A 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Rookie Ticket #144 Tom Brady Rookie Autograph set a record over the weekend for the highest price ever paid for a football card, selling for $3,107,032 as a part of Lelands’ Mid-Spring Classic 2021 auction. For those of you who follow this market, you know that this is the third time a copy of the card has set the record this year. In March, a BGS 8 copy sold for $1.32 million, and then the following month, a BGS 8.5 copy went for $2.25 million in another Lelands sale. But this card is the holy grail, graded mint BGS 9 with subgrades of 9.5 for centering ..read more

It’s weird to think that many football fans never thought they would see the day in which Tom Brady and the New England Patriots parted ways. It wasn’t that hard to assume that Brady would stay linked with New England until the end of times, yet look at him living his best life in Tampa Bay and the Patriots, well, at least there’s health. As NFL odds analysts dish out predictions on how each teams’ season will play out, one very big question stands in New England, should Cam Newton be their QB moving forward or should they give the job to newcomer Mac Jones?  Let’s break down why each on ..read more

Last season the Pats were a team that looked early like a club that could still be a contender in the AFC despite the struggles they had on offense during the season. On Wednesday night, the NFL released the 2021 Patriots schedule, and we couldn’t be more excited for the upcoming season! After looking through the schedule and giving it some careful consideration, these are the 3 matchups that I’m most looking forward to: 9/26 vs New Orleans – After you’ve gotten a couple games into the 2021 season, it’s time to enjoy the Pats being at home to take on New Orleans for an early showdown with Jam ..read more

Last season was a different storyline for the New England Patriots, as the team missed the playoffs, and then this offseason had some tough choices to make when it came to dealing with the QB spot as well as the other skill spots on the team. The team inked veteran QB Cam Newton to a one-year deal last offseason, and while Newton’s off the field attitude and his vibe with his teammates was a welcome experience, he was by no means Tom Brady, able to get the job done with the game on the line. Newton ended the season throwing for 8 touchdowns and 10 picks, and at age 32 the club decided to brin ..read more

Bill Belichick has led the Patriots since 2000, the longest tenure among active head coaches in the NFL. During that time, amid six Super Bowl wins, it’s been thought of as a virtual impossibility that he would leave for another NFL team. Yet according to a recent claim from ESPN reporter Seth Wickersham, the 69-year-old Belichick may have pondered his options of a potential exit in 2018, Hayden Bird of the Boston Globe reports. Wickersham, whose 2018 piece for ESPN (“For Kraft, Brady and Belichick, is this the beginning of the end?“) pulled the curtain back on the relationship between the Pa ..read more

Veteran tight end Kyle Rudolph is looking for a new home after being released by the Minnesota Vikings, and reportedly the vet has his sights set on coming to play for the Patriots. Free-agent tight end Kyle Rudolph would be interested in signing with the Patriots, per source. New England attempted to trade for Rudolph as recently as two years ago. — Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) March 3, 2021 Rudolph to this point had played all 10 seasons of his NFL career with the Vikings, and in that time has pulled in 453 catches for 4488 with 48 touchdowns. Last season New England’s leading tight end was Ryan ..read more

Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels told reporters Tuesday that he “absolutely” still has aspirations of returning to the head coaching ranks. “I definitely want to do that,” McDaniels said. “I’d love to have that opportunity if it presents itself.” McDaniels has been on Bill Belichick’s staff for all six Super Bowl wins in New England, serving as his offensive coordinator for 13 seasons. His first stint as a head coach was a brief one though, as McDaniels was fired in 2010 just a season and a half into his tenure with with the Denver Broncos. Since then he’s been often sought afte ..read more

Patriots cornerback J.C. Jackson has been added to the NFL Pro Bowl fan ballot after being snubbed at first by the league. Jackson leads the NFL with six interceptions, was added to the fan ballot for the Pro Bowl on Wednesday after initially being left off. Fan voting for the Pro Bowl began Tuesday, and Jackson’s absence created a buzz on social media, highlighting the process by which players land on the ballot. The NFL asks teams to submit 11 players on offense, 11 players on defense and five special-teamers for the ballot. The Patriots, as is their standard procedure over the years, initi ..read more

The 4-5 Pats are coming off a huge Sunday night victory over the Ravens, and will look to get to .500 this week as they travel to Houston to take on the Texans. The 2-7 Texans are having a tough season, and will look to land the upset on Cam Newton and the Pats. Here’s a preview from NFL.com. The post Video: Patriots Look to Get to .500 as They Take on Watson and the Texans appeared first on Patriots Gab ..read more

After the Patriots slipped under .500 for the first time this deep into a season since 2002, quarterback Cam Newton expressed confidence in a turnaround, Mike Riess of ESPN Boston reports. “There’s no need to press the panic button. There’s no need to start reinventing the wheel. We have the answers in that locker room,” Newton said Monday morning in his weekly interview on sports radio WEEI. Newton was 17-of-25 for 157 yards with two interceptions in the loss, and noted that his timing was off, which resulted in him holding on to the ball too long at times. He was sacked four times. “I just ..read more