This week saw a mass exodus of high-profile free agents from Foxboro. By the time the NFL league year opened Wednesday afternoon, the Patriots already reportedly had lost four players to other teams: wide receiver Danny Amendola to the Miami Dolphins, offensive tackle Nate Solder to the New York Giants, and cornerback Malcolm Butler and running back Dion Lewis to the Tennessee Titans. After posting a heartfelt farewell message to Amendola on Instagram on Tuesday, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady took to social media again Wednesday to pay tribute to Solder, Butler and Lewis, whom he called his “brothers for life.”Butler commented on Brady’s post, writing, “Forev... NESN.com
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Brandin Cooks Has Been An Iron Man For Patriots’ Injury-Riddled Offense
by Zack Cox on Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 10:23AM 1,474 FOXBORO, Mass. — The New England Patriots enjoyed remarkable injury luck in 2016. That hasn’t been the case this season. The list of Patriots players who have missed games due to injury in 2017 includes nearly every offensive skill player: Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman, Chris Hogan, Rex Burkhead, James White, Mike Gillislee, Danny Amendola, Malcolm Mitchell. Of the various wide receivers... NESN.com
NFL Injury Report: Week 10 Injury Updates For Notable Fantasy Football Stars
10:39 p.m.: Could Teddy Bridgewater actually make his return today? 8:47 a.m.: Injury wasn’t really the concern with new Bills wideout Kelvin Benjamin, but his status for Sunday’s game was up in the air. 8:38 a.m.: Good news for owners who own Danny Amendola, Delanie Walker or Charles Clay. 8:34 a.m.: Here are initial reports on several players, including wide receivers T.Y. Hilton, Dez Bryant and Julio Jones, and tight end Jordan Reed: 8:32 a.m. ET: We’re officially in the second half of the NFL season, which means injuries are sta... NESN.com
Patriots Notes: Hurricane Harvey Hit Close To Home For Several Pats Players
by Zack Cox on Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 5:41PM 2,974 FOXBORO, Mass. — This weekend was a difficult one for the handful of New England Patriots players who hail from the Houston area. The city, which hosted Super Bowl LI in February and a Patriots-Texans preseason game just two weeks ago, has been battered by Hurricane Harvey, resulting in overwhelming, widespread flooding. “It’s crazy,” wide receiver Danny Amendola, who grew up 30 miles north of Houston in The Woodlands, Texas, said ... NESN.com
Patriots’ Addition Of Brandin Cooks Has One NFL Head Coach Cringing
Share this: Any offense with Tom Brady under center already is a formidable one. So what happens when you add Brandin Cooks to the New England Patriots? Well, if you’re Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio, you cringe. And, considering the offense added Cooks and Rex Burkhead, replaced Martellus Bennett with Dwayne Allen and should have a healthy Rob Gronkowski back alongside Dion Lewis, James White, Julian Edelman, Danny Amendola, Malcolm Mitchell and Chris Hogan for the 2017 season, that response seems like an appropriate one. “Yeah, I (did) cringe. They added a real special talent in Cooks,” Del Rio said at Tuesday’s AFC coaches breakfast at the NFL Annual Meeting, via the Boston Herald’s Karen Guregian. “He can really do some things. He can
Marcus Cannon Capped Career Year By Dominating Vic Beasley In Super Bowl LI
by Zack Cox on Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 4:29PM 1,912 On Tuesday, I published a list of players I viewed as unsung heroes in the New England Patriots’ historic Super Bowl LI win over the Atlanta Falcons. I mentioned Trey Flowers’ gigantic sacks, Malcolm Mitchell’s and Danny Amendola’s clutch fourth-quarter catches and Stephen Gostkowski’s proficiency on kickoffs, with a note that Gostkowski was lucky his missed extra point didn’t come back to bite the Patriots in the behind. But af... NESN.com
Patriots Notes: Last Foxboro Practices Have Been ‘Fun,’ ‘Extremely Productive’
Share this: FOXBORO, Mass. — The New England Patriots’ work at Gillette Stadium is almost complete. The Patriots’ final Foxboro practice will take place Sunday afternoon. The Patriots then will gather at Gillette Stadium on Monday morning for a sendoff rally before boarding their flight for Houston, where they’ll take on the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI. While the Patriots are looking forward to getting out to Houston, they’re still not looking too far ahead. “Pretty excited honestly to get in some warmer weather,” cornerback Logan Ryan said. “It’ll be good. I know we got one more important practice today that I think we need to get in. I think being a little older I understand that. We’re actually excited for practice, having a lot