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• Jakobi Meyers wants to be “levels ahead” of where he was mentally last year

  03-06-2020 22:10 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Wide receiver Jakobi Meyers made the Patriots as an undrafted free agent last year and went on to catch 26 passes for 359 yards in 15 appearances as a rookie. Building on that performance could be complicated by the move to a virtual offseason program due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Meyers doesn’t think that’s [more]
  
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• Kraft family: “Our country needs deep healing”

  03-06-2020 02:21 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The family that owns the most successful NFL franchise of the past 20 years has issued a powerful statement regarding ongoing social unrest, which serves as both a message and a commitment to act in furtherance of change. “Over the last several days, we have tried to listen, learn and reflect,” the Kraft family, which [more]
  
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• Jason McCourty: Athletes have to take advantage of their platform

  02-06-2020 15:58 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Dolphins head coach Brian Flores was one of the first figures from the NFL to weigh in with a statement after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer last week and a couple of his former players liked what he had to say. Flores was critical of “people who broadcast their opinions on [more]
  
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• Rob Gronkowski loses the WWE 24/7 title

  02-06-2020 05:05 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski has made his official exit from pro wrestling. In a video with acting that is nearly as bad as the production values, Gronk has lost the WWE 24/7 title to Ron Killings. Killings was masquerading as a gardener while Gronk was filming a TikTok video. The person operating the camera [more]
  
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• Dante Scarnecchia says he’s retired for good this time

  01-06-2020 10:28 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Longtime Patriots offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia retired this offseason, and this time he means it. The 72-year-old Scarnecchia also retired after the 2013 season, but after two years, he was persuaded to come back. But he told Mike Reiss of ESPN that he’s satisfied in retirement and is glad not to be involved in [more]
  
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• Seven classic Super Bowls coming to NBCSN, NBC this week

  30-05-2020 15:21 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  As we wait for live sports to return, why not enjoy some of the best live sports from days gone by? You’ll get to do that this week on NBCSN and NBC, with seven classic Super Bowls re-aired from Monday through Sunday. All were originally televised by NBC. It starts Monday night at 8:00 p.m. [more]
  
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• Kyle Van Noy: We are our own team, not the New England Patriots

  30-05-2020 00:37 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Dolphins hired coach Brian Flores, who spent 11 years under Bill Belichick in New England. Flores, of course, has adopted some of the Patriot Way. He also has acquired some of his former players. Linebacker Kyle Van Noy became one of four ex-Patriots to join the Dolphins this offseason. He makes it clear, though, [more]
  
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• Massachusetts Governor to open door for pro sports practice

  29-05-2020 17:24 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  As the NFL continues to develop plans for a safe reopening, another state appears set to open the doors for them. According to Dan Roche of WBZ, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker will announce today that professional sports teams will be allowed to practice. The announcement is expected to include the usual provisions about safety precautions, [more]
  
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• Boston Marathon canceled, after being postponed until September

  28-05-2020 20:53 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The NFL is proceeding for now with a regular season schedule that opens the second weekend in September. Other big sporting events aren’t following the same optimistic plan. According to Talya Minsberg of the New York Times, the Boston Marathon was canceled Thursday, after initially being pushed back from its April 20 date to Sept. [more]
  
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• NFL closes loophole allowing teams to kill clock with dead-ball penalties

  28-05-2020 20:32 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  NFL owners approved a handful of rules changes during Thursday’s meeting, including one that will close a loophole that allowed teams to run chunks of time off the clock by intentionally committing dead ball fouls. The Patriots purposely committed fouls to run time before punting in a regular season win against the Jets and their [more]
  
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• The Simms top 40 QB countdown, No. 35: Jarrett Stidham

  28-05-2020 16:34 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Tom Brady is out, Jarrett Stidham is in. And Stidham, despite very limited NFL experience has landed on the Chris Simms top 50 quarterback countdown. Stidham, the presumptive Patriots starter for 2020 (and potentially beyond), comes in at No. 35. During Thursday’s PFT Live, we took a look at several drives from Stidham during last [more]
  
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• Tom Brady is selling a customized Escalade . . . for $300,000

  28-05-2020 16:14 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  If you’re looking for a car previously owned by a celebrity, you can buy Jo(h)n Voight’s LeBaron. Or you can aim a little higher. Via Jenna Laine of ESPN.com, Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is selling a customized Cadillac Escalade ESV for $300,000, or best offer. “Parting ways with my Becker ESV won’t be easy,” Brady [more]
  
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• Jason McCourty: Fourth-and-15 alternative more intriguing, but rewards teams for trailing

  27-05-2020 22:01 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  NFL owners will vote on a proposed rule change this week that would allow teams to try an alternative to onside kicks at the end of games. They’d run a fourth-and-15 play from their own 25 and retain possession of the ball if they were able to convert it. The impetus for the move, as [more]
  
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• Reggie Wayne: Patriots were “best job ever,” paid $450,000 for two weeks

  27-05-2020 19:29 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  It’s sometimes forgotten that Reggie Wayne did not spend his entire NFL career with the Colts. Wayne also spent a very short time with the Patriots — and he has fond memories of it. So does his financial advisor. That’s because Wayne only spent two weeks with the Patriots but made $450,000. Wayne told Dan [more]
  
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• Bryan Cox reflecting on his continued unemployment

  27-05-2020 16:45 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Longtime NFL linebacker and assistant coach Bryan Cox has been unemployed for four years. He’s still not quite sure why, but he said he’s trying to focus on making himself better in case he gets another chance to coach. The 52-year-old Cox told D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution he’s willing to own his [more]
  
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• “The Match” could become an annual event

  27-05-2020 16:16 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  With record cable ratings for a golf event, “The Match II” delivered. It may now be delivering on a more annual basis. Arash Markazi of the Los Angeles Times reports that talks have commenced regarding the possibility of making it an annual event featuring Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson and various other athletes and celebrities. [more]
  
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• The Match becomes most-watched golf event in cable history

  25-05-2020 23:14 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  It took a former NFL star, a current NFL star, two of world’s best golfers and a pandemic for The Match: Champions for Charity to become the most-watched golf event in cable TV history. Turner Sports announced Monday that Sunday’s charity event featuring Peyton Manning and Tiger Woods’ 1-up victory over Tom Brady and Phil [more]
  
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• Bill Belichick, Mike McCarthy are co-favorites for coach of the year

  25-05-2020 20:28 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  In any given year, Patriots coach Bill Belichick deserves serious consideration for the coach of the year award. This year, he’s one of the favorites to win it. Via FanDuel, Belichick (who already has three coach of the year trophies on the mantle) and Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy have the shortest odds to win 2020 [more]
  
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• Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning hold on to win The Match

  25-05-2020 03:06 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson reminded us Sunday what we have missed the past two months. The Match: Champions for Charity provided an entertaining afternoon of live golf. Woods and Manning held off Mickelson and Brady, winning 1 up, in the rain at Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Florida. In [more]
  
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• Tom Brady, Peyton Manning meet again today

  24-05-2020 15:10 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Two of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history will do something today that people throughout the country routinely do, to varying degrees of success and/or failure: They’re going golfing. Peyton Manning, teaming up with Tiger Woods, will face Tom Brady, whose partner will be Phil Mickelson. The match will raise millions for COVID-19 relief, with [more]
  
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• Patriots looking for larger role for Joejuan Williams

  24-05-2020 12:51 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Patriots used a second-round pick on cornerback Joejuan Williams last year, but then used him on just 82 defensive snaps. Now, they’re asking him to be ready to be do more. According to Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, the Patriots are asking Williams to prepare to play a varied role this year, adding safety to [more]
  
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• One ex-Patriot thinks Belichick will choose Brian Hoyer over Jarrett Stidham

  23-05-2020 21:33 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  As most of the NFL world comes to the conclusion that Jarrett Stidham will get the first shot to replace Tom Brady as the Patriots’ starting quarterback, one former Patriot thinks otherwise. Rob Ninkovich, who played for the Patriots from 2009 to 2016, believes that Bill Belichick will want 12-year veteran Brian Hoyer at the [more]
  
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• Tom Brady purchases extra police protection outside his Tampa Bay home

  22-05-2020 22:24 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Maybe the town really should be known as Tompa Bay. Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady has become the highest-profile resident on Tampa, and that profile has been elevated by his decision to rent Derek Jeter’s mega-mansion on the edge of the waters of Hillsborough Bay. The house has become a target for boaters who pull up [more]
  
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• Extra police protection purchased for outside Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay home

  22-05-2020 22:24 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Maybe the town really should be known as Tompa Bay. Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady has become the highest-profile resident on Tampa, and that profile has been elevated by his decision to rent Derek Jeter’s mega-mansion on the edge of the waters of Hillsborough Bay. The house has become a target for boaters who pull up [more]
  
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• Report: Russell Wilson wants Antonio Brown in Seattle

  22-05-2020 21:53 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Although Josh Gordon may be cleared to return before Antonio Brown, it’s Brown and not Gordon who has captured the attention of Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. According to John Clayton of 710 ESPN in Seattle, Wilson wants Brown to join the team. The Seahawks’ receiving corps includes DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett. Philip Dorsett arrived [more]
  
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• Robert Kraft’s Super Bowl LI ring goes for $1.025 million

  22-05-2020 04:54 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  And that’s that. The bidding on Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s Super Bowl LI ring peaked more than a week ago at $1.025 million, and it remained there until bidding closed. No new bids were entered, so the 35th bid was the winner, and $1.025 million more will go to COVID-19 relief efforts. The bidding quickly [more]
  
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• Danny Vitale hopes to fill “some pretty dang big shoes” at fullback for Patriots

  21-05-2020 23:13 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  When fullback James Develin announced his retirement this offseason, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick called him “one of the most appreciated and respected players” that he’s had on the roster since he became the coach in New England. That level of appreciation and respect is felt by one of the players trying to take over [more]
  
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• Frank Gore: AFC East is “wide open” because “Brady’s gone”

  21-05-2020 21:10 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Running back Frank Gore has spent three years in the AFC East, jumping from the Bills to the Jets after a year with the Dolphins. He believes that the division is up for grabs in 2020. “I think it’s wide open,” Gore told reporters on Thursday. “Brady’s gone.” Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is indeed gone, [more]
  
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• Rules proposals aim to stop teams from using penalties to manipulate the clock

  21-05-2020 20:25 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  NFL owners are set to vote on a pair of rules proposals that would keep teams from committing penalties in an effort to get a free timeout. One proposal, from the Dolphins, would give the defense the ability to start the game clock after declining an offensive penalty late in either half. That would change [more]
  
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• ESPN orders a Tom Brady docuseries (produced by Tom Brady)

  21-05-2020 19:52 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Last Dance was just the opening act. According to The Hollywood Reporter, ESPN has ordered a docuseries focusing on the career of quarterback Tom Brady. The nine-episode series, Man in the Arena, will be produced by Gotham Chopra’s Religion of Sports and Brady’s new 199 Productions. It will offer Brady’s “first-hand accounts of pivotal moments [more]
  
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• Josh Gordon will be applying for reinstatement soon

  21-05-2020 17:23 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  With Cowboys pass rusher Aldon Smith reinstated and Cowboys pass rusher Randy Gregory pursuing reinstatement, questions have emerged regarding the status of suspended receiver Josh Gordon. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Gordon will be applying for reinstatement soon. As the source explains it, Gordon is doing well. He’s working out and he’s [more]
  
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• Last call for bids on the Robert Kraft Super Bowl LI ring

  21-05-2020 17:06 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  It his $1 million early last week. It’s holding steady at $1.025 million. Today’s the day to bid or get off the bidet. The auction for Robert Kraft’s Super Bowl LI ring, commemorating the win over the Falcons after reversing a 28-3 third-quarter deficit, closes tonight. All proceeds go to COVID-19 relief. As quickly as [more]
  
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• Rob Gronkowski is “four more protein shakes” from playing weight

  20-05-2020 22:54 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  When the Patriots traded him to the Buccaneers on April 21, Rob Gronkowski said he weighed 250 pounds. The All-Pro tight end did not anticipate a problem gaining 10 pounds to reach his playing weight. A month later, Gronkowski is almost there. Gronkowski said in an interview with CBS Sports on Wednesday that he weighs [more]
  
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• Patriots sign Kyle Dugger, wrap up draft class

  20-05-2020 22:22 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Patriots’ entire 2020 draft class has signed. New England signed safety Kyle Dugger today, Field Yates of ESPN reports. That means their entire 10-player draft class is now under contract. The Patriots are the first team to get their whole draft class signed, as New England worked fast to get deals done in a [more]
  
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• Fan-free season could spark $5.5 billion loss for NFL

  20-05-2020 15:33 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  If the NFL plays a season without fans in the stands, it’s a given that the NFL will lose money. Mike Ozanian of Forbes.com estimates that loss at a staggering $5.5 billion. That’s the sum of lost ticket revenue, concussions, parking, and merchandise sales, if all games are played without fans. It would amount to [more]
  
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• Patriots secondary already familiar, still focusing on communication

  20-05-2020 12:27 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Patriots are facing the same lack of time to prepare as every NFL team, and have the additional pressure of building an offense from scratch with a quarterback to be determined. But the group that returns largely intact doesn’t take their communication for granted. Via Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald, the Patriots secondary [more]
  
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• Patriots remain the betting favorites to land Cam Newton

  19-05-2020 19:46 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Despite the increased talk around the NFL that the Patriots are satisfied heading into the season with Jarrett Stidham and Brian Hoyer as their quarterbacks, Cam Newton‘s name keeps coming up. The betting odds at Draft Kings still have the Patriots as the team most likely to end up with Newton for the 2020 season. [more]
  
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• Lawyer Milloy was “disgusted” by Bill Belichick cutting him, understands it now

  19-05-2020 19:15 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  One of the most pivotal decisions of Bill Belichick’s career was the move to cut safety Lawyer Milloy just five days before the start of the 2003 season. Belichick was widely criticized for the move, especially after Milloy signed with the Bills and Buffalo promptly crushed New England 31-0. But after that Week One debacle, [more]
  
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• A subtle link between The Last Dance and Super Bowl XLIX

  19-05-2020 18:21 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Before going all in on football nearly 20 years ago, after realizing that there was a way to make money (eventually) by writing and talking about the sport, I paid plenty of attention to other sports, too, including basketball. In the ’80s and ’90s, the NBA was a major draw for me, despite my father’s [more]
  
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• Patriots expect 2019 third-round pick Yodny Cajuste healthy and ready to go

  19-05-2020 10:57 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  A year ago, the Patriots spent a third-round draft pick on West Virginia offensive tackle Yodny Cajuste and hoped he could make an impact on the offensive line as a rookie. It didn’t work out that way, but the Patriots still have high hopes. Cajuste spent his entire rookie year on injured reserve with a [more]
  
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• Rex Burkhead “very impressed” with Jarrett Stidham

  18-05-2020 17:33 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  As the NFL world begins to accept that Jarrett Stidham is the heir apparent to Tom Brady in New England, we’re increasingly hearing that the people inside the Patriots’ facility are confident that Stidham is up to the task. The latest Patriot to say so is fullback Rex Burkhead, who says Stidham came in as [more]
  
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• Jim Kelly puts pressure on Bills to win AFC East

  18-05-2020 16:51 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Bills have done a very good job of keeping internal and external expectations reasonable in light of the departure of Tom Brady from the AFC East. Former Bills quarterback Jim Kelly has broken ranks in that regard. Asked during a recent appearance on CBS Sports Radio whether the Bills should win the division, Kelly [more]
  
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• Which historical units would you want to coach?

  16-05-2020 14:11 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  In honor of Big Cat’s college football video game barnstorming tour with coach Doug (or Gus) Duggerton, Friday’s PFT Live draft focus on specific NFL units from the past that we’d like to coach. Offense, defense, special teams. Which units would be the most fun to unleash on a football field? The selections appear in [more]
  
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• Devin McCourty: Patriots players can’t worry about QB position

  15-05-2020 21:56 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Devin McCourty was a free agent this spring, just like Tom Brady was. So the Patriots safety was more worried about his deal than he was about Brady’s. McCourty re-signed with the Patriots, returning on a two-year, $23 million contract. Brady left for Tampa Bay. “I didn’t think twice about Tom Brady’s free agency because [more]
  
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• Ex-teammate Matt Light shocked Tom Brady went to Tampa Bay

  14-05-2020 15:24 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  For most of Tom Brady‘s career, Matt Light was protecting him. Now Light is shocked by Brady’s latest move. Light, an 11-year starter at offensive tackle in New England, told Willie McGinest of NFL Network that Brady in a Buccaneers uniform is going to be hard to get used to. “It’s mind boggling,” Light said, [more]
  
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• Phillip Dorsett could have signed with Seahawks last year, happy to correct that “mistake”

  14-05-2020 08:58 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  New Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Phillip Dorsett said in a meeting with reporters on Tuesday that he actually had the chance to come to Seattle a year ago before electing to stay with the New England Patriots. “I could have went a lot of different places but I just felt like this was the right [more]
  
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• Rank the new uniforms for 2020

  14-05-2020 01:04 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Now that the Rams finally have unveiled their new uniforms, the seven new Nikefications of the NFL officially have been introduced. So how do the new uniforms rank? The options are the Rams, Patriots, Falcons, Buccaneers, Colts, Chargers, and Browns. In the comments, put them in order of best to worst. Here’s mine, if you [more]
  
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• Marqise Lee needs good health to “get back to myself”

  13-05-2020 22:55 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Marqise Lee believes he needs only one thing to happen to have a big season: Stay healthy. He did that in 2017, catching 56 passes for 702 yards and three touchdowns. It earned him a four-year, $38 million extension with the Jaguars. Lee, though, has played only 111 total snaps in six games and made [more]
  
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• Thaddeus Moss chose Washington for one very simple reason

  13-05-2020 22:11 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Washington tight end Thaddeus Moss, the son of Hall of Fame receiver Randy Moss, wasn’t drafted. But several teams wanted the former LSU Tiger. So why did Thaddeus choose Washington over other interested teams, including the Patriots and Bengals? In a videoconference with reporters on Wednesday, Moss said that, quite simply, Washington called first. The [more]
  
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• Bucs QB coach: Tom Brady will be running Bruce Arians’ offense

  13-05-2020 22:00 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Tom Brady was able to choose his own destination this offseason, but the offense he runs this season won’t be his alone. Buccaneers quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen told Bob Kravitz of TheAthletic.com that Brady has been open to learning a new system in Tampa Bay after a career in New England, and seems to fit [more]
  
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