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In a Friday segment on NFL Network's "Total Access", former Patriots Willie McGinest and Heath Evans opined on New England's stacked competition at receiver. The question was asked, "How many of the 12 receivers on the roster can actually make the cl...

Mike Reiss was a guest on ESPN Boston Radio with Adam Jones on Friday, touching on the Patriots and media-access to the team's organized team activity. Some of the topics discussed included: 1. Biggest takeaway from Brandon Lloyd's practice and po...

The Patriots have reached a contract agreement with free-agent center/guard Jamey Richard, a source confirms. The 27-year old Richard played in 48 games (11 starts) in four seasons with the Colts, after being drafted in the seventh round in 2008. ...

As Mike Reiss and Mike Rodak noted in their analysis of the deal reached between the Patriots and top draft choice Chandler Jones, the process of signing rookies has become exponentially less difficult under the new collective bargaining agreement (s...

In a story now posted on ESPNBoston.com, Mike Reiss writes on Patriots receiver Brandon Lloyd and how his presence could help fill a void that hurt the offense in its final game of the 2011 season. The last time the New England Patriots played a gam...

In analyzing the straightforward four-year contract (with a team option for a fifth year) signed by Patriots first-round draft choice Chandler Jones, one thought comes to the forefront: If the salary cap stays flat over the next few years, as owners ...

Brandon Lloyd looks primed to fill the passing game's missing link downfield.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Receiver Brandon Lloyd kept his interview with reporters short following Thursday's organized team activity. If there was one takeaway from this perspective, it was when Lloyd said he's never been a part of a team with as many...

Every Thursday on ESPNBoston.com, there is a Patriots chat in the early afternoon. Today's chat kicked off at 2 p.m. ET, can be recapped here, and included some of the following topics: 1. TE Rob Gronkowski and where he stands in his recovery from...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Cleaning out the notebook from today's organized team activity: 1. Second-year CB Ras-I Dowling, who was limited to two games in 2011, was a full participant after undergoing hip surgery. I watched him closely as he lined up a...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- A few initial quick hits from today's organized team activity: Who's not here. Players not spotted at this voluntary session -- which could be for a variety of reasons -- included: WR Anthony Gonzalez, WR Matthew Slater, G Bri...

Some Patriots quick hits, here on ESPNBoston.com, and around the Web: 1. Chandler Jones' thoughts on No. 95. At Syracuse, defensive end Chandler Jones wore No. 99, but barring a change in the coming months, he'll have 95 here in New England. His t...

Every Thursday on ESPNBoston.com, there is a Patriots chat in the early afternoon. Today's chat will kick off at 2 p.m. ET, which is a bit later than most weeks, but it will allow us to discuss today's organized team activity (media access 10:45 a.m....

In past years, the Patriots might not have even started negotiations with their draft picks at this point of the NFL calendar. The talks often started and/or extended close to the start of training camp in late July. But the league's new rookie wa...

Digesting a few leftovers from Tuesday's Patriots mailbag: David (North Attleboro, Mass): Because DE Markell Carter was paid more than the practice squad minimum to try to keep him from going another teams active roster, some fans feel he could ma...

Enjoy this while it lasts. That is one of the main thoughts passed along at this address when it comes to the Bill Belichick/Tom Brady era of New England Patriots football. It's unlikely we'll see something like it again. But today, let's make ...