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The New England Patriots will have a decision to make at their running back position. While Rhamondre Stevenson currently remains sidelined with a toe injury, the veteran is facing some stiff competition for the No. 1 job once he returns: rookie TreVeyon Henderson has looked very good during Stevenson’s absence, with his game against the […]
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The New England Patriots will have experience on hand versus the New York Jets. The organization elevated running back D’Ernest Johnson and linebacker Darius Harris from the practice squad for Thursday night’s matchup at Gillette Stadium. Both vested veterans now find themselves at the NFL limit in standard call-ups. Any further appearances in the regular […]
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The New England Patriots are banged up at running back, but they received some good news ahead of their Week 11 clash with the New York Jets. Terrell Jennings, who was listed as questionable entering the game, is expected to be ready to play on Thursday Night Football. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network was first […]
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A short week for the New England Patriots concludes Thursday night as the New York Jets come to Foxborough. Despite the Jets selling off their two top defenders ahead of the trade deadline, New York responded with a 27-20 win over the Browns — their second straight victory — and will look to carry that […]
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The New England Patriots will welcome the New York Jets to Gillette Stadium on Thursday Night Football, trying to improve to 9-2 on the year and put some pressure on their fellow AFC playoff contenders. In order to do so, however, they cannot allow a slip-up even against an opponent that has won just two […]
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For the first time in more than two years, Gillette Stadium will host a prime time game again. On Thursday night, the New England Patriots will welcome the New York Jets to their home arena — a chance to improve to 3-0 against the AFC East, to add an eighth straight win, and to give […]
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The New England Patriots are back in prime time, hosting the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium in hopes of winning an eighth straight game to improve to 9-2 on the season. The game will be a rivalry contest in more ways than one: besides being an AFC East matchup, it also will see the […]
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The New England Patriots will be down four on Thursday night. Running back Rhamondre Stevenson, wide receiver Kayshon Boutte, tight end Austin Hooper and linebacker Christian Elliss have been ruled out for the AFC East meeting with the New York Jets. Here’s the rest of the game statuses heading into the 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff […]
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Rob Gronkowski wanted to end his career where it began. That led to the three-time Super Bowl champion signing a ceremonial one-day contact on Wednesday to retire a member of the New England Patriots. “This means a lot to me, big time, because I’m a New England Patriot. I’m a Patriot for life,” Gronkowski said. […]
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Move over, Travis Hunter, there is a new two-way player in the NFL worth talking about. It’s a 335-pound defensive tackle who has recently started bulldozing people out of the way as a fullback. We are, of course, talking about the New England Patriots’ Khyiris Tonga. For the last two weeks, Tonga has been helping […]
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When the New England Patriots selected TreVeyon Henderson in the second round of this year’s NFL Draft, they were hoping to get a home run hitter at the running back position. Against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last Sunday, the rookie was just that: Henderson scored touchdowns of 55 and 69 yards and played a pivotal […]
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Wearing their Nor’Easter-themed Rivalry helmets, the New England Patriots encountered some fitting temperatures on Tuesday. It was cold in Foxborough. In fact, it was cold enough for head coach Mike Vrabel to offer moving practice to the team’s indoor facility. The Patriots’ players were not interested in that. The session remained outdoors, even with temperatures […]
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A different New York Jets team will soon head to Gillette Stadium. But it’ll be a return trip for some. Between the active roster, practice squad and reserve lists, five former New England Patriots remain in Florham Park following the NFL trade deadline. Additional familiarity remains in Foxborough, too. Here’s a glance through the AFC […]
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On Thursday night, a national audience will get to see the New England Patriots for the second time this season. Head coach Mike Vrabel and company will host the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium — a rivalry game in more than one sense: the Patriots will debut their alternate Rivalry uniforms for the matchup. […]
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Aaron Glenn has had to answer his fair share of questions about the quarterback position over his first 10 months as head coach of the New York Jets. Needless to say, he is done with them. Speaking to reporters earlier this week, Glenn refused to shed light on who would lead his offense on Thursday […]
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After opening the week with an estimation, the New England Patriots ramped up work with a practice. Tight end Austin Hooper and defensive tackle Joshua Farmer stayed sidelined on a cold Tuesday in Foxborough. But five others, including running backs Rhamondre Stevenson and Terrell Jennings, went in a limited capacity as the New York Jets […]
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The winning streak continued for the New England Patriots as they now find themselves 8-2 on the season in the midst of seven straight victories. Now, a short weeks lies ahead as the New York Jets comes to Foxboro for a Thursday night showdown. So, submit any Patriots questions — or whatever else is on […]
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The Patriots continue to shift the narrative from “cute story” to “legitimate contender” and the rankings reflect the ambivalence. While the majority of NFL writers have bought in to Drake Maye and Mike Vrabel as the real deal, they’re not quite sold on the rest of the roster. Others still credit the team’s ‘soft schedule’ […]
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With three rushers working through injuries on a short week, the New England Patriots have brought back another. The organization announced the re-signing of running back Jonathan Ward to the practice squad on Tuesday. In a corresponding move, wide receiver Brenden Rice has been released. Both were recently part of the opposite transactions in Foxborough. […]
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Mike Vrabel had a simple message for the New England Patriots after their win in Tampa on Sunday: it’s Wednesday already. With the team set to welcome the New York Jets to Gillette Stadium on just four days of rest, being able to quickly flip the page to Week 11 will be key for Vrabel […]
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A week after playing an aggressive Atlanta Falcons defense, things were not about to get any easier for Drake Maye down in Tampa against an aggressive, Todd Bowles-led defense. While Bowles did not dial up his usual blitz rates, Tampa Bay still got pressure on 44.4% of Maye’s drop backs Sunday. But, Maye, who entered […]
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The first three cutdown days of his NFL career all went the same for Cory Durden: he was called into the head coach’s office and informed of his release. After the latest of these conversations, he ended up finding his way to New England. Two days after he was cut by the New York Giants […]
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