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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Eleven months ago, Bill Belichick seemed amused when asked a question about potentially breaking an "unwritten rule" by claiming injured tight end Jake Ballard on waivers from the Giants. The long story short: The Giants were ...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- One leftover from Tuesday's organized team activity was the status of second-year running back Brandon Bolden, who wasn't on the practice field with his teammates. Bolden's absence Tuesday was health-related, as he has been ta...

The Patriots signed 19 rookie free agents after the draft, and their contracts were analyzed by colleague Field Yates. This was one of the largest rookie free-agent classes for the Patriots in recent memory, in part because of the 90-man roster limit...

On Tuesday morning, five areas of interest for the Patriots' organized team activity were listed. Here is a follow-up based on what we saw on Tuesday's session: 1. Early signs of Brady-Amendola synergy. This came through as clearly as it could in ...

Every Tuesday on ESPNBoston.com, questions from Patriots followers are answered as part of a weekly mailbag. This week's mailbag has been posted and includes some of the following topics: 1. Brandon Spikes' absence from voluntary organized team ac...

With OTAs underway, there are plenty of questions to answer.

Some areas that I'm most interested to watch at Tuesday's organized team activity open to reporters: 1. Early signs of Brady-Amendola synergy. The Tom Brady/Wes Welker connection produced incredible results in 2007 and from 2009-2012, but now it's...

The Patriots filled their final two spots on the 90-man roster on Monday, inking Rutgers rookie free-agent receiver Mark Harrison and Notre Dame kicker David Ruffer. Harrison is a bigger target (6-3, 231) and becomes the seventh Rutgers player on ...

A closer look at the contracts signed by Patriots draft picks Jamie Collins (second round, 52nd overall), Logan Ryan (third round, 83rd overall), and Steve Beauharnais (seventh round, 235th overall), and where they fit from an economic standpoint: ...

Some Patriots-based items on the agenda for this week: Gronk's fourth surgery. Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is scheduled to undergo the fourth surgery on his left forearm on Monday at Massachusetts General Hospital. Doctors feel confident tha...

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady leads off Peter King's "Monday Morning Quarterback" piece on SI.com, with King speaking to Brady about his offseason and also his charity of choice, Best Buddies. Brady tells King: "Going into my 14th year, I have ne...

Quick-hit thoughts around the NFL and with the Patriots: 1. When media members are present for the Patriots' organized team activity on Tuesday, one of the first areas of interest will be starting middle linebacker Brandon Spikes' presence. Spikes...

In a column that provides a snapshot look at some of the larger issues facing each team in the NFL, Pete Prisco of CBSSports.com writes a piece titled, "Pressing questions for all 32 teams heading into the summer." For the Patriots, Prisco focuses...

James Walker, who covers the AFC East for ESPN.com, was in Los Angeles for this year's NFL Players Association's Rookie Premiere and caught up with Patriots second-round draft choice Aaron Dobson. One question that Walker asked Dobson was on his p...

We often hear players say that their body is their temple, and that was the first thought that came to mind when news surfaced Friday that Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski might require back surgery. While the potential back surgery is viewed as ...

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,...