First and 10: Jimmy Garoppolo's cashing in and his old mates are REALLY happy for him

Welcome to first and 10, a roundup of all the (mostly) Patriots-related news you need to start your day:


A late start to our day for a few reasons, including the fact that I’m taking some extra time to work on a cool series that’ll start next week. But enough about that — here are a few quick thoughts.

— Good for Jimmy Garoppolo and his new deal. While a bunch of ex-Patriots jumped into his Instagram mentions on Thursday to wish him well, the two best responses came from Rob Ninkovich and Julian Edelman.

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A post shared by Robert Ninkovich (@nink50) on Feb 8, 2018 at 11:46am PST

@JimmyG_10 yo bubs, about the 20 dollars you owe me.... I mean .... congrats jimbo slice.

— Julian Edelman (@Edelman11) February 8, 2018

Jason Kelce delivered the single greatest championship rant of ALL-TIME. pic.twitter.com/2z9PggXEas

— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) February 8, 2018

It has taken me a few days to reflect on our SB loss as well as the great season our team had. There are many emotions when you come up short of your goal. And they are all part of learning and growing in this journey of life. Learning turns everything into a postitive. And the number one feeling I have had the past 4 days is gratitude. Gratitude to my teammates for the incredible effort given all season regardless of the challenges we faced. Gratitude toward my coaches for the effort and sacrifice they make to put us players in the best position to win. Gratitude to the NEP organization for supporting us on our very challenging and difficult journey. Gratitude to the Philadelphia Eagles team and organization for bringing out the best in us and being gracious winners (as well as congratulations on winning the championship) Gratitude toward our fans who showed up every week to cheer us on and commit their time and energy and love and support to what our goals are. And gratitude to my family and friends who continue to love and support my dreams. Thank you all. I love you all. Best, Tom

A post shared by Tom Brady (@tombrady) on Feb 9, 2018 at 6:28am PST