JIMMY GOLEN
New England Patriots NFL football first-round draft pick offensive linesman Cole Strange smiles after a news conference at Gillette Stadium, Friday, April 29, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Patriots shore up OL, pick a QB and a couple more Joneses

By Jimmy Golen Apr. 30, 2022 07:41 PM EDT
The New England Patriots picked up three players to protect quarterback Mac Jones and

Sports analytics crowd turns to data to tackle diversity

By Jimmy Golen Mar. 05, 2022 05:12 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Number crunchers have vanquished starting pitching and brought a

Indianapolis Colts outside linebacker Darius Leonard (53) pushes away New England Patriots wide receiver Jakobi Meyers after intercepting a pass during the first half of an NFL football game Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
Sloppy Patriots loss makes Belichick (even more) grouchy

By Jimmy Golen Dec. 20, 2021 05:04 PM EST
What’s more surprising than Bill Belichick’s team making sloppy mistakes? How about

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones yells as he runs down the sidelines prior to an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Patriots QB Mac Jones' emergence ends talk of long rebuild

By Jimmy Golen Dec. 09, 2021 06:40 PM EST
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — It’s not exactly the 199th overall pick, but drafting Mac

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones (10) and David Andrews (60) walk off the field after getting a win over the Buffalo Bills in an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y., Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex )
Patriots are back on top of AFC, after short rebuild

By Jimmy Golen Dec. 07, 2021 08:36 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Having watched the Patriots control the division for two decades, the

FILE - New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau (55) warms up on the field on Jan. 10, 2010, before an NFL wild-card playoff football game in Foxborough, Mass. NFL player turned broadcaster Ross Tucker will wear shoes showing an image of a traumatized brain and a portrait of Seau to raise money for the families of players who suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
His Cause: NFL broadcaster's shoes will show damaged brain

By Jimmy Golen Dec. 03, 2021 04:58 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — NFL player turned broadcaster Ross Tucker will wear shoes showing

New England Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne, left, out runs Tennessee Titans inside linebacker Jayon Brown (55) on his touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Titans lose 36-13 to Patriots, fumble away AFC's No. 1 seed

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 28, 2021 05:35 PM EST
Two kicks that clanged off the same upright. A missed tackle that turned a

New England Patriots middle linebacker Kyle Van Noy (53) runs into the end zone after an interception for a touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons during the second half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, in Atlanta. The New England Patriots won 25-0. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Patriots back in playoff hunt, primed for another run

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 19, 2021 03:48 PM EST
Here come the Patriots. After one season of irrelevance

New England Patriots defensive end Deatrich Wise (91) forces Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) to fumble during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Mayfield injury, blowout loss ends rough week for Browns

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 14, 2021 04:25 PM EST
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Baker Mayfield limped to the sideline with a bruised

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) points toward the sidelines prior to an NFL football game between the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Brady adds Belichick to list of coaching victims

By Jimmy Golen Oct. 04, 2021 01:07 AM EDT
FOXBOROUGH, Mass (AP) — Put another mark in the win column for Tom Brady in his

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones (10) walks with teammate prior to an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Patriots rookie Jones throws 1st TD but 'wasn't good enough'

By Jimmy Golen Sep. 12, 2021 08:51 PM EDT
Mac Jones didn’t want to save the football from his first career NFL touchdown

FILE - New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, left, talks to head coach Bill Belichick as their team warms up before an NFL football game against the New York Jets in East Rutherford, N.J., in this Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, file photo. Belichick never was one to spent wildly in free agency. But after watching Tom Brady celebrate another Super Bowl in another city, Belichick and his boss, Robert Kraft, had seen enough. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)
Kraft: Spending spree response to 7-9 record, not Brady win

By Jimmy Golen Mar. 31, 2021 06:06 PM EDT
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft denied on Wednesday that the team’s

CORRECTS SPELLING OF NAME TO KATHIE NOT KATHY Football fan Kathie McCarthy speaks to a reporter outside the pro shop at Gillette Stadium, Monday Jan. 25, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. Tom Brady is going to the Super Bowl for the 10th time, and New England Patriots football fans are cheering for him -- just like before. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
'No Hard Feelings': Patriots fans still rooting for Brady

By Jimmy Golen Jan. 25, 2021 07:05 PM EST
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — As soon as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the NFC title

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, file photo, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick yells from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams in Inglewood, Calif. President Donald Trump will present one of the nation’s highest civilian honors to Bill Belichick, the football coach of the New England Patriots and the only coach to win six Super Bowl titles. The presentation of the Presidential Medal of Freedom is expected Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Belichick won't get Presidential Medal of Freedom after all

By Jimmy Golen Jan. 11, 2021 08:05 PM EST
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick announced Monday night that he will

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Now it's Bills with seed on the line against Patriots

By Jimmy Golen Dec. 24, 2020 01:32 PM EST
So many December games between the Patriots and Bills, with one team fighting

And the winner in Brady-Belichick divorce is: the QB

By Jimmy Golen Dec. 21, 2020 06:19 PM EST
It’s time to declare a winner in the divorce between Bill Belichick and Tom

New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton (1) reacts after failing to complete a pass on fourth down during the second half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
It's looking like a different kind of December for Patriots

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 23, 2020 05:44 PM EST
Well, at least the New England Patriots have plenty of experience playing in

New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton (1) walks off the field after failing to make first down against the Houston Texans during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Patriots complicate playoff path with 27-20 loss to Texans

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 22, 2020 06:49 PM EST
There can be no more detours for the New England Patriots if they hope to

New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton (1) celebrates his touchdown pass to running back Rex Burkhead (34) in the first half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Chiefs-Patriots game off amid report Newton has COVID-19

By Jimmy Golen Oct. 03, 2020 12:05 PM EDT
The NFL postponed this week's game between New England and the Super Bowl

Players kneel in remembrance of Rep.. John Lewis, D-Ga., during the first half of an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Racial injustice themes fill empty NFL stadiums

By Jimmy Golen Sep. 13, 2020 02:49 PM EDT
Jason Myers kicked off to start the Seahawks' season-opener against the Falcons