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The Patriots signed Cam Newton on Sunday, but head coach Bill Belichick was doing his homework on the quarterback for months.
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The Patriots signed Cam Newton on Sunday, but head coach Bill Belichick was doing his homework on the quarterback for months.
On his podcast, Adam Schefter shared that the Patriots were the only team to extend a contract offer to Newton.
Tom Brady released a trailer for his new Apple TV show "Greatness Code" on Monday, revealing the "defining moment" of his football career.
To anyone who actually followed the Patriots' video saga, the stripping of a third-round pick for this particular offense is unquestionably obscene.
For almost two full decades, the starting quarterback job in New England belonged to Tom Brady. Now it's time to pass the torch.
With a changing of the guard at quarterback, the Patriots weren't expected to compete for a Super Bowl in 2020. Now that they've added Cam Newton to the roster, well the Patriots still aren't expected to compete for a Super Bowl in 2020.
Richard Sherman doesn't have much to do with the offseason of Cam Newton, but the outspoken 49ers cornerback found Newton's plight to find work to be "disgusting."
Cam Newton is now a New England Patriots quarterback, but that doesn't mean that Cam Newton is the starting quarterback of the New England Patriots for 2020.
Regardless of how successful Newton is or how many starts he makes, the Patriots have already made history with the signing.
Cam Newton waited months to find a new NFL home. He found it Sunday night, reportedly agreeing to a one-year deal with the New England Patriots.
Bill Belichick and the Patriots obviously don't make football decisions while considering the thoughts and feelings of fans. Still, going from a "Jarrett Stidham running a nuts-and-bolts, run-heavy, basic-ass offense" in 2020 to "Cameron Freaking Newton" is a nice bonus to what transpired on Sunday evening.
One of the most absurd, unnecessarily long sagas in the history of sports is complete. The Patriots have finally been punished for having a staffer film the field of play during a Bengals-Browns game in December.
The post-Tom Brady era in New England can now be known as the Cam Newton era.
NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith said Tom Brady shouldn't be holding workouts with teammates during the coronavirus outbreak.
In a special hour-long episode of Patriots All Access on Friday night, 21 players, coaches and scouts in the New England organization joined WBZ-TV's Steve Burton for a roundtable discussions about racism in America, their own encounters with racism, and the country's need for reform.
Tom Brady has been in the NFL for two decades, so he knows a thing or two about running a football practice. That's something his new Buccaneers teammates have learned pretty quickly.
If you're criticizing Tom Brady for practicing during the COVID-19 pandemic, it appears the Buccaneers quarterback has a message for you.
The COVID-19 outbreak is now putting a damper on the NFL's preseason, which was set to begin in just over a month.
Mohamed Sanu is determined to have a better 2020 season with the Patriots, and his trainer says the receiver has "faster, quicker and leaner" than last season.
With Brady moving on to "Tompa Bay" and ending his 20-year run with the Patriots, the quarterback has opened himself up to barbs from even his most loyal followers.
Tom Brady and his Buccaneers teammates continue to work out together, despite advice from the NFLPA to avoid group workouts.
Nobody is expecting Jarrett Stidham to step into the starting quarterback role in New England and perform like Tom Brady in his prime. But what exactly should fans expect out of Stidham?
Does it look like sports leagues have a workable set of protocols in place to ensure that games can actually be played safely? After the developments from recent weeks -- and particularly last Friday -- it's awfully difficult to have any level of confidence.
Speaking on their "Double Coverage" podcast, the veteran defensive backs shared their concerns with football's plans to open training camp in late July in advance of an on-time start to the 2020 season in September.
ESPN revived some "Tiger King" fever with a skit during the ESPY Awards on Sunday night, featuring Tom Brady and Eli Manning.
Fare gates recently installed at Boston's South Station to combat fare evasion are currently inoperable and covered in plastic.
A regular on NPR's All Things Considered, Kevin Kling uses his stories to form connections with the world and audience.
A father and son are heading to the Super Bowl after winning tickets during a contest at Gillette Stadium.
A building in Nashua, New Hampshire was destroyed after an explosion and fire on Amherst Street Monday afternoon.
A fishing vessel sank off the coast of Gloucester, Massachusetts on Friday with five people on board.
Three firefighters were injured after an explosion in Nashua, New Hampshire Monday afternoon.
All seven people who died last week when the Gloucester-based fishing vessel the Lily Jean sank were identified Monday.
A fishing vessel sank off the coast of Gloucester, Massachusetts on Friday with five people on board.
A father and son are heading to the Super Bowl after winning tickets during a contest at Gillette Stadium.
Fare gates recently installed at Boston's South Station to combat fare evasion are currently inoperable and covered in plastic.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
Fewer people in Massachusetts are getting their seasonal flu and COVID vaccinations as the number of respiratory infections in the state continues to rise.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
In the last three years, the Better Business Bureau has received thousands of complaints about GE.
A home baker from Foxboro, Massachusetts is frustrated that the pricy oven she bought from GE wasn't working properly. Attempts to fix it failed.
Eight states have laws making police body cameras mandatory. Massachusetts isn't one of them.
A Massachusetts family got stuck with a bill for a damaged tire on their rental car, even though they bought the extra coverage.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
Panera, Zipcar and Thermo Fisher are all closing facilities or offices in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod potato chips will no longer be made on Cape Cod as of this spring.
Time Out Market Boston, a food hall that opened in the Fenway neighborhood in 2019, won't be closing after all.
The 2026 semifinalists for the James Beard Award are out, and several Massachusetts restaurants, bars and chefs made the list.
Boston's Time Out Market, a Fenway food hall that opened less than seven years ago, is now set to close.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
Here's a look at what the Patriots have ahead of them during Super Bowl week in the Bay Area.
The Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a four-goal deficit to beat the Boston Bruins 6-5 in front of 64,617 at an NHL Stadium Series game.
The Boston Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks at TD Garden in the inaugural Pioneers Classic game that celebrated the league's first Black players.
The New England Patriots left for the Super Bowl Sunday morning after thousands braved frigid temperatures for a sendoff rally at Gillette Stadium.
Payton Pritchard scored 29 points and the Boston Celtics rolled to a 112-93 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.
A tegu lizard was found buried beneath the snow in Providence, Rhode Island.
A gathering of North Atlantic right whales off Massachusetts over the weekend appears to have set a new monthly record.
A rocketship on a downtown Boston roof is part of the new Winteractive 2026 public art installation.
The overpowering scent of Dunkin' donuts in the air has some Haverhill residents complaining.
Alex Cornwell's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables is attracting visitors from around Massachusetts.