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New England Patriots trade Jamie Collins to Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns have acquired linebacker Jamie Collins from New England, a person with knowledge of the trade tells The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the deal has not officially been announced. Tuesday is the NFL’s trade deadline. A second-round draft pick in 2013, Collins has been one of […]

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The Hot Corner: Enjoy the greatness of Brady and Ortiz while it lasts

No, not to the pitiable creature who is commissioner of the National Football League. Not to the Worldwide Leader in Broadcast Hyperbole that wasted so much air time covering the non-scandal resulting in his one-month exile. Not to the naysayers who derive more ghoulish glee from trolling New England Patriots’ fans than cheering for one […]

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Brady’s back: How the New England Patriots got through 4 games

PointAfter | Graphiq FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — He’s baaack. And minus a surprise setback Sunday against Buffalo, it’s almost like Tom Brady never left. Despite being without their franchise centerpiece for the past month while he served his four-game “Deflategate” suspension, the New England Patriots welcome Brady back on Monday 3-1 after a 16-0 loss […]

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The Hot Corner: It’s fantasy to think Tom Brady is expendable

I dislike fantasy football. Not merely because I ended my seven-year retirement from it this NFL season and acquired Adrian Peterson, Keenan Allen and Corey Coleman in advance of their debilitating injuries. What I hate, more than the dumb-luck aspect that makes filling out a March Madness bracket look like skilled labor by comparison, is […]

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Jacoby Brissett would make Patriots history as first black QB to start

BOSTON — From his den in Huntsville, Alabama, Onree Jackson will quietly root to see Jacoby Brissett under center when he watches New England host Houston on Thursday night. Almost 50 years have passed, but Jackson still remembers his excitement when he was drafted out of Alabama A&M in 1969 by the Boston Patriots — […]

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Tom Brady to stop fighting Deflategate suspension

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady will drop his appeal and serve his four-game suspension for the “Deflategate” scandal. The New England Patriots quarterback said in a Facebook post Friday that “I have made the difficult decision to no longer proceed with the legal process.” Brady’s latest appeal was rejected Wednesday by the 2nd U.S. […]

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Federal judge dismisses ‘Deflategate’ lawsuit brought by Rumford lawyer

Deflategate’s day in court has run out of steam. The legal, if not emotional, drama is over. A federal judge in Boston dismissed a Rumford lawyer’s lawsuit demanding the NFL return draft picks taken from the team as punishment following the controversial 2015 AFC championship game between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts.  Federal […]