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Each Thursday leading up to the NFL draft (April 28-30), the ESPN.com NFL blog network will take a division-by-division look at key aspects of the draft. Today's topic: biggest team needs. Buffalo Bills Where would you like to start? Offense...

Sports labor squabbles often are described as billionaires arguing with millionaires over money. While that's a catchy rhyme that sums up fan frustration, the phrase is not entirely true. Inspired by a blog entry from the minister of all things...

One of the NFL's more remarkable careers has come to an end. New England Patriots right guard Stephen Neal announced his retirement after 10 seasons. Neal didn't play a down of college football. He was a wrestler at Cal State-Bakersfield and si...

The New England Patriots appear on the verge of lopping offensive lineman Nick Kaczur from the roster. KaczurBoston Herald reporter Ian R. Rapoport, citing an unnamed source, writes the Patriots have approached Kaczur about taking a pay cut, and K...

The New England Patriots already had the NFL's best quarterback, best offensive player and best coach for 2010. Now they have the best offensive line, too. John Madden -- the actual guy, not the video game -- announced the Patriots won the 2010...

A drumroll was unnecessary. As expected Tuesday night, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was named The Associated Press 2010 Offensive Player of the Year. Brady produced one of the greatest quarterbacking seasons of his generation. ...

A study commissioned by ESPN and assisted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse shows retired NFL players misuse painkillers at a rate of 4-to-1 compared to the general public. Results of the study are being reported Friday on ESPN's "SportsCent...

Back in my days covering the National Hockey League, "man games lost" were insightful stats we used frequently. The figures helped illustrate how injuries were impacting a team's season. Man games lost aren't avidly tracked in the NFL. Rosters are...

Tom Martinez might've known in the summer what kind of season Tom Brady was about to have. Martinez is the man who taught Brady how to pass. They've been together for about half of Brady's life, since before his first junior varsity start. As u...

Arrow indicates direction team is trending. Final Power Ranking: 1 Preseason Power Ranking: 10 Biggest surprise: The idea of Tom Brady putting together yet another sterling campaign couldn't have been weird to any sane football fan before the ...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots running backs coach Ivan Fears was asked for a reaction to left guard Logan Mankins' return to the team. "Are you kidding?" Fears said with laugh. "The guys are jumping for joy." You can't blame New Eng...

A look at the New England Patriots heading into their bye weekend ... Reason for hope: The Patriots went into their break with an emphatic reminder they must be taken seriously as a division contender. They showed their resourcefulness with a garg...

MIAMI -- Here are the inactives for Monday night's game between the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins in Sun Life Stadium: New England Patriots Running back Fred Taylor Running back Thomas Clayton Receiver Taylor Price Guard Nick K...

Here are the inactives for Sunday's game between the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots in Gillette Stadium: Buffalo Bills Quarterback Brian Brohm Tackle Jamon Meredith Tackle Ed Wang Defensive end Alex Carrington Defensive end Joh...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New England Patriots have scratched running spy -- I mean, running back -- Danny Woodhead and will dress receiver Julian Edelman for Sunday afternoon's game against the New York Jets. New England Patriots Running b...

Be sure to click on ESPNBoston.com for comprehensive coverage of the New England Patriots' season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals in Gillette Stadium. Mike Reiss is the lead writer there, but the game also marks the debut of ESPNBoston.com c...