NFL teams can begin legally tampering with free agents starting Monday at noon. That should give the New England Patriots a better sense of which players they’ll be able to bring back in free agency. Before the craziness starts, let’s take a look at the Patriots’ depth chart excluding their 13 unrestricted free agents to see how the team looks heading into the offseason. QUARTERBACKStarter: Tom Brady Reserves: Brian HoyerThe Patriots need a developmental quarterback to serve as Brady’s eventual successor. That player should be drafted in the first three rounds of the 2018 NFL Draft.
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Patriots Free Agency: What’s Next For Malcolm Butler After Super Bowl Benching?
by Zack Cox on Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 10:42AM 1,318 Next up in our New England Patriots free agent profile series: cornerback Malcolm Butler. It’s time to accept that we may never hear the full story behind Butler’s Super Bowl LII benching, which still makes little sense more than two weeks later. After playing the most defensive snaps of any Patriots player during the regular season — more than 97 percent — Butler did not see the fie... NESN.com
Scott Boras Refutes Eric Hosmer’s Reported Offers From Padres, Royals
One of the biggest free agents in Major League Baseball appeared destined for one of two teams, but now his agent is reeling in those rumors a touch. A report Wednesday noted free agent first baseman Eric Hosmer had offers from the San Diego Padres and Kansas City Royals, the latter of whom he’s played the entirety of his seven-year career for. But Hosmer’s agent, Scott Boras, told The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal that such reports were “inaccurate,” but neglected to go into any more detail. That could mean any number of things, including something as minuscule as the figures being off. Or, knowing how Boras operates, it very well could ... NESN.com
NBA Free Agency Winners, Losers: Analyzing Best, Worst Moves Of Wild Summer
Share this: The NBA nearly has become a 12-month league, and it certainly has the most compelling offseason of any North American sports league. Free agency is a major reason for that, as the abundance of rumors, trades and surprising contracts create a wealth of discussion and debate. The 2017 offseason has been particularly crazy to this point, so let’s recap the most notable winners and losers of free agency so far. WINNERSLos Angeles LakersAfter having a horrible free agency last summer by spending more than $100 million combined on Luol Deng and Timofey Mozgov, the Lakers made much better moves this offseason under the new leadership of general manager Rob Pelinka and president Magic Johnson. The addition of guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (one year, $18
NBA Western Conference Power Rankings: Rockets Closing Gap With Warriors
Share this: The NBA’s Western Conference already was deeper and more talented than the Eastern Conference going into the offseason, and the gap between the two now is much wider after some wild trades and free-agent moves. Jimmy Butler, Paul George, Paul Millsap and several other top players have gone from the East to the West since the end of the 2016-17 campaign. Remember, this is the conference that already had the historically dominant Golden State Warriors, who have won two of the last three NBA Finals. Here are our post-free agent frenzy NBA power rankings for the Western Conference. Click here for our Eastern Conference rankings. 1. Golden State WarriorsThe Warriors kept almost all of their championship-winning core intact and also added Nick
NBA Rumors: Lakers Giving ‘Strong Consideration’ To Rajon Rondo In Free Agency
Share this: The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t trade for Paul George and haven’t agreed to any notable signings in free agency, but that doesn’t mean the Purple and Gold aren’t looking at making some moves. Lakers obviously hanging back at start of free agency, but one player they continue to give strong consideration to is Rajon Rondo — Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) July 2, 2017 Rajon Rondo, who’s an unrestricted free agent, certainly would be an interesting fit in Los Angeles. He’s not a good shooter, both from 3-point range and the free throw line, but he’s still a quality playmaker at age 31. He averaged 7.8 points, 6.7 assists and 5.1 rebounds in 69 games for the Chicago Bulls last season. The Lakers selected former UCLA
Gordon Hayward Rumors: Latest News, Contract Info On NBA Free Agent
Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward is one of the top NBA free agents on the market, and there are several teams interested in his services. Hayward has meetings lined up this weekend with the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics and Utah Jazz, per ESPN’s Marc Stein, setting the stage for some potential fireworks on July 4. The 27-year-old star has been linked with the Celtics quite often, with the obvious connection being Boston head coach Brad Stevens, who recruited and coached Hayward while the two were at Butler University. But the C’s appear to have stiff competition for Hayward, who averaged a career-high 21.9 points per game last season. Kee... NESN.com