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Hightower exited the third quarter of Thursday’s game against the Chiefs with a right knee injury and is questionable to return. Hightower got rolled up on awkwardly and went down in discomfort immediately. He rode the stationary bike on the sideline before being seen with a large wrap around his

After nearly two years of waiting, Patriots fans finally got a chance to boo Roger Goodell at Gillette Stadium, and they definitely took advantage of their opportunity.  For the first time since Deflategate started, Goodell was at Gillette Stadium for a game that actually counted and fans let him have

The Chiefs are without running back Spencer Ware due to injury, so rookie Kareem Hunt got the start for Kansas City against New England. On his very first carry, Hunt fumbled. Hunt didn’t lose a fumble in college at Toledo. He had one, but he recovered it. It’s a tough way for the rookie to start

Football — honest-to-goodness real, counts-in-the-standings football — is back. The New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs kick things off on Thursday night, the week ends with two Monday night games, and two Florida teams may be forced to take their bye at the beginning of the season due to Hurricane

KANSAS CITY (12-4) at NEW ENGLAND (14-2)

The NFL and the NFL Players Association announced Wednesday that their joint investigation into the New England Patriots’ handling of any alleged Tom Brady concussions found that there were no violations of the protocol committed by either the neurotrauma specialists or the Patriots’ medical

Thursday’s regular season opener between the Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots will be officiated by veteran Bill Vinovich’s crew. Vinovich was the head referee for Super Bowl XLIX between the Patriots and Seattle Seahawks and has been assigned many playoff games in recent seasons. The rest

The “NFL GameDay” crew make their kickoff game picks between the Chiefs and Patriots.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Year 5 of my NFL picks.  This column has now outlasted any relationship I’ve ever been in and Johnny Manziel NFL career, which are both kind of surprising, but for different reasons. This thing first started way back in 2013 when CBS gave me a typewriter and told

Mike Reiss ESPN Staff Writer Close Covered Patriots since 1997 Joined ESPN in 2009 Follow on Twitter FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Second-year quarterback Jacoby Brissett’s leadership was one of the more impressive qualities he brought to the New England Patriots. Younger players, in particular, seemed to

Mike Reiss ESPN Staff Writer Close Covered Patriots since 1997 Joined ESPN in 2009 Follow on Twitter FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — As the New England Patriots take steps to form their initial 53-man roster, let’s step back and look at some areas of vulnerability and how they might be addressed: 1. Receiver

For the 13th consecutive year the Patriots and Giants will face off in the teams’ fourth preseason game, the latest summer finale coming Thursday night at Gillette Stadium. It’s an annual tradition unlike any other. And while many will look at the fourth preseason game as nothing more than a

Tom Brady looks like he’ll be without his go-to option for the 2017 season.  During Friday night’s preseason contest with the Detroit Lions, Julian Edelman left the game in the first quarter after suffering a non-contact injury to his knee. Later reports confirmed that Edelman did in fact suffer

Note: Draft season is upon us, for the best draft party have your draft at B-Dubs! Players receive food & drink specials plus a free draft kit. Sign up HERE today!     The big backfield news coming out of Friday’s preseason action was Spencer Ware’s injury and the impact it could have for Kareem

Let’s get it out of the way immediately: If there’s a team good enough to stop the Patriots from winning the AFC again, we don’t see it. Well, except for New England, which appears even more stacked than last season, when it won everything. At 40, Tom Brady might still be in his peak years

Let’s get it out of the way immediately: If there’s a team good enough to stop the Patriots from winning the AFC again, we don’t see it. Of course there aren’t any locks in pro sports, especially in the NFL, where teams rise and fall annually. Well, except for New England, which appears

The first-team defense for the Detroit Lions looked like world-beaters for the first two weeks of the preseason. Against the likes of Scott Tolzien and Christian Hackenberg, Detroit’s defense looked vastly improved from a year ago. Then, Tom Brady happened. On the Patriots’ first drive of the

INDIVIDUAL NOTES   PATRIOTS SCORE 24 FIRST QUARTER POINTS The Patriots jumped to a 24-0 first quarter lead. The most first quarter points the Patriots have scored in the regular season is 21 points on three different occasions – at Oakland on Dec. 14, 2008, vs. NY Jets on Oct. 29, 1978 and at Miami on

With “Madden NFL 18” officially hitting shelves today, we decided to run a simulated season in order to see how the upcoming NFL season might play out.

Mike O’Hara Columnist Patriots at Lions Final Thoughts: Michael Roberts catching passes from Matthew Stafford – maybe; job competition in the secondary — probably; Patriots improving after winning the Super Bowl — really; Jake Rudock meeting Tom Brady – finally – and expectations for position battles

(WXYZ) – New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady wants to visit Michigan Football when his team is in town to play the Detroit Lions. Brad Galli has more.

We can add Donald Trump to the list of world leaders who can officially say they have a Patriots’ Super Bowl ring.  The team confirmed to CSN New England on Monday that Trump was recently given a Super Bowl LI ring. The Patriots decided to give Trump a ring because they were to the first championship

Few positions have such defined rankings tiers as tight end. See how we break them down and our suggested draft strategies for this notoriously tough — but important — fantasy football position.

Mike Ditka really liked what he saw from Mitchell Trubisky in his NFL preseason debut.

Until Thursday, Roger Goodell had not made an appearance at the Patriots’ Gillette Stadium since the 2015 AFC championship game. That was when Deflategate erupted, and since that saga, which ended with a four-game suspension for Tom Brady, the NFL commissioner had been conspicuously absent as New

Tom Brady got a belated birthday surprise at Patriots camp on Tuesday: a visit from mom. Galynn Brady showed up in Foxborough along with thousands of New England fans, but her presence alone guaranteed a hug and kiss from her son, who turned 40 last Thursday. Brady said his mom’s unexpected arrival

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady addresses a question pertaining to his wife, Gisele Bundchen claiming that he suffered a concussion during the 2016 season.

On Thursday, the 40th birthday of Tom Brady, conversation at Packers camp turned to what Aaron Rodgers may be doing when he turns 40.

The NFL has a way of grinding down the fans of its worst teams. Here are the 10 most broken fanbases in the NFL today.

Training camps may have just opened but Bill Belichick’s press-conference game needs no reps to get back to championship form.  Never known to suffer fools gladly, the Patriots coach has already grown tired of questions about individual players making individual plays when such things mean next to