FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots safety Devin McCourty got a closer look at James Harrison when the linebacker strolled through the locker room on Wednesday. It left an impression. “He’s a well put together human being. Scary-looking some would probably say,” McCourty said. The Patriots’ deal with the former Steelers star also raised some eyebrows in […]
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Analysis: Tough year, and tough times ahead for the NFL
It was one of the great Super Bowls ever, a dramatic comeback win that cemented forever the legacies of Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. No one could have predicted February’s game could very well have been the NFL’s last great defining moment. A league that once seemed untouchable is under siege as the […]
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Ex-Steelers star linebacker Harrison signs with Patriots
James Harrison is no longer the odd man out or the oldest man in the locker room. The ex-Steelers star signed a one-year deal with the New England Patriots on Tuesday, three days after his unceremonious departure from Pittsburgh. The 39-year-old linebacker posted a photo on Instagram showing himself with 40-year-old quarterback Tom Brady in […]
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Playoffs, Gronk hit backdrop matchup between Bills, Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — For the better part of two decades, the second meeting of the regular season between the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots has had only mild drama attached to it. That won’t be the case for Sunday’s matchup. New England (11-3) wrapped up its ninth consecutive AFC East title with last week’s […]
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Brady selected as No. 1 QB by AP NFL panel
There is little doubt the QB any NFL coach or player would want leading the way to win a big game right now is Tom Brady. So it makes sense he was a nearly unanimous choice as the No. 1 quarterback in the league by an Associated Press panel. Brady received nine of 11 first-place […]
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Patriots catch a break, edge Steelers
PITTSBURGH — Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski did it to the Pittsburgh Steelers again. One questionable decision by Ben Roethlisberger helped. Brady fed Gronkowski repeatedly to set up Dion Lewis’ go-ahead 8-yard touchdown with 56 seconds remaining and Roethlisberger was intercepted in the end zone with 5 seconds left as the New England Patriots […]
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Dolphins humble Patriots in Miami
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady was intercepted twice by Xavien Howard and held without a third-down conversion Monday night, and the Miami Dolphins snapped the New England Patriots’ eight-game winning streak with a surprising 27-20 victory. The Dolphins (6-7) were 11-point underdogs at home, but they kept the Patriots (10-3) from clinching their […]
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Yahoo to stream NFL games to phones for free in 2018
NEW YORK (AP) — Watching NFL football games on your phone used to be mainly limited to Verizon customers. Soon anyone will be able to watch football games on the go for free on Yahoo’s app, now that Verizon owns Yahoo. But people who want to watch football through online-TV services like Sling or YouTube […]
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NFL should have thrown the book at Gronkowski
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) looks on from the sideline after an argument with Buffalo Bills players during the second half Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus) Rob Gronkowski is one of the most watchable players in the NFL, a combination of cheerful juvenility and giant burliness, […]
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NFL suspends Rob Gronkowski for 1 game
The NFL suspended New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski one game on Monday for a late, gratuitous hit to the head of Bills defensive back Tre’Davious White. White was lying face down on the sideline after intercepting a pass in Buffalo on Sunday when Gronkowski body-slammed him, driving his forearm into White’s back and head. […]