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New England Patriots – Rob Gronkowski, the Surgery King
When Rob Gronkowski is healthy, he might be the best tight end in the NFL. He makes Tom Brady and the New England Patriots very difficult to beat, but it looks like that scenario is becoming something of a fantasy one, as Gronkowski might be heading towards a back surgery, in addition to his fourth operation on his broken arm, making him damaged goods before he enters his fourth NFL season.
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NFL Rumors – New England Patriots Interested in Felix Jones
It’s late in the off-season, but there seems to be some late interest as well in Felix Jones, formerly of the Dallas Cowboys. After visiting with the Philadelphia Eagles, the next stop for the mostly disappointing running back is with the New England Patriots, who might be more interested in his receiving abilities than what he can do on the ground.
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NFL Rumors – New York Jets Interested in Brandon Lloyd
Despite being quite productive over the last few years, there hasn’t been too much noise around Brandon Lloyd in the last couple of months, although it is likely that the veteran wide receiver will find himself a team before the beginning of the season, and the New York Jets, at the moment, look like the likeliest of destinations.
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NFL Rumors – Pittsburgh Steelers Opting Not to Keep Emmanuel Sanders
Between losing Emmanuel Sanders to the New England Patriots now for a third round pick or losing him to free agency and no compensation next season, the Pittsburgh Steelers prefer simply not matching the offer sheet given to him by the Pats and secure at least something out of losing another wide receiver, although they still have a day to think it through.
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NFL Rumors – New England Patriots Getting Closer to Emmanuel Sanders
The New England Patriots are addressing their wide receiver needs by both trying to add more players and keeping those they almost lost – after re-signing Julian Edelman on a one year deal, they offered another to restricted free agent Emmanuel Sanders, forcing the Pittsburgh Steelers to match their offer or lose the player, not having too many options at wide receiver themselves.
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NFL Rumors – New England Patriots Still After John Abraham & Dwight Freeney
Not a lot of people are really pleased with the pass-rushing situation the New England Patriots currently have, which means that the early off-season visits of John Abraham and Dwight Freeney come back into focus, with the Pats’ like for veteran players might push them in the direction of choosing one of them instead of trying to use the draft to strengthen that aspect of their defensive game.
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2013 NFL Free Agency – New England Patriots & Oakland Raiders Keeping Busy
While most of the focus at the moment is pointed towards the NFL Draft, there are still good free agents to be signed, as the New England Patriots and Oakland Raiders have shown to kick off the week, signing defensive tackle Tommy Kelly (going to the Pats) and cornerback Mike Jenkins joins the Raiders.
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NFL Rumors – New England Patriots Won’t Have Rob Gronkowski For Opening Week
Having such a talented tight end in Rob Gronkowski comes in handy only if he’s healthy, and if some rumors are to be true, the New England Patriots will once again have to play without their most talented receiver, who might not be ready for the opening game of the 2013 NFL season due to some complications with his injured hand.
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NFL Rumors – New York Giants Serious About Julian Edelman
While the New England Patriots haven’t exactly filled their wide receiver corps with excellent free agents, it looks like they aren’t fighting very hard to keep Julian Edelman on the team, leaving the slot receiver and punt returner a chance to continue and test the market, with the New York Giants being the next team to bring him in for a visit.
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New England Patriots – Fixing the Offense, not the Defense
While usually it is the defense and secondary of the New England Patriots that get most of the criticism for Tom Brady and Bill Belichick missing out on a fourth Super Bowl ring these past few years, taking a look at some of the numbers suggest that their offense is just in need of a fix, at least when you look at their playoff performances and not the regular season.