TEAM TALK
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Patriots to hold Super Bowl Send-Off Rally: Gillette Stadium, Sunday, February 1. Gates open at 9:00 AM with the program beginning at 9:30 AM. Also, a live stream will be available at Patriots.com.
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Patriots ProShop prepares for AFC Championship hats & T-shirts. (1.30 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
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Ethan Hurwitz notes that Marcus Jones was very thankful for and happy to see the fanbase waiting for them as they returned from Denver.
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Jerry Thornton spotlights Zak Kuhr, the most underappreciated coach in the NFL, who has the Patriots defense playing at historic levels.
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Chad Finn says Super Bowl LX gives Sam Darnold a chance to exorcise those Meadowlands ghosts, once and for all. It shouldn’t matter much that the Patriots have tormented Darnold whenever they’ve had the chance. He is 0-4 against them.
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Phil Perry’s Patriots Mailbag: Maye’s shoulder, early Seahawks scouting report and more.
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Chad Finn reports that television ratings for the AFC Championship game against the Broncos were the highest for a Patriots game in seven years.
NATIONAL NEWS
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Albert Breer (SI) NFL Notes: Why the Bills are betting on Joe Brady; Plus, the Browns finally have a coach, while the Raiders continue to look for one; More!
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Bradley Locker (PFF) Every NFL team’s best and worst free-agent signing from 2025. Patriots best: Stefon Diggs; Worst: Harold Landry III.
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Joel Corry (CBS Sports) Agent’s Take: 15 players who could be traded or released this offseason. No Pats.
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Mark Chichester (PFF) 2026 NFL Salary Cap Tracker: All 32 teams ranked by cap space. Pats 9th most.
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Gilberto Manzano (SI) 2026 NFL Top 100 player projection: Nos. 100-51 – Nos. 50-11 – Nos. 10–1. No. 1 Josh Allen. “To appreciate Allen’s greatness, you have to put aside the playoff failures.”
BELICHICK – HALL OF FAME SNUB
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Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Who leaked that Bill Belichick didn’t make it to the Hall of Fame?
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Karen Guregian talks with Vince Wilfork, who says the Hall of Fame needs to go back to drawing board in wake of Belichick snub, “That’s a personal attack, honestly…”
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