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Tom Brady and the New England Patriots set out on their latest quest for immortality on Thursday as the National Football League season kicks off with the Super Bowl champions once again the team to beat. Brady, who clinched a record fifth Super Bowl with February's miraculous comeback against Atlanta, would become the oldest quarterback in…
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots said this week that he watches all the preseason games from across the NFL each week. What exactly is the coach looking for elsewhere across the league? "To see what other new players are doing in the league," Belichick said of the broad-based scouting. "Guys…
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HOUSTON -- Operating out of the shotgun formation, Houston Texans starting quarterback Tom Savage made a fast decision when he saw wide receiver Jaelen Strong break across the middle against the New England Patriots secondary. Savage lobbed a perfect spiral in the back of the end zone to connect with Strong, a fellow Philadelphia native, for…
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. -- Jimmy Johnson knows a little something about building a powerhouse NFL franchise, as he did in Dallas in the early 1990s. Through his longtime friendship with New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, Johnson has probably had some influence on the dynasty that shows little sign of slowing down these days…
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During Dan Patrick’s show on Wednesday, he got into discussing the Peyton Manning-Andrew Luck situation that led to the prior bolting for the Denver Broncos and the latter taking over as the face of the franchise in Indianapolis. The conversation tilted to could you ever see Tom Brady leaving New England, and that’s where Patrick admitted…
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Despite holding two of the seemingly more enticing trade chips heading into the draft in the form of budding backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and Pro Bowl cornerback Malcolm Butler, the New England Patriots stood pat and essentially sat out what was an otherwise active-packed first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night.…
