Mike Vrabel says he's had 'difficult conversations' after publication of photos with NFL reporter Mike Vrabel said Tuesday that he’s had “difficult conversations with people I care about,” including his family, his coaching staff and players, following the publication of photos of the Patriots coa...

Vrabel: "In order to be successful on and off the field, you have to make good decisions. That includes me. That starts with me."

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Surprise Celtics and renewed 76ers primed for Eastern Conference playoff matchup The Celtics were one of the biggest surprises of the regular season, earning the No. 2 seed with Jayson Tatum out for all but 16 games while recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon.

Two years ago, the Celtics were about to begin a playoff run that would end with them raising a record 18th NBA championship.

Two years later, Jayson Tatum, one of the centerpieces of that team, enters the postseason with a much different perspective.

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With Jaylen Brown leading and Jayson Tatum back, Celtics are whole again and NBA title contenders The Boston Celtics heard all the chatter about how they'd take a step back this season following the Achilles tendon injury to Jayson Tatum and an offseason roster upheaval.

The Boston Celtics heard loud and clear what everyone what was saying about them before this season. How this would be a throwaway season with Jayson Tatum sidelined and after several offseason departures.

Now back whole, the sky is again the limit.

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Celtics miss breaking NBA 3-point record, but lock up East's No. 2 playoff seed The Boston Celtics flirted with a piece of NBA history in their 144-118 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Boston Celtics flirted with a piece of NBA history in Friday night’s 144-118 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.

They didn’t quite get it, but did lock up something even more valuable: The No. 2 seed in the East in the upcoming playoffs.

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Celtics' Jayson Tatum reluctantly preparing for 1st trip to New York since Achilles injury Jayson Tatum knew it would happen eventually. It still won’t make his return to Madison Square Garden for Thursday’s matchup with thew New York Knicks any easier for him.

Jayson Tatum knew it would happen eventually. It still won’t make his return to Madison Square Garden for Thursday’s matchup with the New York Knicks any easier for him.

“Last time I played there, obviously, it was a traumatic experience for me.”

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Brad Stevens is proud but not surprised at position the Celtics are in entering the playoffs Brad Stevens didn’t know the Boston Celtics would find themselves among the NBA’s top teams on the cusp of the start of the playoffs.

Brad Stevens didn’t know the Boston Celtics would find themselves among the NBA’s top teams in the last week of the regular season.

He also never discounted the possibility despite every reason outsiders parroted about why this would be a gap year.

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Luka Doncic's injury could mean he's out of the NBA award race. How does that process work? Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic is likely to win the NBA scoring title this season, but he might not make the All-NBA team.

Luka Doncic is almost certainly going to win the NBA scoring title this season. And it’s now very possible that he doesn’t make the All-NBA team.

That’s rare, but it might be this season’s reality.

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Celtics star Jayson Tatum filled with 'gratitude' in his return to court following Achilles surgery Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum’s belated birthday present to himself was a return to the game that was abruptly taken away from him last season.

There were times when Celtics star Jayson Tatum wasn't sure if he'd make it back to the game that was abruptly taken away from him last season.

It made every moment he experienced in his return as special as any he's had so far in his basketball career.

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Celtics' Jayson Tatum listed as 'questionable,' on verge of return 9 months after Achilles surgery Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is on the verge of making a return to NBA action nine months after rupturing his right Achilles tendon injury during last season’s playoffs.

Jayson Tatum's birthday present to himself may be a return to the game that was abruptly taken away from him nine-plus months ago.

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In this made for social media moment we’re living in, in which everything is maximized, was there ever a world in which Jayson Tatum returned to action before the documentary chronicling his road back concluded?

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For what it’s worth…

Feb. 10 marked 39 weeks in Jayson Tatum’s rehabilitation from his Achilles tendon injury.  

March 3 would be 42 weeks.  That’s also Jayson Tatum’s birthday.  

The Celtics host the Charlotte Hornets on March 4.

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Patriots QB Drake Maye has no plans for surgery on his throwing shoulder this offseason New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye doesn’t plan to have any surgical procedures on his throwing shoulder after receiving a pain-relieving injection before the Super Bowl.

Drake Maye said he doesn’t plan to have any surgical procedures on his throwing shoulder this offseason, after receiving a pain-relieving injection before their Super Bowl loss.

“Just get some time off. Time’s the best healer.”

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Most times sacked in a season since merger (playoffs included):
David Carr 76 in 2002
Randall Cunningham 72 in 1986
Joe Burrow 70 in 2021
Drake Maye 68 in 2025
Caleb Williams 68 in 2024
David Carr 68 in 2005

Patriots' Maye turns ball over 3 times while hounded by Seahawks' defense in Super Bowl loss Drake Maye was a dependable and steadying force for the New England Patriots this season. The second-year quarterback never got the chance to be that when his team needed him most in the Super Bowl.

Drake Maye was a dependable and steadying force for the New England Patriots this season. The second-year quarterback never got the chance to be that when his team needed him most in the Super Bowl.

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Super Bowl 2026 live updates: Seahawks claim second Super Bowl title in 29-13 victory The Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots to claim the franchise’s second Super Bowl title.

Super Bowl 60 is complete: The Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots to claim the franchise’s second Super Bowl title.

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Super Bowl 2026 live updates: Counting down to Patriots vs. Seahawks kickoff Watch the New England Patriots play the Seattle Seahawks in the 2026 Super Bowl at 6:30 p.m. EST on NBC, Peacock, Hulu or YouTube TV. Bad Bunny performs at halftime.

What would you do for Super Bowl tickets? This fan wore another team's jersey.

“He made me wear this ridiculous jersey.”

@janiemccap.bsky.social with a great slice of NFL fandom.

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Super Bowl 2026 live updates: Counting down to Patriots vs. Seahawks kickoff Watch the New England Patriots play the Seattle Seahawks in the 2026 Super Bowl at 6:30 p.m. EST on NBC, Peacock, Hulu or YouTube TV. Bad Bunny performs at halftime.

Check out the @AP #SuperBowl Live Blog throughout the day with everything in and around Levi Stadium. And, of course, insights during the game.

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Welcome to Super Bowl 60.

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Sam Darnold has overcome doubters, Drake Maye has lived up to hype. Only one will win Super Bowl 60 Nobody on the Seattle Seahawks has supported Sam Darnold quite like Ernest Jones IV. When Darnold threw four interceptions against the Los Angeles Rams in a 21-19 loss in Week 11, Jones had his quarte...

The stage is set.

Only one team will leave Santa Clara, California, with the Lombardi Trophy.

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Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl is not so much of a rematch as it is a matchup of contrasts A heralded defense vs. an underrated one. A celebrated second-year quarterback vs. a veteran QB who has gone from perceived bust to beloved.

A heralded defense vs. an underrated one. A celebrated second-year quarterback vs. a veteran QB who has gone from perceived bust to beloved.

This year’s Super Bowl matchup between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks is all about contrasts.

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Patriots will win their 7th Super Bowl because of Mike Vrabel's leadership and an underrated offense As the New England Patriots continued to rack up wins late in the regular season, coach Mike Vrabel shied away from mentioning the idea of a Super Bowl run when he spoke to his team after games.

As the New England Patriots continued to rack up wins late in the regular season, coach Mike Vrabel shied away from mentioning the idea of a Super Bowl run when he spoke to his team after games.

But there were hints of where he felt this team could go.

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Zak Kuhr has thrived leading Patriots defense after stepping in for an ill Terrell Williams Zak Kuhr thought he was simply reuniting with Mike Vrabel when he was hired to be the Patriots' inside linebackers coach this past offseason.

Zak Kuhr didn’t have any lofty expectations when he joined Mike Vrabel’s coaching staff as an inside linebackers coach prior to this season.

He wound up having to lead a defense for the first time. He's thrived, and the Patriots are in the Super Bowl.

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Patriots QB Drake Maye credits his success partly to competing with his brothers at a young age Drake Maye has a long way to go to achieve what Tom Brady did on an NFL field. But after initial failed attempts by the Patriots to fill the future Hall of Famer’s shoes, Maye is looking like a worthy...

When Drake Maye thinks of what it took for him to make it to the Super Bowl in his second NFL season, his mind drifts to some of the stiffest competitions he’s faced.

“Every two-on-two basketball (game) in the backyard probably prepared me for this."

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Patriots' Stefon Diggs has helped fuel Super Bowl run with his fire on the field Stefon Diggs’ future was unclear after a season-ending knee injury derailed what turned out to be a one-year stay with the Houston Texans.

Left back pylon. One knee. Head bowed. Eyes closed.

That is how Stefon Diggs will spend some of his final moments prior to kickoff of the first Super Bowl of his career.

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Patriots coach Mike Vrabel has built a culture that has his team on the verge of Super Bowl history The “do your job” approach Bill Belichick cultivated during his two-decade run with the Patriots produced six Super Bowl wins, but it wasn’t the most pleasant atmosphere to play in.

Mike Vrabel has focused on creating a specific culture during his first season as coach of the New England Patriots.

The tone was set when he first spoke to the team prior to the start of the offseason program in April.

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Patriots QB Drake Maye misses practice with illness, the latest hiccup to Super Bowl preparations New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is dealing with an illness and did not practice on Friday, the latest wrinkle in the quarterback’s preparations for the Super Bowl matchup with the Seattle ...

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is dealing with an illness and did not practice on Friday, the latest wrinkle in the quarterback’s preparations for the Super Bowl matchup with the Seattle Seahawks.

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I certainly applaud the transparency. But in this social media driven world of ours this is one hell of a way to get engagement by Gregorian. I’m suddenly thinking about Lord of the Flies. Just saying.

Patriots' Robert Kraft says Bill Belichick 'unequivocally deserves' to be 1st ballot Hall of Famer Count New England Patriots team owner Robert Kraft among those shocked that Bill Belichick will reportedly not be selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

Count New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft among those shocked that Bill Belichick will reportedly not be selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

“...Bill Belichick’s record and body of work speak for themselves."

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Our @RobMaaddi with full Belichick Hall of Fame reaction around the NFL world:

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“He is the greatest coach of all time and he unequivocally deserves to be a unanimous first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer.”

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