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The Jacksonville Jaguars are doing everything possible to make sure they lack teeth. Running back Leonard Fournette was waived Monday morning in a move that will fan the flames of tanking allegations. The news comes one day after the Jaguars traded their top defensive player, disgruntled pass-rusher Yannick Ngakoue, to the Minnesota Vikings for two …
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Author Jeff Benedict explores the greatest contemporary sports dynasty of our time, the New England Patriots, in his upcoming book “The Dynasty,” which releases Tuesday. This excerpt is from Chapter 42, “Threading the Needle,” which highlights QB Tom Brady’s hand injury leading into the Jan. 21, 2018, AFC Championship game. On the Wednesday before the …
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Welcome to Tom Brady’s world, Cam Newton. New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick doesn’t hand out praise very easily. Not for six-time Super Bowl champions and not for former MVP quarterbacks who have not yet been through a padded practice under his watch. But what does Belichick think of Newton so far? “Cam’s a hard-working …
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Cam Newton won the Heisman Trophy, a national championship, an NFL MVP, an NFC Championship. Bill Belichick has what Newton’s missing, holding more Super Bowl rings than any person on the planet. But Kyle Love — Newton’s former teammate in Carolina, who also played under Belichick in New England — doesn’t believe the quarterback can …
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Julian Edelman “likes” what he sees of model Daiane Sodré. Last week, the Brazilian stunner, 27, shared a series of black and white photos on Instagram, taking part in the “challenge accepted” movement, which didn’t go unnoticed by the Patriots wide receiver, 34. “Thankful to all the strong women who makes a difference in my …
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The Patriots’ roster is getting thinner and thinner. A whopping eighth Patriots player opted out of the 2020 NFL season on Sunday with tight end Matt LaCosse bowing out, according to multiple reports, as the NFL prepares to try to play through the coronavirus pandemic. The former Giants tight end joins linebacker Dont’a Hightower, safety …
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Add Marqise Lee to the growing list of players opting out of the New England Patriots’ season. The 28-year-old veteran receiver, who signed a one-year deal with the team in the offseason, becomes the seventh Patriot to choose to sit the year out. He became a father in February and cited his daughter Alia as …
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Bill Belichick always has a plan. After inside linebacker Dont’a Hightower, right tackle Marcus Cannon, safety Patrick Chung, running back Brandon Bolden, fullback Danny Vitale and lineman Najee Toran all opted out of the 2020 NFL season amid coronavirus concerns, things began to look bleak for the Patriots season. But a league executive who spoke …
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Death, taxes, hating Tom Brady. That was the case for Carole Scarsella, who passed away on July 19. The Lackawanna (a suburb of Buffalo) native’s obit has gone viral thanks to the colorful description of the Bills fan. The obit highlights five of the more notable characteristics of Scarsella’s life. Only one warranted capital letters, …
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American doctors are holding a Capitol Hill press conference on Tuesday “to address the censorship of [their] press conference” Monday by Facebook, YouTube/Google, and Twitter. The event is being held by the group America’s Frontline Doctors and organized and sponsored by the Tea Party Patriots Foundation. As USA GAG reported Monday night: “Facebook has removed …