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Second, controversial, 1-of-1 Tom Brady rookie card sells at auction for $396,000
7:22 AM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from…
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New NFL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus which players benefited most from the draft
May 16, 2022 NFL NationESPN While the long-term story of the 2022 NFL draft will be how the draftees pan…
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Judge role includes working with Jones, Pats’ QBs
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The specifics of former New York Giants head coach Joe Judge’s role as a New England Patriots…
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New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs and more get creative with schedule release
Happy NFL 2022 schedule release day! With dates attached to matchups, it seems that the regular season is somewhat within…
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Source: Patriots trading QB Stidham to Raiders
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots are finalizing a trade of backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham to the Las Vegas…
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Our experts answer big NFL draft questions: What was the best pick — and the biggest head-scratcher?
We’re now over a week removed from the 2022 NFL draft, and rookie camps have just started to kick off.…
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Ranking the five best trades in the NFL draft: Why the Patriots got the best value
Trading down in the NFL draft remains one of the most obvious and fruitful edges in the game. Teams routinely…
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Tom Brady isn’t done trolling about the Tuck Rule
Remember the Tuck Rule? Las Vegas Raiders fans, we know you do, as it’s not exactly your favorite thing to…
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McShay’s early 2023 NFL mock draft: Where could top prospects, five QBs land in Round 1?
The jet lag from Sunday’s flight home from the 2022 NFL draft in Las Vegas has barely worn off, but…
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The best, worst and most surprising of the NFL draft: Favorite picks and classes, rookie of the year predictions, more
The 2022 NFL draft is officially in the books. After three days and 262 selections, there is plenty to talk…
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McShay’s favorite NFL draft pick for all 32 teams: Jermaine Johnson II, Nakobe Dean and other steals
Over three days of the 2022 NFL draft, 262 prospects found new homes. And we saw it all in Las…
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Pats’ Groh: Good to have new QB ‘coming up’
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — One year after the New England Patriots selected quarterback Mac Jones in the first round of the…
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Kiper’s NFL draft grades: Which teams crushed it, and which teams struggled in a strange year
This was my 39th year doing the NFL draft for ESPN, and I can’t remember a trading frenzy quite like…
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Kiper’s Day 2 winners and questionable picks: Which teams got the best value?
Day 2 of the 2022 NFL draft brought some drama with the quarterbacks, as none went in Round 2 and…
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Kiper picks winners and head-scratching picks from Round 1: Which teams crushed the night
Wow, what a night. I wrote in my final Round 1 mock draft that there would be chaos, and it…
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Answering the biggest Round 1 questions: Experts debate best picks, steals, trades and more
Things certainly got interesting in a hurry on Thursday night during Round 1 of the 2022 NFL draft. We saw…
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McShay predicts Round 1: His final 2022 NFL mock draft, including who is No. 1, QB landing spots and a trade
The 2022 NFL draft is here. Months of evaluating prospects, talking to team personnel, stacking my board and everything else…
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Kiper’s final NFL mock draft: Projecting tonight’s 32 picks, with a QB surprise
Welcome to NFL draft day, the best day of the year. Who’s ready for one more mock draft? Round 1…
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Miller’s new seven-round NFL mock draft: Two early trades shake up this 262-pick projection
6:30 AM ET Matt MillerESPN The 2022 NFL draft has been the most difficult to predict — even as the…
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NFL draft: Which teams have gotten the best value since 2012? We rank all 32
No team has gotten more value out of the NFL draft over the past decade than the Seattle Seahawks —…
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WR Parker says he ‘chose’ to be traded to Pats
2:55 PM ET Marcel Louis-Jacques Mike Reiss Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Patriots since 1997 Joined ESPN in 2009 FOXBOROUGH,…
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Barnwell’s annual mock draft with 32 first-round trades: Deals for Kyler Murray, DK Metcalf, more
It’s time for one of my favorite annual traditions. After reading dozens of NFL mock drafts without a single trade…
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Three-round NFL mock draft: Kiper and McShay hand out landing spots for top prospects
6:35 AM ET Mel Kiper Jr. Close Football analyst Mel Kiper has served as an NFL draft analyst for ESPN…
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Butler on return to Pats: Never burn your bridges
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Veteran cornerback Malcolm Butler, whose first stint with the New England Patriots began with a dramatic game-sealing…
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Your team vs. The Hoodie: As Bill Belichick turns 70, here’s how every NFL franchise has fared since he took over the Patriots
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick turns 70 on Saturday, which is the point when he once thought he’d say…
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Kiper’s new two-round NFL mock draft: One trade, four QBs and 64 total picks
Here we go: Two weeks (OK, 15 days) until the start of the 2022 NFL draft. The Jacksonville Jaguars are…
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Seven-round NFL mock draft: Reid’s predictions for all 262 picks
6:30 AM ET Jordan ReidESPN As we approach two weeks until the start of Round 1 of the 2022 NFL…
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Best NFL fits for the draft’s top 15 wide receivers: Landing spots for Wilson, London, Burks, more
The wide receiver class for the 2022 NFL draft is fascinating, with no consensus on the No. 1 guy and…
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McShay’s two-round NFL mock draft: Predictions for the first 64 picks, including two more trades
The 2022 NFL draft is less than a month away, and we just saw yet another massive trade involving first-round…
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NFL Week 6 injury updates: News on Russell Wilson, Aaron Donald, Tyreek Hill and more
Oct 15, 2021 NFL NationESPN After five weeks of NFL action, there have been many surprises across the league this…
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Updated NFL Power Rankings: Bills are new No. 1, plus the most improved player for every team
6:50 AM ET NFL NationESPN The NFL Power Rankings are the perfect place to track improvement. While usually that improvement…
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Cora: Text from Belichick ‘highlight of the year’
BOSTON — The sure sign for Red Sox manager Alex Cora that things are getting serious in the baseball playoffs:…
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Preseason NFL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus who’s on the hot seat for every team
6:50 AM ET NFL NationESPN Preseason is a time for looking ahead, but as we unleash the latest version of…
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Ranking the top NFL quarterbacks in 12 skills: Surprises, snubs, risers and the best of the best
Today’s NFL quarterbacks do so many different things extremely well, and picking out the best of the best is no…
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Patriots WR Edelman, 34, announces retirement
Patriots star receiver Julian Edelman, who helped New England win three championships and was the MVP of Super Bowl LIII,…
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Julian Edelman might not be a Hall of Famer, but he was a star
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally ran on Feb. 5, 2019, after Edelman won the MVP award at the 2018 Super…
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The biggest question marks for the NFL draft’s top QBs, and how teams can solve them
Like plenty of others in the football nerd/analyst community, I was shocked by the rise of Wyoming’s Josh Allen up…
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