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New Orleans’ trade of Hicks is not all that surprising when you consider his diminishing role in the defense as the Saints turned to rookies Tyeler Davison and Bobby Richardson in recent weeks. Hicks’ snap count dwindled from 68 percent in Week 1 to 44 percent in Week 2 to 43 percent last week in Carolina. The talented but inconsistent Hicks clearly had fallen out of favor with the team’s staff and brain trust. Still, his precipitous fall from grace is startling when you consider just 13 months ago he was considered a lynchpin along the Saints’ defensive front. The Saints have been in the market for a third tight end throughout the offseason. They have carried only two on the roster this season and desperately need to improve their in-line blocking at the position.

The Patriots may not have a game this week, but that hasn’t stopped them from making moves to try and make sure they’re a better football team when they come out of the bye next week.

In this episode, we looked back at the Patriots victory and we also graded all the units in this game for the Pats. Later on we discussed other Patriots related topics which included the team trading for linebacker Jonathan Bostic. Please do take a listen to 60 minutes of Patriots talk from a fan perspective.

Down in Jacksonville the Jaguars are still reeling from the beating they took at the hands of the Patriots Sunday.

The Patriots defense is still very much a work in progress after three games. But with a nice blend of youth and experience, the unit will improve each week

The Buffalo Bills did not suffer any letdown after their loss to the Patriots, as they traveled to south Florida and pummeled Miami, 41-14, to advance to 2-1. While three games is too soon to to reach a definitive conclusion, it appears that Buffalo has finally found a quarterback. Tyrod Taylor is completing 75% of his passes with seven touchdown passes to three interceptions, a passer rating of 116.1, and is also averaging 5.6 yards a carry. Taylor was able to stretch the defense with deep, accurate throws; against Miami he was 21-29 for 277 yards with three touchdowns, no picks, and no sacks. Tight end Charles Clay (5 catches for 82 yards and a TD at Miami) has been a nice pickup, and it is worth noting that the Bills were able to score those 41 points without LeSean McCoy.

The record Tom Brady admires the most is one he will never have…unless he plays until he’s 50.

There are two famous Richie Cunninghams. One is played by Ron Howard on Happy Days. The other kicked for the Cowboys from 1997 to 1999. The redhead now directs major […]

On Tuesday afternoon the New England Patriots announced they released running back Tavaris Cadet in a effort to clear roster space following the trade acquisition of linebacker Johnathan Bostic on Monday.

According to a source given to Patriots beat reporter Doug Kyed, the Patriots invited six players into Foxboro for workouts on Tuesday afternoon.

Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com checks in with his take on whether or not the Patriots will continue to roll.

Chandler Jones makes rediculous one handed catch out of thin air during warm ups.

The New England Patriots defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 51-17 on Sunday afternoon. Here’s how the Patriots graded out in week three.

Another week and another marquee NFL player is sidelined with a serious injury. Ben Roethlisberger was off to a fantastic start of the 2015 NFL season but will reportedly be out 4-6 weeks after suffering a medial collateral ligament sprain and bone bruise from a low hit in the pocket by St. Louis safety Mark Barron in the third quarter of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 12-6 victory over the Rams on Sunday. Big Ben had completed over 75% of his passes this season and was leading the league with 10.2 pass attempts; in the first two games of the year Roethlisberger threw for a whopping 720 yards, and was picking the St. Louis defense apart, completing 20 of 24 passes before the unfortunate hit.

After Tom Brady threw touchdown pass number 400 to Danny Amendola on Sunday, the receiver mistakenly handed the historic ball of to a fan in the stands after the play was over.