamation mark on a return where he was barely touched. His return was made possible by the blocking in front of him from Chris Board, Marte Mapu, Adrian Phillips, Christian Elliss, Mack Wilson Sr., Jahlani Tavai, Josh Uche, Brenden Schooler, Matthew Slater and Pharaoh Brown. […]
Continue readingEzekiel Elliott shows off jersey numbers on reversible chain
More Teams. More Games. Harry Douglas and Kimberley A. Martin explain how the Patriots will integrate Ezekiel Elliott into their offense. (1:50) It’s a summer of new beginnings for New England Patriots running back Ezekiel Elliott. After being released by the Dallas Cowboys in March, Elliott signed with the Patriots last month. The 28-year-old running […]
Continue reading2023 NFL Rank: Predicting top 100 players for this season
To create our list, we asked a panel of dozens of ESPN NFL experts to rate players based on performance expectations for the 2023 season as compared with their peers. Emphasis was placed solely on the upcoming season and predicting potential greatness, rather than past performance, career résumé or positional value. That means long-term injuries […]
Continue readingEzekiel Elliott feels at home with Patriots: ‘I’m a good fit’
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Veteran running back Ezekiel Elliott kept flashing smiles during his introductory news conference with New England Patriots reporters. At one point, he winked. It reflects how Elliott, after spending the first seven years of his NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys, has quickly felt at home as a Patriot. “I think if […]
Continue readingSources: Pats boost Matthew Judon’s 2023 pay in revised deal
The adjusted contract will increase Judon’s guaranteed money in 2023 from $2 million to $14 million, sources told Schefter. Judon can earn up to $18 million this year and no new years were added to his contract. Judon, who has led the team in sacks each of the past two seasons, had not been a […]
Continue readingNBA Finals 2022: Bill Belichick, New England Patriots pulling for Boston Celtics
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Boston Celtics face the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, and one of their biggest fans — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick — couldn’t be happier. One week after wearing a Celtics hat to his team’s first spring practice, and ensuring his assistants did too, Belichick opened his remarks […]
Continue readingNFL draft 2022: Biggest offseason questions, team needs, rookie battles and future upgrades for all 32 teams
The 2022 NFL draft wrapped up Saturday, and perhaps the most relevant thing to happen was a quarterback being taken with the last pick, a spot dubbed “Mr. Irrelevant.” Because after a 2021 draft in which QBs went 1-2-3 as well as 11th and 15th, talent evaluators obviously thought this class of signal-callers wasn’t worth […]
Continue readingJabrill Peppers, New England Patriots agree to 1-year deal, sources say
PALM BEACH, Fla. — The New England Patriots and free-agent safety Jabrill Peppers have reached agreement on a one-year deal that is worth up to $5 million, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Peppers, 26, spent the past three seasons with the New York Giants — the final two as a captain under former coach Joe […]
Continue readingNFL All-Underrated Team 2021: Barnwell’s 24-player roster of vets, rookies, draft steals and free-agency finds
Of course, “underrated” is in the eye of the beholder. I suspect that just about everyone who reads this list will have a player or two they think of as underrated who isn’t going to appear among the 24 players here. In most cases, I suspect the only difference is just that I think those […]
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