“Once I’m on the field, we’re not friends, but off the field, I am very respectful. I respect everybody on the team, talk to them…it’s nothing personal.”

After the first few minutes of practice, Brady and nearly all of the first team offensive players retreated to the lower practice fields

Van Noy and McClellin will probably be asked to fill in at times as edge rushers (Hightower as well) so the team may opt for an extra linebacker.

Julian Edelman and Stephon Gilmore got into it a bit at the end of practice. As per the Patriots usual M.O. both players were sent to the locker room.

Best social media postings from Rob Ninkovich’s retirement day.

Roger Goodell confirms he will be in attendance at the New England Patriots home opener.

But Ninkovich’s retirement leaves a void in experience, so who steps up in 2017 to fill the gap and provides the team with the pressure they’ll need?

In a media workroom packed with family, teammates, coaches, owners and the Patriots media beat writers, Rob Ninkovich retired in an emotional ceremony that celebrated his Patriots career.

During the full team drills, however, Wise jumped inside of Fleming again and would have had a clean sack of Jimmy Garoppolo.

The team had a pair of shorts and shells practices the first two days of training camp to get things started but the intensity was dialed down a bit.

Andrew Hawkins formally announces his retirement from the NFL.

Carr made arguably the catch of the day with a beautiful leaping grab in the back of the end zone with a leaping grab over DB Will Likely.

Gostkowski had that developed into an art form, angling his kicks on one side of the field near the corner of the end zone

This spring the team had the smarts to bring back safety Duron Harmon. The re-signing of the third starter because he plays so many snaps was a win/win.

Gilmore who is a bigger, physical corner and immediately upgrades the position. Together the duo of Butler and Gilmore on paper looks to be a very good one.

In a press release shared on Saturday, the New England Patriots announced that former quarterback Vito “Babe” Parilli had passed away at the age of 87 from multiple myeloma in Parker, Colorado.

Julian Edelman shares apologetic letter from college professor who doubted his chances at making the NFL over social media.

Having Hightower back and healthy this summer was a huge plus for the team. I’d look for the Patriots to limit his reps this summer and in preseason

One of the keys to the 2016 success had to do with continuity. The Patriots five starters played together nearly wire-to-wire last year

Gronkowski is still the gold standard among tight ends in the NFL. No one possesses the entire package that he brings to the table.

What’s not to like about this position? Not very much. On paper, this unit looks as deep, talented and versatile as any group we’ve seen.

Gillislee is the type of one-cut runner that hits the hole quickly. He will take over Blount’s duties and carries especially in the red zone.

Tom Brady wishes his mother a happy birthday over social media.

They seem to have more than made up for the players that they’ve lost in free agency and appear poised for another deep playoff run in 2017.

  The Patriots made another big move in an offseason chock full of them by signing LB David Harris who was just let go by the Jets. He filled a position of not necessarily need but one of concern depth-wise. With these moves that they’ve made on defense, it will allow the team to easily […]