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The Cleveland Browns are reportedly signing former New England Patriots quarterback Bailey Zappe off the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. It’s a move that follows Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson’s season-ending Achilles injury and Dorian Thompson-Robinson’s finger injury. There’s a chance that Jameis Winston could start for the Browns … [Read more...] about Report: Former Patriots QB Bailey Zappe signs with new AFC team

Former New England Patriots kicker Chad Ryland kicked the game-winning field goal for the Arizona Cardinals on Monday night to defeat the Los Angeles Chargers by a 17-15 margin. This is the second game-winning field goal of Ryland’s career. The first came when he delivered a victory for the Patriots over the Denver Broncos on Christmas Eve last season. The kick came from 56 … [Read more...] about Watch: Patriots draft bust continues redemption tour with game-winning field goal

The New England Patriots needed an offensive spark in the second half of Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, and when they needed it most, rookie quarterback Drake Maye connected with veteran wide receiver K.J. Osborn in the end zone for six points. It was Maye’s second touchdown pass of the game and Osborn’s first touchdown reception of the season. Maye’s control … [Read more...] about Watch: Patriots QB Drake Maye delivers touchdown strike to K.J. Osborn

New England Patriots coach Jerod Mayo kept things close to the vest when asked about wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk’s cryptic social media post, following Sunday’s loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The rookie posted a peace emoji to his Instagram story after dropping all three of his targets in the game. It’s been a difficult start to the season for Polk, who has recorded 10 … [Read more...] about Jerod Mayo comments on Patriots WR’s cryptic social media post

New England Patriots legend Devin McCourty clearly wasn’t a fan of Patriots coach Jerod Mayo questioning the team’s toughness, following Sunday’s 32-16 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Mayo claimed the Patriots were a “soft football team across the board” after they got pushed around and dominated in the trenches against a struggling team with one of the worst records in the … [Read more...] about Patriots legend questions Jerod Mayo’s coaching after ‘soft’ comment

Former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick believes current coach Jerod Mayo would have been better off keeping his criticisms of the team in-house. Mayo called the team “soft” following their Week 7 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Multiple Patriots players have responded to the comment, and Belichick himself gave an initial opinion on Monday. He disagreed with Mayo’s … [Read more...] about Bill Belichick elaborates on disagreement with Patriots coach Jerod Mayo

Not even the hymns of a jam-packed Wembley Stadium in London could drown out the vented frustrations that could be heard from New England Patriots fans across an ocean, miles away. There was hope that the Patriots would be in a good position to end their five-game losing skid when facing a 1-5 Jacksonville Jaguars team in a neutral setting. What they encountered instead was … [Read more...] about 4 big takeaways from Patriots’ Week 7 loss to the Jaguars

New England Patriots coach Jerod Mayo still believes Ja’Lynn Polk will be a good NFL player, but he’s also honest about the rookie wide receiver’s current standing with the team. “We need more from Polk. We need more concentration. He’ll be a good player in this league,” Mayo said after Sunday’s loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, via the Boston Herald’s Doug Kyed. Mayo called … [Read more...] about Patriots coach Jerod Mayo challenges struggling rookie wide receiver

Many of us already knew there was always a chance for Sunday’s Week 7 matchup in London to be a get-right game for the 1-5 Jacksonville Jaguars. But the game felt winnable for a Patriots offense finding a spark with rookie quarterback Drake Maye. Unfortunately, the Patriots’ defense couldn’t stop anything on the ground and failed to generate pressure.The Patriots failed to … [Read more...] about 5 game balls for Patriots from Week 7 loss to the Jaguars