Jones played two offensive snaps on Sunday.

Despite playing cornerback, Marcus Jones has proven to be a threat with the football in his hands. Throughout the year, Jones leads the entire league averaging 15.2 yards per punt return. He also took his lone interception 35 yards the other way.

That led to the New England coaching staff approaching Jones about lining up on offense, a role he handled sparingly in 2022 as he looked to spark a struggling Patriots offense.

“It was great. I want to say it started at the beginning of the week and went on from there,”...

After already parting ways with their head coach, the Jets also let go of their general manager.

Not every 3-8 season is the same. For the New England Patriots, it is believed to be the first step in their rebuild after the end of the Bill Belichick era. For the New York Jets, meanwhile, it is a major disappointment after the club had been a popular playoff and even Super Bowl pick in the offseason.

However, 11 weeks in it is clear New York is itself headed for a major rebuild. After head coach Robert Saleh was already fired earlier...

Analyzing the Patriots’ injury situation after their 28-22 loss to the Rams in Week 11.

The New England Patriots made a series of roster moves on Tuesday, and one of them is directly tied to an injury suffered during Sunday’s 28-22 loss to the Los Angeles Rams: linebacker and special teamer Curtis Jacobs was placed on injured reserve after leaving the contest with a head injury.

With Jacobs as the biggest loss, let’s assess the damage they suffered versus the Rams after re-watching the contest.

Patriots injury analysis

CB Marcus Jones: Jones was banged up with 3:05 to go...

Steve Smith Sr. spent 13 illustrious, and at times turbulent, seasons with the Carolina Panthers. But he didn’t finish his career with the franchise he is most associated with.

The Panthers ended up releasing the five-time Pro Bowler wide receiver in March 2014 and Smith had options on where he could go to next.

While Smith ultimately ended up with the Baltimore Ravens, where he played three seasons before retiring, he revealed on Julian Edelman’s “Games With Names” podcast that he had his sights set on joining the New England Patriots.

“That year a former teammate of mine was on...

Check out what the experts are saying about the Pats heading into Week 12

Week 11 brought another winnable yet losing effort when the Rams came to town last Sunday. Overall, Drake Maye looked great with a few hiccups thrown in. The game was close and the Patriots would have had a better chance to win without the sloppiness and penalties that have plagued this team all season long. Growing pains sure can be painful to go through and we’re all stuck right in the middle of it.

The experts pretty much kept the Patriots ranked 25th, the same as...

The New England Patriots didn’t see a need for Marco Wilson’s services anymore. But an AFC playoff hopeful felt differently.

It didn’t take long for Wilson to find a new NFL home as he was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals on Tuesday, according to the league’s transaction log, a day after being released by the Patriots.

Wilson routinely struggled this season with the Patriots and saw his playing time decrease over time serving as New England’s fourth cornerback behind Christian Gonzalez, Jonathan Jones and Marcus Jones. Wilson played just nine defensive snaps in Sunday’s loss to the Los...

New England made some changes at its linebacker position heading into Week 12.

While players enjoyed their weekly day off, Eliot Wolf and the New England Patriots’ front office were quite busy on Tuesday. The team made three transactions, including signing outside linebacker Titus Leo from the Indianapolis Colts’ practice squad.

In addition, they removed two other linebackers from their 53-man roster: Curtis Jacobs was sent to injured reserve after sustaining a head injury in Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams; Ochaun Mathis was released after being a healthy scratch in Week 11.

Let’s find out what the moves...

One week after plummeting down the 2025 NFL Draft board, the New England Patriots stood pat after a competitive performance.

That’s good news, right?

The Patriots suffered a Week 11 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, but those ahead of New England didn’t fare any better. With that, the Patriots maintain hold of the No. 6 pick in the NFL draft.

Here’s a look at the current top 10, per Tankathon. The order is made up of overall record and strength of schedule. The lower a team’s strength of schedule in win percentage, the better their draft standing....

The New England Patriots shook up their linebacker room with a trio of roster moves.

New England on Tuesday announced it signed linebacker Titus Leo to its 53-man roster. A 2023 sixth-round pick, Leo spent the first 11 weeks on the Indianapolis Colts practice squad after he was released following the 53-man roster crunch. He hasn’t played an NFL game.

The Patriots also placed linebacker Curtis Jacobs on injured reserved and released fellow linebacker Ochaun Mathis.

Jacobs, who exited New England’s Week 11 loss with a head injury, played in nine games (two starts) this season. He was claimed off...

Marco Wilson appeared in 10 games this season for New England.

Marco Wilson will head from the AFC East to the AFC North.

The Cincinnati Bengals claimed the cornerback off waivers from the New England Patriots on Tuesday, according to the NFL transaction wire.

Wilson, 25, departed from the 53-man roster in Foxborough as fellow corner Alex Austin returned from injured reserve to begin the week. He saw action in 10 games this fall after landing as a waiver claim last December and renegotiating his contract in March. Those appearances spanned 206 snaps on defense, 48 snaps on special teams...

Dan Orlovsky believes Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is playing his way into a considerable conversation.

Maye was idle for the first five weeks of his rookie season, but the 22-year-old hasn’t looked back since taking over as New England’s starting signal-caller. Maye accounted for 10 total touchdowns over his first six starts and led the Patriots to a pair of wins.

New England still is in line to make a very early pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, but Maye looks better every week and continues to inspire optimism about the future in Foxboro, Mass. Dan Orlovksy certainly has been...

FOXBORO, Mass. — Matthew Stafford dislikes how rookie quarterbacks like Drake Maye are harshly judged on a weekly basis.

“It’s a journey for all these guys,” Stafford said in the visiting locker room Sunday after he led the Los Angeles Rams to a 28-22 win over the New England Patriots.

“I feel like everybody’s favorite thing in the media right now is go week to week on a rookie, and tell you if he’s great or if he’s broken or whatever,” Stafford said. “I got a hard time with that, to be honest with you. Because people would have given...