• Cam Newton is the winner of the Patriots’ starting QB gig

    Cam Newton is the winner of the Patriots’ starting QB gig

    The New England Patriots officially will start the “Life after Tom Brady” era with Cam Newton at quarterback. Bill Belichick informed the Pats during a team meeting Thursday morning that Newton, the former NFL MVP, has been named the team’s starting signal caller, according to multiple reports. Brady, of course, signed with the Tampa Bay …
  • Patriots ‘better off without’ Tom Brady: Ex-teammate Christian Fauria

    Patriots ‘better off without’ Tom Brady: Ex-teammate Christian Fauria

    Former Patriot Christian Fauria knows what a Tom Brady-led offense is capable of after being part of them for four seasons, but the retired tight end believes this New England team will benefit from the future Hall of Famer moving on. “They’re better off without him,” Fauria told WEEI Thursday. “Can I tell you why? …
  • NFL insiders debate who will take Tom Brady’s AFC East throne

    NFL insiders debate who will take Tom Brady’s AFC East throne

    It is a question that no one has had to ask in more than 15 years: Who is the best quarterback in the AFC East? Now that Tom Brady has taken his talents to Tampa Bay, the quarterback picture in the AFC East is as hazy as it has been since the early Brady days …
  • Bill Belichick explains Patriots’ surprising Jarrett Stidham loyalty

    Bill Belichick explains Patriots’ surprising Jarrett Stidham loyalty

    All signs point to Jarrett Stidham succeeding Tom Brady as the starting quarterback for the New England Patriots. The organization has shown their faith in Stidham by not signing a veteran quarterback (at least yet) or drafting a prospect this offseason. The comments from head coach Bill Belichick reaffirmed why they seem to have so …
  • Patriots’ lack of Cam Newton interest may be because of Josh McDaniels

    Patriots’ lack of Cam Newton interest may be because of Josh McDaniels

    It’s been almost two months since the Carolina Panthers gave quarterback Cam Newton permission to find a new team, yet the three-time Pro Bowl signal-caller is still without an NFL job. And when Tom Brady announced his departure from the Patriots, many thought New England would be an ideal landing place for Newton, who was …
  • Patriots’ Jarrett Stidham ‘up to the challenge’ of replacing Tom Brady

    Patriots’ Jarrett Stidham ‘up to the challenge’ of replacing Tom Brady

    After the Patriots passed on drafting a quarterback or signing a big name in free agency, the path is clear for Jarrett Stidham to take over for Tom Brady. According to his college coach, the 23-year-old Stidham will be ready for the daunting task. “It definitely helped him to learn under the best and see …
  • Ex-Patriot Ben Watson: Jarrett Stidham can be team’s QB answer

    Ex-Patriot Ben Watson: Jarrett Stidham can be team’s QB answer

    It’s a new dawn in Foxborough, and the big question for the Patriots is who will succeed six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, who is now quarterbacking the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after 20 years in New England. As the 2020 NFL Draft — which begins Thursday — gets closer, speculation has increased about whether the …
  • It sounds like Patriots have NFL Draft plan to find Tom Brady’s successor

    It sounds like Patriots have NFL Draft plan to find Tom Brady’s successor

    The Patriots landed the steal of their sport’s history, snagging Tom Brady with the 199th pick in the 2000 NFL Draft. Two decades later, New England doesn’t appear likely to sit back and wait for Brady’s successor to fall into their lap. Though the Patriots — who hold the 23rd overall pick — currently sit …
  • Patriots fooling themselves with Jarrett Stidham: ESPN’s Todd McShay

    Patriots fooling themselves with Jarrett Stidham: ESPN’s Todd McShay

    Perhaps the biggest question of this offseason remains unanswered: Who will fill Tom Brady’s shoes in New England? The Patriots’ options are not all that appealing. The current frontrunner for the job is second-year signal-caller Jarrett Stidham, but many remain unsure of the inexperienced 2019 fourth-round pick’s ability to take over at the helm. “He …
  • Patriots’ quest to replace Tom Brady could involve lesser-known James Morgan

    Patriots’ quest to replace Tom Brady could involve lesser-known James Morgan

    The New England Patriots figure to select a quarterback at some point in the upcoming NFL Draft, and they aren’t just talking to big-school prospects as they move on at that position following Tom Brady’s free-agent departure. The Pats have been in contact with Florida International signal caller James Morgan, recently conducting a videoconference meeting …