… Harmon (30) in the third quarter during Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Harmon will be one of the more interesting free agents this offseason. Due to him not being a starter some teams might not be …
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Wayne Hester: Saban-Belichick among Alabama connections In Super Bowl LI
… nnesota and Carolina 30 to 1. Wayne Hester is retired after a journalism career of more than 40 years. He is a former sports editor of The Anniston Star and The Birmingham News. Email him at whester13@att.net .
New England Patriots Julian Edelman teases ‘Edelman’s Catch’ seafood restaurant in hilarious video
Get Patriots game stats and the inside scoop on the season with The Boston Globe’s Point After newsletter delivered for free to your inbox. When Julian Edelman and Bill Belichick appeared on The Tonight Show last week, host Jimmy Fallon jokingly suggested that the Patriots receiver open up his own seafood restaurant called Edelman’s Catch, in honor of the receiver’s incredible fingertip grab in Super Bowl 51. In the Patriots receiver’s newest Facebook video , Edelman pictures what it would look like if he took Fallon’s bait.
Double-murder trial for ex-Patriots star Aaron Hernandez set to begin
Former NFL star and convicted killer Aaron Hernandez is due back in a Boston courtroom Tuesday for his second murder trial, this time on charges that he shot two men dead outside a nightclub after a dispute over a spilled drink. Prosecution and defense lawyers are set to begin the lengthy process of selecting a jury from a pool of 600 candidates, a week after his former teammates paraded through the city to celebrate their fifth Super Bowl win.
Double-murder trial for ex-Patriots star Aaron Hernandez set to begin
Former NFL star and convicted killer Aaron Hernandez is due back in a Boston courtroom Tuesday for his second murder trial, this time on charges that he shot two men dead outside a nightclub after a dispute over a spilled drink. Prosecution and defense lawyers are set to begin the lengthy process of selecting a jury from a pool of 600 candidates, a week after his former teammates paraded through the city to celebrate their fifth Super Bowl win.
Huge witness list vs. Aaron Hernandez
CLOSER: Lead defense attorney Jose Baez, left, and Aaron Hernandez listen to Judge Jeffrey A. Locke during motion hearings yesterday. The first wave of jurors in contention to hear the double-murder case against Aaron Hernandez will meet the smiling former Patriot this morning – but behind the scenes, his defense team’s game face is one of unease.
Alabama will reportedly interview New England Patriots assistant for OC job
Not surprisingly, the coaching trees of Nick Saban and Bill Belichick could be further entwined depending on how events unfold over the next few days. According to Bruce Feldman of FOXSports.com , Brian Daboll is expected to interview for the Alabama offensive coordinator vacancy.
Fishy Football Lawsuit: Pro Player Sued by ‘the Fish Guy’ for Fishy Stuff
… the less than $4,000, he is willing to spend whatever it costs to defend the case . Tarnished Twenty is a view of sports from a legal perspective, addressing how the law impacts athletes, teams and the sports industry at all stages and levels. The …
Daily Dawg Tags: The infernal quarterback debate
Should the Browns draft a quarterback this year? Should they trade for one? Or should they just keep the status quo and go into the 2017 season with Robert Griffin III and Cody Kessler – a plan that would come as close to anything in ensuring that the Browns will be picking at the top of the 2018 NFL Draft. The one thing to remember is that as Browns fans we are all in this together.
he Won Super Bowls with Simms & Hostetler…:
The MMQB looked at the best teams in league history over at least a 12-year period, and here were the interesting findings about where the Patriots of 2001 to 2016 rank with them: a New England’s regular-season winning percentage of .766 over these 16 seasons is the best of any team in league history in a span of at least 12 years. a New England has won 14 division titles in those 16 seasons, the highest rate of division/conference titles won by a franchise over that span.
Nothing you can do about it
Five titles in seven Super Bowl appearances. Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are the greatest.
Add LeGarrette Blount to Patriots’ list of conscientious objectors
Running back LeGarrette Blount is the latest to say he’d pass on the traditional trip to the White House, telling the Rich Eisen Show he wasn’t comfortable with visiting President Donald Trump. ” I will not be going to the White House ,” Blount said.
Patriots have 15 pending free agents
As the Patriots commence their quest for a sixth Super Bowl, they’ll likely be replacing more than six members of their 2016 final roster. Yes, in just 28 days the offseason market opens, with the Patriots facing the potential loss of 13 unrestricted free agents and two restricted free agents.
Chris Long plans to skip Patriots’ White House visit
Add another name to the list of Patriots who do not want to visit Donald Trump’s White House: Chris Long . Long, the veteran defensive end who just completed his first season with the Patriots, wrote on Twitter that he has been planning to skip the White House visit but hadn’t been asked about it before.
Bob Tyrrell
… that Wlady learned about superior coaching and training from my tirades around the office after watching a great sports victory. Every one of my Indiana University teammates who won an event answered the dumbfounded (and disagreeable) ABC …
Contraception app approved by regulator
Chaos at Madison Square Garden as ex-New York Knicks star Charles Oakley, 53, is charged with assault after fighting with security and screaming abuse at the owner during the game Surveillance footage captures the terrifying moment a mother, 27, desperately tries to hand her toddler to a McDonald’s drive thru worker as ‘she battles the child’s father who had kidnapped and beaten her’ Several are arrested at Phoenix immigration facility after protesters try to stop deportation of undocumented mother who has checked in once a year for eight years only to be told she is now being sent back to Mexico Pentagon says airstrikes in Syria killed 11 al-Qaeda operatives – including ‘a senior leader who once had ties to Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri’ Dozens protest outside the Army Corps of Engineers offices in Los Angeles after the agency said it will clear the way for completion of the … (more)
Gronk will party on and on
… an extra hour of partying. It all goes down Saturday at 8:30 a.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. at The Gronk Zone at Boston Sports Club, 70 Station Landing, Medford. As with most free things, this is on a first-come, first-served basis. For more …
Gronk will party on and on
… an extra hour of partying. It all goes down Saturday at 8:30 a.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. at The Gronk Zone at Boston Sports Club, 70 Station Landing, Medford. As with most free things, this is on a first-come, first-served basis. For more …
For Patriots, the Roger Goodell high road goes only so far
Officially, the powers-that-be with the Patriots have taken the high road with respect to Commissioner Roger Goodell. Unofficially, periodic forays onto a somewhat lower road have happened.
NFL offseason: From Tony Romo rumors to Colin Kaepernick’s future to marijuana
… exists throughout our world. What we have always said is we need to make sure that there’s a fine line between team sports gambling and the NFL. We want to protect the integrity of our game.” The owners meet in March in Phoenix at the annual league …
Patriots fans throng Hub to cheer Super Bowl champions
All of their foul weather fans showed up here to salute the Patriots Tuesday, or at least thousands and thousands and thousands of them. They came from points due north, due south, due west and, yes, even due east, nearly a geographic impossibility.
Houston police still searching for missing Brady jersey
The investigation, which is being led by the Houston police department’s Major Offenders division, has so far not turned up any leads on who swiped the jersey, Houston Police Executive Assistant Chief George Buenik said Tuesday. The Texas Rangers, the state’s top law enforcement officers, are assisting in the investigation along with the NFL’s security department.
Patriots Parade 2017: Twitter Reaction, Photos, Videos, GIFs and More
… the opportunity to take a few more parting shots. 15 years old 10 championship parades Y This kid is the envy of sports fans everywhere https://t.co/QD1JNoHYAc https://t.co/TlrrPcoNGF But the man of the hour was Brady, and the NFL shared a picture …
Rob Gronkowski didn’t want to party, but he did anyway for the fans
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is known for his partying lifestyle, but when the Patriots took part in their Super Bowl parade, the 27-year-old wanted to take it easy. Despite heading into the parade with a sober mindset, the fans began chucking beers at him, and Gronkowski felt the need to give the fans what they wanted.
Texas Rangers make it their mission to find missing Tom Brady jersey
Some weird news broke out immediately following the New England Patriots’ Super Bowl victory: quarterback Tom Brady’s game jersey was stolen from his locker. But the Texas Rangers, the baseball team, took the governor’s message to heart and made it their mission to find Brady’s missing jersey.
New England Patriots Bill Belichick really wanted to start a ‘no days off’ chant
Get Patriots game stats and the inside scoop on the season with The Boston Globe’s Point After newsletter delivered for free to your inbox. At the culmination of the Patriots’ victory parade, players, coaches, ownership and fans all gathered in Government Center to savor one last moment of the Tuesday celebration.
New England Patriots Gov. Baker proclaims Feb. 7, 2017 New England Patriots Day
Get Patriots game stats and the inside scoop on the season with The Boston Globe’s Point After newsletter delivered for free to your inbox. Gov. Charlie Baker has proclaimed Feb. 7, 2017, the day of the Patriots’ Super Bowl victory parade , as New England Patriots Day.
Bill Belichick, Julian Edelman, and Jimmy Fallon.
Bill Belichick and Julian Edelman stopped by The Tonight Show Monday to talk with host Jimmy Fallon about what went through the receiver’s head when he made his amazing catch, why the Patriots coach looks so grumpy all the time, and how they’ll get the celebration started when they come back to Boston Tuesday morning. Fallon started the interview by asking how the Patriots managed to not give up when they were trailing the Falcons 21-3 at halftime and 28-3 early in the third quarter.
Edelman’s Catch Falls Short Of New York Giants Tyree Or Manningham
Congratulations to the New England Patriots for their fifth Super Bowl title. The Pats comeback was certainly epic.
Patriots’ Super Bowl win costs Vegas oddsmakers dearly
… $6 million more than last year. The unaudited tallies released Monday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board showed sports books made a profit of more than $10.9 million on the action, about $2.4 million less than in 2016 and a far cry from the $19.6 …
Patriots return to New England, receive warm welcome in cold
New England Patriots fans wait to get into the Pro Shop at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. The shop opened at 6 a.m. the morning after the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI.
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates
… disappointing matter and will continue to assist law enforcement authorities,” McCarthy said in an email to USA TODAY Sports. The Houston Police Department also announced Monday on Twitter it was working with league security as well as state and …
James White is catalyst to Patriots’ comeback win
The Super Bowl , a contest annually played at a neutral site, rotates the visiting and home squads by conference on a yearly basis. For Super Bowl LI, the Falcons were the designated home team.
Three takeaways from Super Bowl LI
… quarter against the New England Patriots during Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports You can look at how the game unfolded last night from many different angles. One thing that definitely stood out to me was …
Falcons’ Dan Quinn shows how smart NFL coaches overthink their way to losing Super Bowl
Falcons’ Dan Quinn shows how smart NFL coaches overthink their way to losing Super Bowl Even the coaches at the top of their game sometimes miss the simple answer. Check out this story on mynorthwestnow.com: http://usat.ly/2kGqoRV USA TODAY Sports’ Lindsay H. Jones looks ahead to 2017 and what the Atlanta Falcons must do in the offseason if they’re going to get back to the Super Bowl.
How Devils’ Cory Schneider — an avid Patriots fan — handled the Super Bowl
Devils goalie Cory Schneider isn’t shy about his fandom for the New England Patriots . Naturally, the roller coaster that was Super Bowl LI took its toll on the Devils’ goalie.
BucsTom Brady’s jersey was the only thing from missing this Super Bowl classic
FEBRUARY 05: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots celebrates with Julian Edelman #11 after defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime to win Super Bowl 51 at NRG Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas. In other news, Brady became the first quarterback to win the Super Bowl five times, the first player to be named Super Bowl MVP four times and the first player to shake hands with the man who suspended him for four games for his alleged role in Deflategate.
More than 111 million people watched Super Bowl LI
Somehow, some way, the New England Patriots won Super Bowl LI on Sunday night, and their big comeback victory may have saved the TV ratings. The game, which saw the Patriots make the largest comeback in Super Bowl history, brought in an average audience of 111.3 million viewers for Fox, according to Nielsen.
Despite overtime finish, NFL Super Bowl draws lower TV ratings
Fox Television’s broadcast of Super Bowl LI on Sunday night drew 111.3 million viewers, according to Nielsen data released by the network on Monday, the smallest audience for the National Football League’s title game in four years. The contest included a thrilling finish, with the New England Patriots staging a comeback to defeat the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football league’s first-ever Super Bowl overtime.
What’s On Our Radar, February 6, 2017
America tuned in to Superbowl LI as the New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons in a stunning comeback. Of course the commericals were also in focus, with Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Budwesier Super Bowl immigration ad gaining the most social media traction — over 95,000 mentions according to Talkwalker, a social data intelligence company.