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• Bears Hang On Against Patriots

  23-10-2026 17:04 via NYT > New England Patriots
  The Chicago Bears stayed afloat in the race for N.F.C. North’s top seed after a 30-24 win over the New England Patriots.
  
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• Seahawks Beat Patriots 13-10 to Kick Off 2026 N.F.L. Season

  10-09-2026 18:27 via NYT > New England Patriots
  In a Super Bowl LX rematch, the Seahawks opened up the season with a come-from-behind home win over the Patriots in a game that came down to the wire.
  
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• The Athletic Says Dianna Russini’s Relationship With Mike Vrabel Violated Its Standards

  03-09-2026 16:40 via NYT > New England Patriots
  The New York Times-owned publication said the relationship between its former reporter Dianna Russini and Mike Vrabel of the Patriots gave the appearance of a conflict of interest.
  
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• ‘Take the Keys Away’

  11-08-2026 11:11 via NYT > New England Patriots
  How an exiled consigliere and a “culture of arrogance” have undermined the legacy of Bill Belichick, the former coach of the New England Patriots.
  
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• During Traffic Stop, N.F.L. Reporter Appeared to Show Off Her Access

  01-07-2026 01:56 via NYT > New England Patriots
  A body-worn camera recording shows Dianna Russini, formerly an “insider” for The Athletic, talking football with an officer and avoiding a citation.
  
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• Dianna Russini Was an N.F.L. ‘Insider.’ Was She Also Out of Bounds?

  24-06-2026 09:00 via NYT > New England Patriots
  Ms. Russini’s closeness to a coach, Mike Vrabel of the New England Patriots, led to her breakup with The Athletic and its parent, The New York Times Company.
  
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• N.F.L. Reporter Resigns From The Athletic Amid an Investigation

  14-04-2026 23:05 via NYT > New England Patriots
  The publication, which is owned by The New York Times, was investigating the conduct of Dianna Russini after photographs showed her with the head coach of the New England Patriots.
  
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• The Athletic Investigates Conduct of Reporter Photographed With N.F.L. Coach

  11-04-2026 21:26 via NYT > New England Patriots
  Photographs of the reporter, Dianna Russini, and Mike Vrabel of the New England Patriots appeared in The New York Post.
  
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• New England Patriots’ Plane Ferried Americans Back From Middle East

  06-03-2026 21:27 via NYT > New England Patriots
  The flight was arranged and paid for by the State Department, officials said, as part of the evacuations of citizens stranded by attacks in the Middle East.
  
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• Seahawks’ Defense Dominates in Super Bowl Victory Over Patriots

  09-02-2026 11:12 via NYT > New England Patriots
  The Seattle Seahawks sacked the New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye six times and forced three turnovers to win their second Super Bowl, 29-13.
  
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• Reacting to Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show

  09-02-2026 11:04 via NYT > New England Patriots
  Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, the hosts of “Popcast,” share their immediate reactions to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show.
  
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• Seahawks Win Super Bowl, and Bad Bunny Shines at Halftime Show

  09-02-2026 10:55 via NYT > New England Patriots
  The Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots on Sunday to become the Super Bowl champions. Bad Bunny performed the first mostly Spanish-language halftime show.
  
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• ‘You Cannot Feel Remotely Sorry for the Patriots’: Opinion Writers Tackle the Super Bowl

  09-02-2026 07:43 via NYT > New England Patriots
  Super Bowl LX is in the books. An Opinion round table breaks down the game, the entertainment — and the commercials.
  
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• Seahawks’ Defense Swamps the Patriots: Images From the Super Bowl

  09-02-2026 06:51 via NYT > New England Patriots
  Sam Darnold’s steady Seattle offense controlled the game, but it was the defensive side that put another title out of reach for New England. Photographers followed the action.
  
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• Mack Hollins’s Red Jumpsuit and the Super Bowl Arrivals

  09-02-2026 02:18 via NYT > New England Patriots
  The Super Bowl tunnel walk is the show before the show. Athletes arrived in head-to-toe monograms, shackles and leather.
  
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• At the Super Bowl, it’s Nice Guy vs. Underdog.

  08-02-2026 12:00 via NYT > New England Patriots
  Your guide to today’s matchup.
  
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• These New Englanders Won’t be Rooting for the Patriots in the Super Bowl

  06-02-2026 18:42 via NYT > New England Patriots
  When the New England Patriots play in the Super Bowl, a collective sigh will rise from the willful few who live in the region but root for other teams.
  
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• These New Englanders Will Be Rooting for Seahawks, Not Patriots, in Super Bowl

  06-02-2026 11:03 via NYT > New England Patriots
  When the New England Patriots play in the Super Bowl, a collective sigh will rise from the willful few who live in the region but root for other teams.
  
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• Patriots Hold Off Broncos in Frigid Conditions to Advance to Super Bowl

  26-01-2026 02:36 via NYT > New England Patriots
  Quarterback Drake Maye’s 65 yards and a touchdown on the ground made the difference for New England against Denver, landing the Patriots the win and a ticket to the Super Bowl.
  
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• Patriots Outlast Texans to Advance to A.F.C. Title Game

  19-01-2026 03:59 via NYT > New England Patriots
  New England’s defense forced five turnovers and scored a defensive touchdown on a second-quarter pick six.
  
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• Inside the Closed-Door Meetings of the N.F.L.’s Billionaire Owners

  12-10-2025 11:00 via NYT > New England Patriots
  Every three months, closed-door meetings of the billionaires who own N.F.L. teams become displays of status, beefs and sometimes Trump-induced headaches.
  
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• Patriots Owner’s Son Drops Out of Boston Mayoral Race

  12-09-2025 04:46 via NYT > New England Patriots
  Josh Kraft had harshly criticized the policies of Mayor Michelle Wu, a fellow Democrat, but his message did not resonate with voters.
  
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• Bill Belichick’s Girlfriend Jordon Hudson Files for Trademark on ‘Gold Digger’

  29-08-2025 15:42 via NYT > New England Patriots
  Bill Belichick’s girlfriend has applied for numerous trademarks, including one seemingly critical of herself. Is she embracing the jokes?
  
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• Bill Belichick siempre tuvo el control. Después se enamoró de Jordon Hudson

  22-05-2025 15:46 via NYT > New England Patriots
  El romance entre Belichick, exentrenador de los Patriotas de Nueva Inglaterra de 73 años, y su novia, Jordon Hudson, de 24, ha conmocionado al mundo deportivo.
  
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• Bill Belichick Was Always in Control. Then He Met His Girlfriend Jordon Hudson.

  20-05-2025 09:00 via NYT > New England Patriots
  The romance between Mr. Belichick, the 73-year-old former coach of the New England Patriots, and his girlfriend Jordon Hudson, 24, has roiled the worlds of professional and collegiate athletics.
  
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• Steve Kiner, Linebacker Who Was Open About Drug Use, Is Dead at 77

  17-05-2025 19:40 via NYT > New England Patriots
  He was a star at the University of Tennessee when he began using LSD, mescaline and other drugs. He said he got clean while playing in the N.F.L.
  
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• On Deadline at the Super Bowl, Remembering a Columnist’s Credo

  08-02-2025 09:00 via NYT > New England Patriots
  
  Players aren’t the only ones under pressure as the game clock ticks down.
  
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• Patriots Owner’s Son Challenges Michelle Wu for Mayor of Boston

  04-02-2025 19:48 via NYT > New England Patriots
  
  Josh Kraft, a political newcomer who is running as a Democrat, said his top priority was addressing the city’s housing crisis.
  
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• Robert Kraft Withdraws Support From Columbia Over Protests

  24-04-2024 17:18 via NYT > New England Patriots
  
  The New England Patriots owner said this week that he was “no longer comfortable supporting” Columbia University, his alma mater, which has been disrupted by protests.
  
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• Robert Kraft’s Fight Against Antisemitism Began Long Before Oct. 7

  24-04-2024 16:23 via NYT > New England Patriots
  
  The New England Patriots owner said this week that he was “no longer comfortable supporting” Columbia University, his alma mater, which has been disrupted by protests.
  
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• ‘The Dynasty’ Got the Secretive New England Patriots to Speak

  15-02-2024 19:58 via NYT > New England Patriots
  For an Apple TV+ docuseries, the tight-lipped sports franchise provided insight into six Super Bowl victories as well as darker moments.
  
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• Bill Belichick’s Best Partner Wasn’t Tom Brady

  13-01-2024 16:39 via NYT > New England Patriots
  The way this 24 year relationship came to an end tells us everything we need to know about why it succeeded.
  
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• Bill Belichick Had Legendary Success With The New England Patriots

  11-01-2024 20:01 via NYT > New England Patriots
  The head coach of the Patriots, who has parted ways with the team after 24 years, won six Super Bowls with a taciturn approach that rewarded performance over potential.
  
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• How Belichick Helped Patriots Go From Laughingstock to Economic Powerhouse

  11-01-2024 18:52 via NYT > New England Patriots
  For most of its existence, New England was a terrible team. But a two-decade run of success turned it into one of the most recognizable sports brands in the world.
  
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• The End of the Bill Belichick Hoodie Era

  11-01-2024 16:09 via NYT > New England Patriots
  The Patriots coach is out. And so is his trademark sweatshirt.
  
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• The Best Sentences of 2023

  28-12-2023 18:14 via NYT > New England Patriots
  Here are dozens of journalism’s gems from a year when we badly needed them.
  
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• N.F.L., on Lookout for Growth, Finds Open Arms in Germany

  03-11-2023 10:03 via NYT > New England Patriots
  
  Football was introduced to the country by U.S. soldiers after World War II, but interests soared when the N.F.L. played its first regular-season game there last year.
  
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• Sione Takitaki: I feel like I can make a big comeback from torn ACL

  17-07-2023 15:31
  
  Browns linebacker Sione Takitaki set a career high with 71 tackles during the 2022 season, but the year did not have a happy ending.The Browns finished with a 7-10 record and Takitaki missed the final five games of the season after tearing his ACL. During an appearance on the Browns' in-house Best Podcast Available, Takitaki updated where things stand with his rehab and said that he thinks he is going to be able to bounce all the way back during the 2023 season. "I am excited," Takitaki said. "
  
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• CBA dramatically limits ability of franchise-tagged players to sign long-term deals after mid-July

  17-07-2023 13:06
  
  As the annual deadline for franchise-tagged players signing multi-year deal contracts arrives, it's a good time to address a couple of interesting wrinkles regarding what comes next. One is potentially relevant to this year's franchise-tagged players. One is not, but could have been. And there's a third one to file away for future reference, possibly.First, a reader asked last week whether a team could rescind the franchise tag after the mid-July deadline and then sign the player to a long-term
  
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• DeAndre Hopkins motivated to prove his "haters and doubters" wrong in Tennessee

  17-07-2023 10:20
  
  Titans wide receiver Deandre Hopkins is motivated this season to prove he's still an elite playmaker.After agreeing to a contract with the Titans on Sunday, Hopkins wrote on Twitter that those who doubt him fuel him."I always loved having haters and doubters but I appreciate it even more now. Titan up!!" Hopkins wrote.It's not unreasonable to doubt that the 31-year-old Hopkins will ever again play at the level he played at in his 20s. He's been injured the last two years and had his two lowest
  
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• DeAndre Hopkins can earn up to $3 million a year in incentives with Titans

  16-07-2023 21:50
  
  Titans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins can earn up to $3 million a year on his two-year contract if he meets certain incentives.To get the full $3 million, Hopkins needs 95 catches, 1,050 yards and 10 touchdowns. Those are all totals Hopkins has reached in his career, although he hasn't reached the catches and yardage totals since 2020, and hasn't reached the touchdown total since 2018.Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Hopkins' contract calls for him to receive $250,000 for 65 catches, $500,000 fo
  
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• Bill Belichick loses face-off with Mike Vrabel for DeAndre Hopkins

  16-07-2023 21:10
  
  Friendship, smiendship.Patriots coach Bill Belichick and Titans coach Mike Vrabel have had a great relationship over the years. They surely still do. But, on Sunday, Vrabel won the face-off with Belichick for receiver DeAndre Hopkins.Both teams wanted him. Hopkins wanted more than either team was offering. Eventually, he accepted what likely was the better financial offer — reportedly, two years, $26 million with $12 million this year and potential incentives of $3 million. (t's not known
  
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• DeAndre Hopkins agrees to sign with Titans

  16-07-2023 20:14
  
  DeAndre Hopkins has found his new home.Betting odds shifted this week to make the Titans the favorites to land the veteran wide receiver and anyone who wagered that way appears to be on their way to a payday. According to multiple reports on Sunday, Hopkins has agreed to a deal with the AFC South club. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that he has agreed to a two-year deal worth $26 million with another $6 million available in incentives. He is set to have a base salary of $12 million for the 2
  
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• DeSean Jackson hints he is retiring

  16-07-2023 19:14
  
  Longtime NFL wide receiver DeSean Jackson appears ready to call it a career.Jackson posted on Instagram today, "Did it my way 15 years strong!! Neva anotha like it!" in a message that has been widely perceived as a retirement announcement, although Jackson didn't specifically say that.Realistically, the 36-year-old Jackson may be done whether he wants to be or not. Last year he managed just nine catches while playing for the Ravens, his sixth NFL team.Jackson will be remembered as one of the be
  
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• Despite new representation for Saquon Barkley, Giants aren't willing to re-set talks

  16-07-2023 18:43
  
  As previously reported, the Giants had an offer on the table for running back Saquon Barkley before the franchise tag was applied. As we've recently heard, the Giants had another offer on the table during the offseason program. Barkley, represented exclusively at the time by Roc Nation Sports, accepted neither offer.So what impact will his recent involvement of CAA have on the ongoing discussions? From the Giants' perspective, none whatsover.Per a league source, the Giants aren't inclined to re
  
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• Jaguars, Evan Engram agree to three-year contract

  16-07-2023 18:33
  
  One of the franchise-tagged players has agreed to a long-term deal just before Monday's deadline. According to multiple reports, tight end Evan Engram and the Jaguars have agreed to a three-year contract worth $41.25 million with $24 million guaranteed. Engram would have made $11.345 million if he'd played on the franchise tender in 2023. A Giants first-round pick in 2017, Engram signed a one-year, $9 million contract with the Jaguars last March. He went on to have arguably his best season as a
  
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• Report: Josh Jacobs, Raiders believed to be too far apart to reach deal

  16-07-2023 17:34
  
  Word last week was that Raiders running back Josh Jacobs will not be reporting to training camp if he does not strike a deal with the Raiders on a long-term extension and it looks like that report will be put to the test. Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the feeling around the team is that the gap between their offer and Jacobs' desired contract is too large to bridge by Monday afternoon's deadline for franchise-tagged players to sign multi-year deals. That's no s
  
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• PFT's top ten coaches for 2023, No. 6: Sean Payton

  16-07-2023 16:48
  
  Of the men making the 2023 PFT list of top 10 head coaches, only one didn't coach at all in 2022. He nevertheless did enough during his years before 2022 to land at No. 6.Sean Payton — offensive expert, Bill Parcells disciple, quarterback whisperer, and Super Bowl XLIV champion — will try to add another label to his football story: Russell Wilson fixer.That's the challenge for Payton in 2023, the thing that will cement his status or jeopardize it. Then again, if Wilson doesn't impro
  
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• Tweaks to the redesigned PFT continue

  16-07-2023 16:19
  
  It's been nearly three weeks since we flipped the switch on a redesigned PFT experience. As you might have noticed, we've been making plenty of tweaks on the fly.One of the first adjustments related to the headlines. There are more of them on the home page, in both the desktop and mobile versions of the site. Most recently, you possibly have noticed that the full headline of the lead story now shows up on all devices and in all browser sizes.The masthead has more conspicuous PFT signage. Also,
  
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• In 18 seasons of preseason Hard Knocks, 18 teams have avoided the show

  16-07-2023 15:52
  
  As the Jets prepare to be the first team in the history of the Hard Knocks series to submit against their will, it's worth noting that most teams have managed to avoid the assignment altogether.As noted by Mike Reiss of ESPN.com in his excellent Sunday rundown of Patriots-related news and notes, the Pats are one of 18 teams that have yet to have Hard Knocks at their doorstep.That was a surprise, so I went down the rabbit hole of Hard Knocks history. It started in 2001, with the Ravens. That was
  
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