Patrick Caldwell, NFL Analyst

12/13/2023

Who would be the best candidate to replace Bill Belichick as the head coach of the Patriots ahead of the 2024 season?

03/16/2023

Patriots 2023 Free Agency Moves (thus far):

***RE-SIGNED***

• CB Jonathan Jones
• DB Myles Bryant
• LB Mack Wilson
• LB Raekwon McMillan
• S Jabrill Peppers
• DB Cody Davis
• DT Carl Davis
• DT Daniel Ekuale
• C James Ferentz
• OT Conor McDermott
• LS Joe Cardona
• Gunner Matthew Slater

***ACQUISITIONS***

• WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (3-yr, $33M, $16M gtd.)
• RB James Robinson (2-yr, up to $8M)
• OT Riley Reiff (1-yr, $5M, $4.15M gtd.)
• OT Calvin Anderson (2-yr, $ amount unknown)
• LB Chris Board (2-yr, $6.7M)

***DEPARTURES***

• TE Jonnu Smith (traded to ATL for 2023 7th-rounder)
• WR Jakobi Meyers (signed with LV, 3-yr, $33M, $21M gtd.)
• WR Nelson Agholor (signed with BAL, 1-yr, $3.25M w/ incentives)
• RB Damien Harris (signed with BUF, 1-yr, $1.5M)
• S Devin McCourty (retired)
• P Jake Bailey (released)

***REMAINING PATRIOT FREE AGENTS***

• OT Yodny Cajuste
• OT Isaiah Wynn
• CB Joejuan Williams

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Are there any other free agents the Patriots should target? Of course the talks are there surrounding trades for WR DeAndre Hopkins and/or WR Jerry Jeudy - but for instance, DJ Chark remains a free agent and could be a great signing at just 26 years old. What say you?

03/12/2023

2023 NFL Free Agency Predictions:

• QB Jimmy Garoppolo to the Raiders
• QB Jacoby Brissett to the Dolphins
• QB Baker Mayfield to the Colts
• QB Teddy Bridgewater to the Chiefs
• QB Carson Wentz to the Texans
• RB Jamaal Williams resigns with the Lions
• RB Kareem Hunt to the Seahawks
• RB Rashad Penny to the Panthers
• RB D'Onta Foreman to the Dolphins
• WR Jakobi Meyers to the Colts
• WR Adam Thielen to the Eagles
• WR Odell Beckham Jr. to the Chiefs
• WR Allen Lazard to the Jets
• WR JuJu Smith-Schuster to the Cowboys
• WR DJ Chark to the Patriots
• OT Orlando Brown Jr. to the Bears
• OT Mike McGlinchey to the Patriots
• OT Kaleb McGary to the Chiefs
• OT Jawaan Taylor to the Colts
• OG Nick Alegretti to the Vikings
• S Jordan Poyer to the Dolphins
• S Jessie Bates III to the Seahawks
• S Duron Harmon to the Patriots
• S Jabrill Peppers resigns with the Patriots
• LB Tremaine Edmunds to the Bears
• LB Deion Jones to the Bills
• LB Bud Dupree to the Giants
• CB Sean Murphy-Bunting to the Jaguars
• CB Rock Ya-Sin resigns with the Raiders
• CB Jamel Dean to the Patriots

02/01/2023

Tom Brady announces he’s retiring from the NFL.

01/31/2023

• Texans are hiring former 49ers DC DeMeco Ryans to a 6-year deal as the team's new head coach.

• Broncos are finalizing a deal with the Saints to hire Sean Payton as their new head coach.

Denver is sending a 2023 1st and 2024 2nd to New Orleans for Sean Payton + a 2024 3rd.

01/11/2023

Reports indicate the Arizona Cardinals are planning to trade star WR DeAndre Hopkins this off-season.

This comes after the team has parted ways with GM Steve Keim and HC Kliff Kingsbury.

01/10/2023

The Ravens have signed LB Roquan Smith to a 5-year, $100M contract, making him the highest-paid LB in NFL history.

01/05/2023

Amazing news!

More great news for Damar Hamlin 🙏

01/04/2023

Some uplifting news regarding the status of Bills' safety Damar Hamlin.

Doctors saw promising signs of progress overnight from Damar Hamlin, who remained hospitalized in critical condition as of Wednesday morning, according to a friend and business partner of the Buffalo Bills safety. Jordon Rooney told ESPN's Coley Harvey that Hamlin is still in the intensive care unit at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, less than two days after he went into cardiac arrest on the field during the Bills' game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Rooney told ESPN that Hamlin is still sedated, but doctors saw promising readings overnight from him that they had hoped to see by Wednesday morning. Hamlin's agent, Ron Butler, told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler on Tuesday night that Hamlin's oxygen levels had improved.

01/03/2023

The Bills-Bengals game on Monday Night Football has been postponed - no official word on when the game will resume.

Bills' S Damar Hamlin collapsed after making a tackle on Bengals' WR Tee Higgins.

The Bengals hold a 7-3 lead over the Bills, with 5:58 remaining in the 1st quarter.

12/27/2022

Three-time NFL DPOY JJ Watt has announced that he is retiring after this season.

12/26/2022

The Broncos have fired head coach Nathaniel Hackett, per Tom Pelissero.

He went 4-11 in less than one year as HC.