Patriots

Completed Q&A: Bedard on Patriots, NFL 08.04.20

Players are starting to trickle into Gillette, the Covid opt-out deadline is now 4 p.m. Thursday, and the Patriots could use some veteran help at several spots. So, lots to...

Patriots’ Road to 53, v. 20.02: Covid opt-outs rattle the depth chart

There could still be more Covid opt-outs that could change this list — they haven't set an official deadline for that yet — but it's time to update some things,...

NFL Notebook: Patriots Camp Questions, No. 3 – Which players will be under the most pressure in camp? (updated)

Here's our pre-camp list of Patriots players under the most pressure to perform in this camp:

Takeaways from Bill Belichick’s first press conference since the draft

The media was able to get Bill Belichick virtually — the coach probably wonders why he didn’t think of this years ago — today for the first time since the...

Patriots Camp Questions: No. 4 – Will Josh Uche, Anfernee Jennings & Brandon Copeland plug Hightower gap?

We kicked off this series asking if linebacker Ja’Whaun Bentley was ready to take on a major role this season, given the departures of Jamie Collins, Kyle Van Noy and...

Podcast: Bedard on Patriots opt-outs with Felger & Mazz 07.28.20

Bedard: Covid-19 opt-outs by Dont’a Hightower, Patrick Chung, Marcus Cannon & others throw Patriots a curveball (updated)

Players haven't entered the facility yet as a team and the Patriots are already having to shuffle their lineups. According to reports, starting right tackle Marcus Cannon, starting fullback Dan...

Patriots Camp Questions: No. 5 – Is LB Ja’Whaun Bentley ready for a major role?

The Patriots' depth chart of experienced at off-the-ball linebacker after that exodus? You could host them in a phone booth: Dont'a Hightower & Ja'Whaun Bentley.

Completed Q&A: Bedard on Patriots, NFL 07.28.20

NFL training camps are coming, and we’ve kicked off our Patriots’ pre-camp questions series (will be posted soon), but I’m sure you have yours. Shoot them over the comments (via...

NFL Notebook: How the restart will affect the Patriots this season and beyond

The NFL and NFLPA finally came to a global agreement on Friday — geez, take your time fellas, we've only been dealing with this for five months — on how...

Bedard: Which Patriots players won’t make it to an 80-man roster? How does short camp affect the QBs?

How will each of these developments affect the NFL and, specifically, the Patriots? Let's go through them, starting with our guesses on the players who may be on the outside...

Patriots’ Road to 53, v. 20.01: Trading a veteran, and are some 2019 draft picks in trouble?

Well, we can almost smell the fresh-cut grass of training camp (we think). NFL camps will open up at some point, and then the competition for the final roster will...

Completed Q&A: Bedard on Patriots, NFL 07.21.20

Going to be publishing my first 53-man roster in the morning … so you might want to wait for your questions … I’ll set it for early AM, or come...

NFL Notebook: What the final ramp-up to the season might look like for NFL teams

We heard from both the NFL and NFLPA about their return to play situation this past week. As of right now, the NFL has told teams that training camps will...

Bedard: 5 Patriots players most in danger of losing their roster spots

the Patriots have 23 players for 13 spots — and that's not even counting undrafted free agents and other players who sneak their way onto the roster. That means some...

Podcast: Bedard on Joe Thuney and Cam Newton with Felger & Mazz 07.15.20

Bedard: With Joe Thuney now stuck on the tag ($14.781 million), time for Patriots to make a deal

Everyone knows how I feel about Joe Thuney. I love when a player just grinds and slowly makes themselves better every year, and that’s exactly what the 2016 third-round pick...

Podcast: Bedard talks Cam Newton, Patriots offseason with Buffalo’s WGR 07.15.20