Patriots NFL Draft Primer: New England's Picks, Needs & Potential Targets
The NFL Draft is here. Three days of it. And the New England Patriots are going to be a busy bunch throughout the bonanza.
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The NFL Draft is here. Three days of it. And the New England Patriots are going to be a busy bunch throughout the bonanza.
The NFL Draft is just a few days away, and no one really knows what the New England Patriots will do with their 12 selections. But it's a safe bet that at some point, they'll draft a quarterback.
The NFL Draft is just a few days away, and all the mockers are mocking it up before the real picks start flying off the board.
It was 19 years ago today that the Patriots drafted Tom Brady. It was kind of a big moment for the New England franchise, though no one really knew it at the time.
The New England Patriots are certainly doing their homework on quarterbacks that will be available in the upcoming NFL Draft.
In their preparation for this month's draft, the New England Patriots remain quite busy. The latest action involves a visit from top tight end prospect Noah Fant.
On the same day that Bill Belichick spoke to the media about the upcoming NFL Draft, the Patriots' head coach was getting to know potential draftees at the quarterback position.
The search to replace the irreplaceable has officially begun in earnest.
The Patriots were one of the many teams to meet with Ole Miss wide receiver A.J. Brown this week, one of the best pass-catchers in the upcoming draft.
No one will ever be Rob Gronkowski, but here are seven tight ends the Patriots could look to draft next month.
It's not yet known when or if the Patriots will draft a quarterback next month, but you can now officially add former West Virginia quarterback Will Grier to the list.
Bill Belichick is a fan of Bulldogs, or at least the ones from Georgia. So it should come as no surprise that the Patriots head coach is at Georgia's pro day on Wednesday.
The NFL Draft is just around the corner, which means Mock Draft season has arrived.
The NFL announced the compensatory picks given out for the upcoming draft, and the New England Patriots were awarded four picks.
The league officially announced the destination for next year's draft. It's headed to the Music City.
Looks like the Draft could be rolling into the Music City for 2019.
The New York Jets are great now.
Tony Garcia's career with the Patriots is over before it even had a chance to begin.
When the Tennessee Titans made a trade to move up to get one spot in front of the New England Patriots in the first round of April's draft, many people looked at it as old friends Jon Robinson and Mike Vrabel pulling a fast one on Bill Belichick. B
According to Baker Mayfield's agent, the Patriots considered trading up to No. 2 overall in the draft to take the quarterback.
The Jets drafted the highest-rated QB, among other key picks, while the Browns managed to mess up both their first-round picks.
256 picks were made over the course of three days. Which ones were the best for each team?
It would appear that the Patriots will be Tom Brady's team for the foreseeable future.
The Patriots selected defensive back Keion Crossen out of Western Carolina with the 243rd overall pick, and they selected tight end Ryan Izzo out of Florida State with the 250th pick. Both came in the seventh round.
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The owner of a Boston ticket resale agency says the cost of tickets for Ed Sheeran's shows at Gillette Stadium has fallen as controversy surrounds the tour.
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Hunter Nadeau, the man accused of killing one person and wounding several others in a shooting at a country club in Nashua, New Hampshire, plans to use an insanity defense.
Drivers are feeling the impact of high gas prices across the country, but filling up the tank is just one of several factors making it increasingly expensive to own a car.
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Macklemore asked Robert Kraft to match a $1 million donation to support Palestinians as controversy surrounds Ed Sheeran's tour.
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Sydney Towle, known for her social media content about living with a rare form of cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, died Wednesday in Bethesda, Maryland.
Massachusetts has seen more than 100 cyclospora cases this summer, with some linked to lettuce.
A former FAA special agent says the 9/11 attacks never should have happened because the government was aware of the vulnerabilities.
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Massachusetts State Police have opened an internal affairs investigation after an alleged sexual assault at the department's Oak Bluffs barracks, the WBZ-TV I-Team has learned.
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Jon Keller said it's a mistake to think that young people will automatically gravitate to a younger candidate in Massachusetts.
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Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
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The immersive WNDR Museum in Boston's Downtown Crossing is set to close down just two years after it opened.
Panera Bread is moving its headquarters from St. Louis to Weston, Massachusetts.
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Golden Temple and Party Favors in Brookline are closing after a combined 100 years in business.
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