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Boyd would immediately mesh with the Patriots offense. He has the ability to run crisp routes, get immediate separation and stretch the field horizontally

Team Addresses Needs While Taking Best Available with Top 4 Picks With free agency slowing down somewhat, the Patriots continue to be active and with the draft less than 3 […]

Here’s this morning’s Patriots rundown for Monday, April 11, 2016.

“If you like football, and you like to come in and work on football, then the New England Patriots is a great place to be,” Belichick said.

Le’Raven Clark from Texas Tech is a player that would not only fit into the Patriots system but would push for reps at right tackle immediately

Here’s the final Patriots rundown for this week for Friday April 8, 2016.

Tom Brady posts to Facebook a Beats By Dre commerical spoof that shares his “In The Zone” music.

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was reporting for duty as a police officer down in Miami.

Cyrus Jones from Alabama is a player that would seem to be very much a Patriots target in the draft. He’s a versatile, productive player from a prestigious, successful program that has improved each year.

Here’s a look at this morning’s top stories for Thursday, April 7th, 2016.

In this episode, we discussed the additions of Terrance Knighton, Clay Harbor, E.J. Biggers, and Nate Washington to the Patriots. We also discussed the contract extension for Patrick Chung. Lastly, we discussed some players to look for in the NFL Draft at offensive tackle and running back.

Miller ran a 4.40 in the 40 as well as led all WRs in the all-important 3-Cone Drill with a superb time of 6.65. He also had the best times in the 20-yard Shuttle and the 60-yard Shuttle.

Here’s a quick rundown of this morning’s Patriots news for Wednesday April 6th, 2016.

Sterling Shepard from Oklahoma is a wide receiver that can work the underside of a defense and make them pay in the short to intermediate passing game

But there was a brief lull in the doldrums of the mid-to-late 60’s and before the Super Bowl team of 1985 and that was during the tenure of Chuck Fairbanks. Fairbanks was lured away from Oklahoma where the Sooners had become a national power under his watch to take over the worst team in football. While at Norman, Fairbanks’ teams were 52-15-1 and had a couple of powerhouse teams that won back-to-back Sugar Bowls in 1971-72 before leaving for Foxboro. He coached Heisman Trophy winner Steve Owens during his tenure.