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On a night where both offenses looked sloppy and wilting in the heat, it was the play of the defense that carried the day.

Seemingly out of thin air, the Patriots landed Barkevious Mingo from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a fifth-round pick.

The New England Patriots are set to take on the Carolina Panthers Friday night for their third preseason contest. With training camp concluded and some transactions already taken place, the roster is beginning to take shape. Here’s my prediction who will make the cut position-by-position before the team hits the field opening day.

“There are no dress rehearsals, we are professionals, this is the big time” Willie Nelson Had to use my favorite Willie Nelson quote in there, as we do every year […]

Bill Belichick and the Pats, however, swung a deal for the Cleveland Browns former #6 overall pick Barkevious Mingo. He upgrades the depth on the edge.

Martin appeared in 11 games in 2015 and caught 26 passes for 326 yards and two scores as the Patriots third wide receiver.

Here’s a look at this morning’s top Patriots stories for Thursday August 25, 2016.

Whether the false reports of the Patriots releasing center Bryan Stork or the actual news of his trade to the Washington Redskins shocked you or not, one thing became clear: David Andrews is going to be the starting center.

Rob Gronkowski celebrates “Madden Day” by the pool.

His physical style of play came with a price. He has suffered 4 concussions in the past four seasons and his durability has become a liability to the team.

This is our game review of the latest pre-season game for the Patriots. We also discussed the latest in Patriots news and previewed the upcoming pre-eseason game for the Patriots against the Panthers.

he’s missed nearly all of training camp with a lingering hamstring issue, Foster will have to make a big impression to make the team.

It’s been a tough preseason for Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who has yet to take a snap during an exhibition game thus far as Jimmy Garoppolo continues getting ready to take his place during the first four weeks of 2016.

Here’s a look at this morning’s Patriots articles for Wednesday August 24, 2016.

Rob Gronkowski posts workout video for fans.