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In his return to Massachusetts, Mike Vrabel is apparently pulling pages out of “The Departed” playbook. Vrabel, who has already been feisty with the media, said he’s on the hunt for “rats” after a report emerged stating receiver Ja’Lynn Polk needs season-ending surgery. He bluntly said “no” when asked if he had any information he could provide on the report …

The start of training camp was nothing out of the ordinary for the New England Patriots’ safety group. Kyle Dugger and Jabrill Peppers were the top two, with Jaylinn Hawkins as the primary third option and fourth-round rookie Craig Woodson leading the charge as a developmental prospect behind. However, the established order was shaken up quite drastically last week. It …

The Patriots’ wide receiver room was under the microscope this past weekend during their Week 1 preseason game against the Commanders. Outside of a handful of roster locks, the rest of the bunch is battling day in and day out for a spot on the team’s final 53-man squad. Given the intense competition, everyone who was healthy played at least …

FOXBORO – A short walk from the shadow Tom Brady’s statue now casts outside their doors, the Patriots took yet another first step Friday into what they hope will be a brighter future. They sprinted, then stumbled. Started again and took off, running away with a 48-18 blowout of the Commanders. Welcome back, football. We missed you. Of course, real …

FOXBOROUGH – By the time Mike Vrabel emerged from a pile of padded football players wearing helmets, the Patriots coach was bloody. When Wednesday’s joint practice against the Washington Commanders concluded, his players had developed a newfound level of respect for their new head coach. Day 12 of training camp was one of the most eventful practices of the summer, …

FOXBORO, Mass. — When Mike Vrabel finally emerged from a pile of players fighting over the typical things NFL players fight about during a joint practice, he had blood dripping from his cheek. The New England Patriots players looked at their coach a bit confused. It’s rare to see an NFL head coach end up at the bottom of a …

FOXBOROUGH — Scuffles at joint practices may be commonplace, but it’s not often that a head coach winds up bloodied at the bottom of the pile. That’s exactly what happened on the backfields at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday morning, however. Tensions boiled over in an 11-on-11 period between the Patriots and Commanders. As Drake Maye dropped back to pass, Washington …

FOXBOROUGH – Fights that break out at training camp or joint practices are usually meaningless affairs. Tempers flare, and the next thing you know, all hell breaks loose. Calm is restored, and that’s the extent of it. The skirmish between the Patriots and Commanders on Wednesday, however, was the exception to the rule. This one had plenty of meaning. Prior …

Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel threw himself into a pile to break up a fight during Wednesday’s joint practice between the Patriots and Commanders and wound up with a bloody cheek before everything calmed down. It also earned a positive review from his quarterback. Drake Maye was asked at a press conference what Vrabel’s actions said about the head coach …

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel was seen bleeding after jumping into a scuffle involving one of his players and a Washington Commanders player during training camp Wednesday. SportsCenter 5’s Alexis Beckett said the conflict involved TreVeyon Henderson and a Washington defender.Vrabel, who is in his first season as the Patriots’ head coach, tried to break them up. Afterward, …