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You don't even have to wait for an invitation, though I do tend to tweet a few out toward the end of the week. You can always submit a question for the Twitter mailbag just by posting it on Twitter with the hashtag #nfceastmail. Once a week I sort th...

We wrap up our position-by-position look at the Patriots as they head into the draft with an examination of the tight ends. Current personnel: Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Hernandez, Jake Ballard, Daniel Fells, Brad Herman (Note: restricted free agent Mi...

Memo to tight end Aaron Hernandez: You are now the top receiving option for quarterback Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Memo to receiver Danny Amendola: It's time to finally stay healthy for 16 games and put up Wes Welker-type numbers. ...

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS ROSTER BY CONTRACT LENGTH (AS OF 3/31/2013, not including WR Michael Jenkins) 2013 LS Danny Aiken WR Kamar Aiken TE Jake Ballard DE Marcus Benard CB Marquice Cole DE Jermaine Cunningham DL ...

News overnight Wednesday included the official (and long-expected) signing of Osi Umenyiora with the Falcons and the signing of Chase Blackburn with the Panthers. Neither of these New York Giants Super Bowl heroes had been expected back in 2013, and ...

Jerry Reese believes Louis Murphy will add a new dimension to the Giants' offense. The Giants made the Murphy free-agent signing official Tuesday and Reese thinks his new wideout will help spread the field for Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz. "He...

The New York Giants have agreed to terms on a contract with tight end Brandon Myers, according to Mike Garafolo. He replaces Martellus Bennett, who left for Chicago after one year with the Giants, and he represents a departure from Giants tight ends ...

This one is for New York Giants fans in a panic about tight end, even though the team changes tight ends every year and always seems to get the same production out of whoever they bring in. Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News reports that the ...

It appears as though tight end Martellus Bennett's stay with the New York Giants has lasted just one season. According to ESPNChicago.com, Bennett has agreed in principle on an unrestricted free-agent deal with the Chicago Bears. The Giants signed...

Seventh in a multipart series on free-agent fits at various positions leading into the start of free agency March 12. Position: Tight end Players under contract for 2013: Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Hernandez, Daniel Fells, Jake Ballard, Brad Herman ...

Teams can begin negotiating with the agents of free agents tonight at midnight. The Giants reportedly have around $10 million in cap space thus far. They still could create more room if they restructure more deals or cut other players. The Giants...

Starting today, NFL teams can designate franchise player tags. The New York Giants don't often use their franchise tag. In fact, the Giants are one of seven teams that have only used their franchise player designation three times or less on offens...

Quick-hit thoughts around the NFL and with the Patriots: 1. Jake Ballard's recovery from knee surgery is coming along nicely, and there have been no setbacks, thus putting him closer to competing for a spot on the Patriots' crowded tight end depth...

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Wednesday that neither of the team's two players on the reserve/physically unable to perform list -- defensive lineman Myron Pryor (shoulder) and tight end Jake Ballard (ACL) -- had begun practicing. ...

Veteran receivers Jabbar Gaffney, Donte' Stallworth among Patriots' roster cuts.

Our man Matthew Berry has his latest fantasy football column up, and it's 10 lists of 10. Here are some NFC East-related snippets from it, and my thoughts on each: Last season, when DeMarco Murray got 20-plus carries, the Cowboys were 5-0. When he go...