A veteran of 10 National Football League seasons with three different teams, Kevin Byard could be coming near the end of his run at age 32. Three All-Pro years at safety, including 2025 with the Chicago Bears, have helped Byard cash in for well over $75 million in his career.
Logan Mankins. Zack Martin. Joe Thuney. Marshal Yanda. Just because the NFL tells you that you need to kick inside to guard despite a collegiate career at offensive tackle doesn't mean you can't be a special player, and the four names above are among the best examples of that reality.
After skipping volunteer organized team activities this spring, Kayshon Boutte stuck out at New England Patriots mini-camp a couple weeks ago. The fourth-year wide receiver wasn’t afraid to talk about his current state of limbo as it pertains to his football future.
NBC Sports host Kayla Burton is engaged to an NFL coach. The popular Boston-based sports media personality announced her engagement to New England Patriots special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer.
How many of the QB's with the most game-winning drives in one season for each NFL franchise can you name in five minutes?
The Bills have an open competition at middle linebacker this offseason, with fourth-round LB Kaleb Elarms-Orr in the mix for the job. Buffalo HC Joe Brady believes Elarms-Orr has done the most with the extra opportunities created by injury and has loved the fire he brings every day.
Yardbarker's best-of NFL positional series continues with linebackers. This does not cover pure pass-rushing threats -- we will get to them -- but rather true off-ball defenders who thrived as traditional inside and outside 'backers.
We know that the New England Patriots have put an importance on protecting quarterback Drake Maye ahead of this season, but what names will be tasked will doing that?
Drafted by the Bill Belichick administration and handed a four-year, potential $84 million extension by the abbreviated Jerod Mayo regime, Christian Barmore found himself in need to prove his NFL worth to a third coach in 2025, Mike Vrabel.
Former NFL reporter Dianna Russini has been in plenty of headlines since the photos with New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel came to light. Since then, Vrabel has remained as the coach, but Russini resigned from The Athletic and has not been seen publicly.
The New England Patriots were the cream of the AFC East crop last season, finally re-claiming their first division title since 2019. All it took was a new head coach, an old offensive coordinator and a quarterback in the MVP conversation to jump the Buffalo Bills for the first time in years.
Although the addition of A.J. Brown was the bigger headline for the New England Patriots this season, newcomer Romeo Doubs will still make a strong impact in the 2026 NFL season.
The New England Patriots are actively using their mandatory minicamp to prepare for the upcoming 2026 NFL season, aiming to recover from a painful Super Bowl loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
With the 2026 draft in the books, teams are already looking toward 2027. Here's our way-too-early 2027 NFL mock draft, as of April 27, 2026.
It has not taken long for New England to welcome, crown and demand greatness from receiver A.J. Brown. He arrived in New England with huge expectations, but his early connection with Drake Maye is already pushing them even higher.
Is Diggs destined to land with one of these three teams?
A New York Times report has new information about former Athletic reporter Dianna Russini.
NFL insider Dianna Russini is no longer staying silent about her dynamic with New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel. Page Six sent the NFL world into a frenzy on April 7 by sharing photos of Russini and Vrabel hugging at a hotel in Arizona.
The New England Patriots have plenty of knowledge when it comes to the linebacker position, and how to both play and coach it. Head coach Mike Vrabel played 14 seasons in the NFL at linebacker, winning three Super Bowls before eventually coaching the position for Ohio State and the Houston Texans.
In describing the knee injury suffered by free-agent signee Julian Hill during voluntary organized team activities, New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel used the word “devastating.” Yes, Hill, the tight end who signed a three-year, $7.5 million contract with the Patriots, was a key acquisition.
After Scotland national team fans won the hearts of New Englanders, NFL owner Robert Kraft wants to return the favor. Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, held preliminary discussions with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell about holding a regular-season game in Scotland, according to The Boston Globe.
Darnold didn't need to be elite during his club's 29-13 Super Bowl LX win over the New England Patriots this past February to get his hands on the Vince Lombardi Trophy. That doesn't mean he's thrilled with how he played on the sport's biggest stage.
Through the opening stages of the FIFA World Cup, Boston experienced an influx of Scottish fans. The highly-publicized takeover from the Tartan Army has drawn glowing reviews from all sides, and an NFL connection could soon emerge off the back of it.
Brown was asked about the teammate he is most excited to compete against in practice, and his answer offered an interesting glimpse into how highly he views one of New England's rising defensive stars.
The New England Patriots gained wide receiver A.J. Brown from the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick, adding a proven star receiver to the defending AFC champions.
Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez is extension-eligible this offseason, as he’s entering the fourth year of his rookie deal with a fifth-year option picked up for 2027.
Inevitably, Drake Maye will always have to deal with Tom Brady's shadow. While expecting Maye to be Brady is silly, that doesn't mean he can't learn something from the all-time great.
As he gears up for his age-32 season, Diggs remains without a team three months after the Patriots cut ties.
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