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Readiness factor: The Patriots' organization might have the NFL's most established infrastructure. Players dutifully follow Bill Belichick's scripted, proven routines. Leadership from players such as Tom Brady, Wes Welker, Logan Mankins, Matt Light (...

A lot of money will go bye-bye if the NFL work stoppage eliminates offseason workouts. That's a legitimate possibility if owners and players can't hammer out a deal well before training camps normally would begin. ESPN's Adam Schefter has compi...

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...

It's no mystery why we love underdogs. Respected football minds who get paid to assemble NFL teams dismissed them out of hand, scratched them from their draft lists, cut them in training camp. Yet these players survive. They're too driven to gi...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots held off a late Indianapolis Colts charge Sunday to win 31-28 in Gillette Stadium. What it means: The Patriots kept up with the seemingly unbeatable New York Jets in the AFC East standings. Both are 8-...

The Buffalo Bills have made some controversial personnel moves over the past two weeks. They dumped quarterback Trent Edwards, their opening-day starter. They traded Marshawn Lynch, their leading rusher, for a fourth-round draft pick. They'r...

ESPN.com's John Clayton analyzes the state of the AFC East in Week 4....

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 3: The best way for the Dolphins to put up points on the Jets won't be the run game or the long ball. When thinking about what the Dolphins' offense can do best, two images come to mind: Ronnie Brown and Ricky ...

I'm not delivering any news bulletins when I write the New England Patriots need to figure out how to manufacture a pass rush this year. They tied for 23rd in sacks last year. Outside linebacker Tully Banta-Cain led them with 10, good enough to ti...

ESPN's Wendi Nix reports from Gillette Stadium on New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's car crash Thursday morning. The video also includes eyewitness accounts from the scene of the accident....

On Wednesday, Tom Brady claimed his contract extension wasn't "even a part of my thoughts right now." BradyI'll bet that has changed. Brady was involved in a Thursday morning car accident bad enough that a passenger in the other vehicle...

Bill Daughtry from ESPN 1050 in New York invited me onto his show late Thursday night to talk about the New York Jets and preview the AFC East. We talked about the latest episode of "Hard Knocks" and the revelations of the Jets' internal depth ch...

Some random thoughts from Thursday night, when the St. Louis Rams beat the New England Patriots 36-35 in Gillette Stadium ... You can say Sam Bradford had a sensational night in his first NFL start, or you can be worried the rookie quarterback of...

ESPN.com NFL Power Ranking (pre-camp): 9 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Is this the year another AFC East team surpasses the New England Patriots in wins? For nine straight seasons, no team in the division has won more games each season than the Patriots...

ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli, citing multiple unnamed sources, reports New England Patriots outside linebacker Derrick Burgess is mulling retirement. Burgess did not report for the start of Patriots training camp Thursday at Gillette Stadium. The od...

Can the AFC East send three clubs to the playoffs? Sure seems possible to me. The past two years have produced different division champs and a third team that reached the AFC Championship Game last season. The journey will start in a matter of ...