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New England Patriots news and notes for July 18, 2023.

He was asked about the effect the lost practices had on the players. Belichick grinned and said, “They got a long weekend.”

Bill Belichick was also fined $50,000 in addition to losing the two sessions. One of the sessions was on Thursday

Josh McDaniels speaking glowingly about the Patriots’ hiring of Bill O’Brien, predicts he’ll do a great job in the role of offensive coordinator.

“A lot of guys were getting worried because when we were in the middle of camp, we were wondering what the plan was for our offense.

If the New England Patriots hope to salvage their season, they’ll need to either go all in behind Mac Jones, or pray that Bailey Zappe just had an off night against Chicago on Monday because if not, Bill Belichick may end up with quite a problem on his hands.

Ben Volin, who was in New York yesterday covering the NFL owner’s meeting and was sitting in the new Penn Station during the interview, made a significant claim which he said came from a DM coming off how his first assessment of Jones went.

Patriots news for Monday 8/8 along with some additional team notes.

This isn’t the first time that Belichick hasn’t had Offensive or Defensive Coordinators titled. The last time in 2010, they went 14-2.

The New England Patriots released some news on Thursday, with five veterans set to start training camp next week on PUP. 

For fans who will be attending training camp on the practice fields at Gillette Stadium in the coming weeks, it sounds like access to New England Patriots players is finally returning.

New England Patriots news for 7/14 along with some NFL Notes on this Thursday.

The New England Patriots finally closed the book on wide receiver N’Keal Harry on Tuesday, with Harry getting traded to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a 2024 7th-round pick. 

Mac Jones put on quite a display on Tuesday as the New England Patriots kicked off their first day of mandatory sessions.

New England Patriots news for Monday 6/6 along with NFL notes.