• Patriots’ interest in Jalen Hurts surfaces in Tom Brady reversal

    Patriots’ interest in Jalen Hurts surfaces in Tom Brady reversal

    Tom Brady is gone and the New England Patriots don’t have a long-term replacement in place. Could dual-threat quarterback Jalen Hurts, out of the Lamar Jackson mold and a completely different type of quarterback than Brady, be the answer? ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. believes the Patriots could look to the former Oklahoma and Alabama …
  • 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 …
  • Buccaneers’ Tom Brady still isn’t over his famous NFL Draft snub

    Buccaneers’ Tom Brady still isn’t over his famous NFL Draft snub

    Tom Brady just won’t let it go – maybe that’s why he has six Super Bowl rings. The Buccaneers quarterback commemorated the 20-year anniversary of him being selected in the sixth round by the Patriots in the 2000 NFL Draft – 199th overall – by posting the list of signal-callers taken ahead of him to …
  • Jets mailbag: How vulnerable are the Patriots right now?

    Jets mailbag: How vulnerable are the Patriots right now?

    You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Jets. Can the Jets beat out the Patriots this year? — Patrick Grant With Tom Brady in Tampa, can …
  • One of Tom Brady’s new Buccaneers weapons could be traded

    One of Tom Brady’s new Buccaneers weapons could be traded

    Tom Brady just arrived, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers already are talking about trading one of his top offensive weapons. Tight end O.J. Howard, the team’s first-round pick out of Alabama in the 2017 NFL Draft, reportedly is available via trade, according to former NFL executive Michael Lombardi, now of The Athletic. “I think Howard’s …
  • 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 …
  • Tom Brady/Phil Mickelson charity golf match date now in limbo

    Tom Brady/Phil Mickelson charity golf match date now in limbo

    So, TV’s scheduled big-time sports event was to be Tom Brady, winningest NFL quarterback and now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, versus golf hotshot Phil Mickelson, PGA champ, winner of five majors. Set was a one-time charity match. Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning versus Mickelson and Brady. Remember 2018’s famous Woods/Mickelson match? Mickelson won. This …
  • Matt Cassel’s Patriots success fuels Bill Belichick’s post-Tom Brady optimism

    Matt Cassel’s Patriots success fuels Bill Belichick’s post-Tom Brady optimism

    With a few slight exceptions, the Patriots spent the last 19 years building an offense around one player. Now it’s time to get creative. With Tom Brady, who started 283 of 304 games for the franchise over the last 19 seasons, out the door and with the Buccaneers, Bill Belichick and his staff are left …
  • Bill Belichick is treating Tom Brady like any other ex-Patriot now

    Bill Belichick is treating Tom Brady like any other ex-Patriot now

    Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is ready to move forward from longtime quarterback Tom Brady. To open up a conference call Monday, Belichick referred to the statement he made on Brady at the start of NFL free agency and added that he’s sure “we’ll be talking about him for years and decades to come.” But …
  • Tom Brady kisses wife Gisele Bündchen in Easter family photo

    Tom Brady kisses wife Gisele Bündchen in Easter family photo

    Tom Brady is counting his blessings this Easter weekend. On Sunday, the Buccaneers quarterback, 42, emphasized the importance of life’s “simple and joyful moments” while sharing a family snap on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tom Brady (@tombrady) on Apr 12, 2020 at 9:45am PDT “This Easter has been a …