Share this: The New England Patriots could enter Thursday night’s game against the Houston Texans with the understanding that wide receiver Julian Edelman might be called upon to play quarterback. It would take an unfortunate set of circumstances, as the Patriots are expected to hand the quarterback keys to rookie Jacoby Brissett with Jimmy Garoppolo injured and Tom Brady still serving his Deflategate suspension. But New England hasn’t added a quarterback and Garoppolo might not dress for the game, leaving Brissett as the only legitimate quarterback on the Patriots’ roster. If that ends up being the case, Edelman likely will serve as New England’s backup quarterback. The Patriots’ hope surely is that Brissett stays healthy and on the field, eliminating the need for
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Twitter Had A Good Time Making Fun Of Tom Brady’s New Haircut
Share this: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady met the media Tuesday for perhaps the last time in a while because he’s soon going to begin serving a four-game suspension stemming from Deflategate. It wasn’t Brady’s supportive remarks about backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo that caught everyone’s attention, though, it was his new haircut. Twitter, as expected, was all over it. Here’s some of the best reaction to Brady’s latest look. How does Tom Brady not walk out wearing a rugby shirt with that hair? — Chris Mueller (@ChrisMuellerPGH) August 31, 2016 Thumbnail photo via Jim Dedmon/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
Patriots Notes: Jimmy Garoppolo Gets Vote Of Confidence From Saints’ Backup QB
by Zack Cox on Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 4:48PM 2,163 Share this: FOXBORO, Mass. — The New England Patriots play against one of the best quarterbacks of the last two decades every day in practice. On Tuesday, they got to square off against another — and they did not fare particularly well against him. New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees completed 21 of 25 passes in 11-on-11 drills against the Patriots’ defense during the first of the teams’ two scheduled joint practices. After the session, Brees received nothing but praise from Patriots safety Devin McCourty. “One of the best,” McCourty said. “That’s what I really like about this. In preseason, sometimes you get in the game and you don’t know how much you’ll get to see him,