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
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Is Patriots’ Unparalleled Success Bad For The NFL? Roger Goodell Weighs In
by Zack Cox on Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 4:35PM 1,935 MINNEAPOLIS — What the New England Patriots have accomplished over the past two decades shouldn’t be possible in the modern NFL. Five championships in 16 years, with the chance to win a sixth this Sunday? Eight Super Bowl appearances during that span? In a salary-cap league? That’s just crazy. The Patriots’ unprecedented run of success under head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom... NESN.com
LeGarrette Blount, Chris Long Explain What Separates Eagles Fans From Patriots Fans
by Zack Cox on Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 12:47AM 6,135 ST. PAUL, Minn. – LeGarrette Blount and Chris Long loved playing in front of the New England faithful during their time with the Patriots. But they can’t lie: The fans of their new team are a cut above when it comes to passion. Speaking Monday at Super Bowl Opening Night, Blount and Long both raved about the Philadelphia Eagles’ rabid, diehard, championship-starved, dog mask-wearing fanbase. NESN.com
Patriots Choose To Wear Road White Jerseys In Super Bowl LII
by Zack Cox on Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 10:44AM 2,034 The New England Patriots are the designated “home” team in Super Bowl LII, but you won’t know it by looking at their uniforms. The Patriots have opted to wear their road white jerseys against the Philadelphia Eagles rather than their usual home blues. New England is 3-0 when wearing white in the Super Bowl during the Bill Belichick/Tom Brady era and 1-2 when wearing blue. Also, in a biz... NESN.com
How Patriots Dominated Titans: 12 Plays That Defined Divisional-Round Rout
by Zack Cox on Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 10:37AM 1,978 After each New England Patriots game, we take a look at the handful of plays that, added together, resulted in one team celebrating victory while the other pondered what went wrong. Below are the 12 (or so) plays that defined Saturday night’s 35-14 victory over the Tennessee Titans at Gillette Stadium in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. James Harrison wrangles Derrick HenryNESN.com
Tom Brady Explains Why Win Over Falcons Capped ‘Perfect Day’ For Patriots QB
by Zack Cox on Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 2:30AM 3,167 FOXBORO, Mass. — Tom Brady couldn’t have asked for a better day than Sunday — and not just because his New England Patriots dispatched the Atlanta Falcons in impressive fashion. Brady’s mother, Galynn, was on hand at Gillette Stadium to watch the game and was honored on the field beforehand as part of the NFL’s “Crucial Catch” initiative. Galynn Brady endured cancer treatments throughout the 2016... NESN.com
Rob Gronkowski Offers Advice For Gordon Hayward: ‘Dominate’ Injury Rehab
by Zack Cox on Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 5:44PM 2,721 FOXBORO, Mass. — Gordon Hayward’s gruesome ankle injury was the talk of the Boston sports world Wednesday, even down the road at Gillette Stadium. New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, who has suffered several severe injuries during his NFL career, offered his reaction to Hayward’s, which came just minutes into the NBA All-Star’s Celtics debut. “I wish him nothing but wellness,” Gro... NESN.com