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ESPNBoston.com's Field Yates teams up with ESPN draft analysts Mel Kiper and Todd McShay and ESPN Insider's Chris Sprow to produce the Patriots' 2013 "draft guide." The guide includes: Positional needs. Yates lists his viewpoint of the team's f...

The NFL trading deadline is Thursday, and unlike baseball, there usually isn't much buzz (link here). But that hasn't stopped Chris Sprow of ESPN Insider from putting together a list of 15 trades that could make sense for teams (Insider content). ...

ESPN's Scouts Inc. and ESPN Insider has produced three free-agent stories that look at: 1. The top 50 free agents on the market (Matt Williamson writes). 2. The best values in free agency (KC Joyner writes). 3. Riskiest free agents on the market...

Chris Sprow, a senior editor for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN Insider, posts a piece today in which he examines possibilities for "the next Kevin Kolb" (Insider content). Kolb, of course, is the former Eagles backup who became a hot commodity on the tr...

The Patriots acquired veteran defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth from the Washington Redskins for a 2013 fifth-round draft choice, ESPN Insider Adam Schefter reports. Haynesworth adds another big, powerful veteran presence to the defensive line,...

Aaron Schatz, the president of Football Outsiders, has penned a piece for ESPN Insider on the best and worst tackling players in the NFL. On his own Web site, he included team information for missed tackles. The Patriots, based on Football Outside...

Patriots starting guard Stephen Neal said that he was considering retirement after the team's playoff loss to the Ravens, but ESPN insider Adam Schefter reports tonight that Neal plans to play in 2010. "We expect there to be a vibrant free-agent m...

After releasing linebacker Tully Banta-Cain on Monday night, the Patriots re-signed him on Tuesday morning, a team source told ESPN Insider Adam Schefter.This was expected, and here is what I think happened:Banta-Cain was playing under a one-year, $...

After releasing linebacker Tully Banta-Cain on Monday night, the Patriots re-signed him on Tuesday morning, a team source told ESPN Insider Adam Schefter. This was expected, and here is what I think happened: Banta-Cain was playing under a one-yea...

ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter tweeted the following today: "A disc issue in Rob Gronkowski's back is being examined and could require surgery. This does not sound good ... Then followed up with this: "Rob Gronkowski's back issue considered minor,...

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is scheduled to undergo a fourth surgery on his left forearm next week, sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The exact date of the surgery is not yet set. Gronkowski brought in noted orthopedic...

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is scheduled to undergo a fourth surgery on his left forearm next week, sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The exact date of the surgery is not yet set.

The offer sheet that Steelers restricted free agent receiver Emmanuel Sanders signed with the Patriots is for one year and worth $2.5 million, ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter reported. As Schefter noted earlier on Wednesday, the terms of the offer ...

In a piece now posted on the ESPN.com NFL Insider draft blog, Steve Muench looks at each team in the AFC East and pinpoints needs while matching them with a few prospects. "Receiver is still New England's greatest need ... The Patriots haven't dra...

In his work for ESPN.com's Insider, colleague Field Yates lists five available free agents who could help shift power and there are two Patriots ties in the piece. First, Yates explains why right tackle Sebastian Vollmer could help the Eagles. He ...

The Patriots are hosting restricted free agent Emmanuel Sanders on a visit at Gillette Stadium, ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter reports. Sanders, who entered the NFL as a third-round draft choice of the Steelers in 2010 out of Southern Methodist, w...