Mac Jones says Patriots’ offense has made progress in last couple weeks

Throughout the preseason, the Patriots’ offense appeared to be struggling to adjust to the loss of longtime coordinator Josh McDaniels, who left to become head coach of the Raiders. But Patriots quarterback Mac Jones says the offense is making progress that the public isn’t seeing. Jones said that progress has continued on the practice field [more]

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Ty Montgomery, Isaiah Wynn traveling to Florida with Patriots

The Patriots are heading down to South Florida on Tuesday to prepare for their season opener against the Dolphins and they won’t be leaving any members of the active roster behind because of injuries. During an appearance on WEEI Tuesday morning, Belichick said that everyone on the active roster should have a shot to play [more]

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Dan Campbell: We haven’t hid from last year’s “embarrassing” loss to Eagles

When Detroit played Philadelphia last year, the Lions suffered their worst loss of the season. The Eagles won the Week Eight contest 44-6 — the only time the Lions failed to score double-digit points in 2021. Philadelphia rushed for 236 yards in that game. Detroit managed only 228 total yards. On Monday, Lions head coach [more]

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Matt Eberflus: No one really knows how 49ers will use Trey Lance

Trey Lance won’t be making his first NFL start against the Bears this weekend, but he will be making his first start since being installed as the 49ers’ full-time starter. While Lance stepped into the starting lineup for Jimmy Garoppolo a couple of times last season, he wasn’t running an offense designed around his skills. [more]

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A.J. Brown “ready to go to war” for Jalen Hurts

Sunday will bring an opportunity to see a number of old faces in new places around the league, including the Eagles debut of wide receiver A.J. Brown. Brown was dealt to the Eagles by the Titans during the first round of the draft in a move designed to give quarterback Jalen Hurts an elite target [more]

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Jalen Thompson: New contract doesn’t really change much

Cardinals safety Jalen Thompson entered the NFL with a low profile as a fifth-round pick in the 2019 supplemental draft, but he’s been successful in carving out a role for himself in Arizona. Thompson has started 25 of the 37 games he’s played over the last three seasons and he’s played well enough that the [more]

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Jalen Reagor: A blessing to be teammates with Justin Jefferson

The Eagles took wide receiver Jalen Reagor with the 21st overall pick in the 2020 draft in a move that did not pay off in the kind of production that they hoped to get over the last two years. Reagor’s struggles would have been notable under any circumstances, but they were even harder to ignore [more]

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