Kyle Van Noy:

As the New England Patriots prepare for their Week 12 matchup with the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, the team took a break from the action of the football season to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday. Many current and former Patriots took to social media to share well wishes to fans as they spent time with their families this evening.

Best social media postings from the Patriots Week 10 victory over the Denver Broncos.

LB Shea McClellin, who had been on IR since the end of preseason, had suffered a setback in his return and now he too will be likely lost for the season.

“It takes two to Tango” and one has to wonder if anyone out there was willing to help Bill Belichick and New England unless getting an exorbitant return.

Best social media postings from the Patriots week eight victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.

On Tuesday night the Boston Celtics played the Cleveland Cavaliers in their first game of the 2017-2018 MBA season and to show support for their fellow New England sports athletes, members of the Patriots shared good luck messages to the local basketball team.

Best social media postings from the Patriots Week 6 victory over the New York Jets.

Heading into Week 5, the New England Patriots were seeking to rebound from a tough loss at home to the Carolina Panthers but on short rest heading into a Thursday night matchup with an up and coming Tampa Bay Buccaneers team.

If you’ve attended any practice sessions, the assistants at the line of scrimmage waving those tennis rackets when Tom Brady throws? That is because of Watt

With some serious injuries to Derek Rivers and Julian Edelman, that will open up two spots that we had as locks. Ditto for the release of Kony Ealy.

He’s been effective blitzing up the A-gaps but with David Harris in the fold in 2017, this will allow Hightower to play more on the edge.

The good news is that rookie edge player Deatrich Wise should be back to practice soon after the team returns from Houston.

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?

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

The 33-year old inside linebacker spent 10 very productive seasons with the Jets before being released recently in a salary cap dump.