A total of 66 players, including eight Patriots, have opted out of the 2020 NFL season due to the coronavirus pandemic, nearly half of them linemen
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Sports Digest: LaCosse is latest Patriot to opt out
The Patriots’ lack of depth at tight end is weakened further by the loss of projected starter Matt LaCosse.
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Sports Digest: Marqise Lee becomes seventh Patriot to opt out
Lee, a wide receiver, signed with New England in the offseason after seven seasons in Jacksonville.
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Belichick mum on plans for QB position as camp nears
Patriots Coach Bill Belichick said the evaluation process for Cam Newton and Jarrett Stidham hasn’t even started.
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Patriots face challenges as Dont’a Hightower and Patrick Chung opt out of 2020 season
Hightower says he’s opting out of the 2020 season, highlighting a list of several New England Patriots who will sit out because of health concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Dont’a Hightower among six Patriots opting out of 2020 season
The linebacker joins Patrick Chung, Marcus Cannon and three other Patriots choosing not to play during the pandemic.
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Battle to replace Brady at QB in spotlight as Pats open camp
Jarrett Stidham seemed to be the heir apparent to succeed Tom Brady as Patriots quarterback following a quiet draft and offseason
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NFL notebook: No long-term contract for Patriots’ Thuney
Left guard Joe Thuney will play this season under the franchise tag, for $14.781 million, and then become an unrestricted free agent.
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Patriots’ Julian Edelman hopes anti-Semitic posts become teaching moment, start ‘uncomfortable conversations’
New England Patriots receiver says, “There’s no room for anti-Semitism in this world,” and that he hopes social media posts by Philadelphia Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson can be a teaching moment for him and others.
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NFL notebook: Burkhead agrees to pay cut, new deal giving Patriots $1 million in cap space
Rex Burkhead, who led all Patriots running backs with a 4.6-yards-per-carry average last season, takes a pay cut as the team gets some much-needed cap space.