New England Patriots News and Rumors
New England’s Chandler Jones won’t tell his Raven brother about his ankleMaggie Hendricks, yahoo.com The brotherly bond between Chandler and Arthur Jones is evident. They come together to support their brother Jon, the UFC light heavyweight champion. They were together when Chandler was drafted to the New England Patriots. However, that brotherly bond … |
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With an impressive list of productive players who are considered short – Wes Welker, Danny Woodhead, Shane Vereen, Deion Branch – the Patriots have repeatedly shown that there are more important traits to consider other than height and weight. |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots have placed tight end Rob Gronkowski on injured reserve with a forearm injury, guaranteeing he'll miss the rest of the season. |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Rob Ninkovich has a knack for forcing fumbles. He's also pretty good at recovering them. |
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The New England Patriots are favored to beat the Baltimore Ravens in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game. But several ESPN experts sense an upset is brewing in Foxborough. ESPN’s panel picked the Patriots over the Ravens by an 8-4 margin. Merril Hoge, Mike… |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com In Thursday's episode of Championship Today, the Globe's Shalise Manza Young and Greg Bedard discuss the Patriots up-tempo offense and whether or not it will be a factor in Sunday's AFC Championship battle with Baltimore. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Patriots have a roster spot to fill before this weekend’s game against the Ravens. They officially placed tight end Rob Gronkowski on injured reserve Thursday, four days after breaking a bone in his left arm for the second time this season. The inju… |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Home sweet home. Sure works for the Patriots in the AFC title game. |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com The Patriots announced Thursday that former offensive lineman Matt Light and former running Kevin Faulk will serve as New England's honorary game captains in Sunday's AFC championship game. |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com Shalise Manza Young and Patriots players preview the AFC Championship matchup between the Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens. |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com Devin McCourty and Ray Rice were in the same recruiting class when they played at Rutgers for former Scarlet Knights coach Greg Schiano. |
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One Step From New OrleansJan 17
There will be little margin for error in Sunday's conference title games. Both contests look like thrillers, perhaps classics. Who will reach Super Bowl XLVII? Peter King picks. |
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Peter King, CNNSI.com Peter King: NFL Playoffs Conference Championship Picks |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com The rookie cornerback is facing charges in Nebraska. |
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ESPNBoston.com, ESPN.com Boston mayor Thomas Menino added to his blooper reel Wednesday, referring to Patriots 'Wilcock' and 'Gonk'. |
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Last year in the AFC Championship Game, New England Patriots running backs Stevan Ridley and Shane Vereen were two rookies in street clothes -- and neither player was happy about it. Ridley showed flashes in his first year with the Patriots by rushing f… |
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Now the Patriots are one win away from a third Super Bowl appearance in six years, trying for their first championship since the '04 season. You have to like their odds. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Last week, MDS and yours truly agreed on every pick. After Saturday’s games, it looked like we’d be Thelma-and-Louiseing our way to an 0-4 weekend. But after getting it wrong by relying on the Broncos and Packers, we were perfect on Sunday with the … |
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The AFC East blog continues its series this week on ranking team needs. On Thursday we take a peek at the new-look Buffalo Bills, who finished 6-10 last season. No. 1 need: Quarterback Analysis: The Bills are never going to catch the New England Patriot… |
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Thursday morning one-linersJan 17
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Bills are giving it the old college try with a new coaching staff, populated mostly with inexperience. The Dolphins ought to be more interested in free agent WRs than drafting one, according to Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald. The Patriots are … |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com When the Patriots sent a fourth-round draft pick to the Buccaneers for cornerback Aqib Talib just hours before the trade deadline, they were taking a major risk. Talib had talent, but he had also had so much off-field trouble that the Bucs were sick of … |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com When it comes to playing the Ravens, nothing has come easy for the Patriots or Tom Brady, who is 1-1 in two postseason games vs. Baltimore. “I think they have great personnel, they have a lot of playmakers at each level of the defense,’’ said Brady,… |
