Julian Edelman revealed in his book, Relentless, that Bill Belichick backed him into a corner and it was up to Edelman to rise to the challenge.

Some thoughts as Julian Edelman announces his retirement.

Now the receiver position as we mentioned a month ago is even in a deeper state of need of an overhaul. With the contract situation of Danny Amendola still needing to be looked at, and his own roster position not a given yet, the need for youth, speed and size just got even more important.

Kraft did add later, “I happened to see Archie [Manning] there. He has two sons now who have won two Super Bowls, but with all due respect, we’ve got one son who has won four.”

In the second preseason game against New Orleans he was targeted nine times and caught eight for 68 yards. Then came the injury.

Brady led the NFL in touchdown passes with 36 with only 7 INTs and had a passer rating of 102.2. He also led the league in touchdown to interceptions ratio with 5.1.

The Patriots Rufus Johnson was impressive on Thursday, the 2nd year player has had an good summer. He’ll be a tough cut if the team can’t find him a spot

Jimmy Garoppolo is becoming more accustomed to being in the glare of the media spotlight and is keeping his focus on this week against the Giants only.

The Patriots have some difficult cuts coming by tomorrow. Head coach Bill Belichick stated that some of those cuts may come as early as today.

With a tune-up for the regular season, the Patriots and Panthers should play their starters for the first half at least as they prep for the 2015 opener

The Patriots wide receivers haven’t been healthy this summer, with the regular season just around the corner, health concerns still plague the unit.

Reggie Wayne has been a prolific WR for 14 years for the Indianapolis Colts. Now he’s shooting for one more NFL season with the Patriots and Tom Brady

With two preseason games in the books there is again some movement in the 53-man Patriots roster. With two games to go, there is still time for change.

The Patriots and Saints should each play their starters a bit more this week as they gear up for the regular season. This should be a good matchup for each

Week one is in the books, and here’s a look at some players in the AFC East and on the Patriots that helped their stock, while others didn’t fare as well.