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Browns trade receiver Josh Gordon to Patriots

September 17, 2018 Associated Press

CLEVELAND (AP) — Josh Gordon’s strange, stuttering career will start anew in New England. Bill Belichick and Tom Brady have a new offensive toy. The Browns severed ties for good with the problematic wide receiver by trading him to the Patriots for a fifth-round draft pick on Monday, ending a relationship the team did all […]

Is the NFL’s “love affair” with the New England Patriots over?

July 26, 2018 Dave Carney

Dave and Skradie talk Patriots and whether or not the “love affair” with Brady, Belichick and the rest of their cheating staff is over..

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Ex-Arkansas, Badgers coach Bret Bielema joins Patriots as consultant

July 26, 2018 Associated Press

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bret Bielema officially has a new job back in football. The former University of Arkansas head coach will be serving a consultant to New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick this upcoming season. Bielema has been working with the team since this spring. His new title was listed in the Patriots team […]

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Two-time Super Bowl champion Brandon Browner charged with trying to kill his ex

July 11, 2018 Associated Press

POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors say former NFL cornerback Brandon Browner has been charged with trying to kill his ex-girlfriend after breaking into her Southern California home. Browner, who won Super Bowls with the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, was arrested Sunday east of Los Angeles. The LA County District Attorney’s Office says the […]

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Kraft discounts any discord in Patriots organization

March 26, 2018 Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Every marriage has its ups and downs. So New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft urged everyone not to read too much into any reported discord in his organization. Kraft praised Bill Belichick on Monday when asked about some of the unusual decisions the coach made in the Super Bowl loss to […]

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Eagles fan to pay for stadium chair stolen after Super Bowl

February 7, 2018 Rick Solem

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who stole a seat from U.S. Bank Stadium after the Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl has agreed to pay for its replacement. Stadium manager SMG says it plans no further action against the Eagles fan. That seat and two other damaged seats were replaced […]

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Patriots’ Butler denies off-field misconduct before benching

February 6, 2018 Rick Solem

BOSTON (AP) — Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler says he didn’t miss a curfew or do anything off the field that would have hurt New England’s chances of winning the Super Bowl before he was benched for the game. In a statement released Tuesday on Twitter and Instagram, Butler says reports of misconduct off the field […]

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Frigid Super Bowl raises questions about northern venues

February 6, 2018 Rick Solem

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After years of planning and many millions in spending, there was one thing organizers of Super Bowl 52 couldn’t control — a Minnesota winter. The Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots played inside. But as fans were heading to U.S. Bank Stadium at noon Sunday, the temperature in Minneapolis was minus-2 degrees, […]

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Vegas sports books not so lucky with Eagles’ Super Bowl win

February 6, 2018 Rick Solem

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lady Luck was most certainly not the side of Las Vegas sports books during the Super Bowl as some reported six- and seven-figure losses in part due to a seemingly deep-pocketed mystery bettor and the many records set during the game, which allowed gamblers to cash in on proposition bets. Gamblers […]

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Super Bowl 52 was filled with calls befitting a classic

February 6, 2018 Rick Solem

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Not only was the Philadelphia Eagles’ knockout of New England a thrill-a-minute slugfest, it produced some of the biggest calls the Super Bowl has ever seen. For once, the whistles didn’t go the Patriots’ way, such as Philly’s two second-half touchdowns that survived reviews at the NFL’s league headquarters, including Zach Ertz’s […]