• 2020 NFL schedule: 10 can’t-miss games

    2020 NFL schedule: 10 can’t-miss games

    Not since the days of creamsicle uniforms have the Tampa Bay Buccaneers been such a must-see. Tom Brady changing teams headlined the craziest offseason of player movement in NFL history and completely changed the lens through which the coming season is viewed. All the matchups have been known since the minute the 2019 regular season …
  • Jets schedule 2020 takeaways: Early Bills faceoff, West Coast trip

    Jets schedule 2020 takeaways: Early Bills faceoff, West Coast trip

    The Jets will get tested early in 2020 with games against playoff teams in the first two weeks of the season. Gang Green opens the season in Buffalo against the division-rival Bills and then play host to the defending NFC champion 49ers. Back-to-back West Coast games in December stand out. You wonder if the Jets …
  • Jets’ 2020 NFL schedule: Bills opener, Monday nighter against Tom Brady-less Pats

    Jets’ 2020 NFL schedule: Bills opener, Monday nighter against Tom Brady-less Pats

    The Jets are scheduled to begin the 2020 NFL season with a familiar opening opponent, and they’ll later get a primetime visit from the Tom Brady-less Patriots. If the NFL season begins on time, the Jets are scheduled to face the Bills in Buffalo at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13, according to a source. …
  • 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 …
  • Don Shula wasn’t fan of Patriots’ Bill Belichick’s rule-breaking

    Don Shula wasn’t fan of Patriots’ Bill Belichick’s rule-breaking

    Don Shula is the NFL’s all-time winningest coach. Bill Belichick ranks third. But the Dolphins legend, who died Monday at the age of 90, didn’t believe he shared much in common with the greatest coach of another generation. “He called Belichick, ‘Beli-cheat,’ ” former Miami safety Dick Anderson said on CBS Sports Radio’s “The DA …
  • Eli Manning predicts bumpy ride for Tom Brady, Buccaneers

    Eli Manning predicts bumpy ride for Tom Brady, Buccaneers

    It will not be easy. Eli Manning, later in his Giants tenure, had to come to grips with learning different offenses and acclimating to new head coaches. Based on this, he predicts there could be some tough moments ahead for Tom Brady leaving the Patriots after 20 years and landing in Tampa with the Buccaneers, …
  • Tom Brady ‘got tired’ of Bill Belichick: ex-Patriots CB Asante Samuel

    Tom Brady ‘got tired’ of Bill Belichick: ex-Patriots CB Asante Samuel

    Former Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel thinks he has a pretty good understanding of why Tom Brady ultimately left New England. “He probably just got tired of it,” Samuel, 39, told TMZ Sports. “He probably got tired of some inner-circle things that he wanted. Maybe he wanted receivers and tight ends to stay there with him, …
  • 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 …
  • Beware of a fired-up Tom Brady

    Beware of a fired-up Tom Brady

    The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a lot to learn about their new, future Hall of Fame quarterback. Most important: Don’t get in Tom Brady’s way on gameday, or he may knock you on your behind. Former New England Patriots receiver Donte Stallworth once learned that the hard way in 2007, even after getting warned by …
  • Andy Dalton released by Bengals with immediate Patriots intrigue

    Andy Dalton released by Bengals with immediate Patriots intrigue

    Andy Dalton will only cost his next team money. The Bengals released the veteran quarterback on Thursday morning, ESPN.com reported. It adds another layer of intrigue to the free-agency quarterback market, particularly as it pertains to the Patriots. New England has been oddly content with their quarterback situation — and a depth chart topped by …