It's the way business will continue to be conducted as the Patriots deal with COVID, apparently.The rules are what they are.
After averaging over 1,260 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns per season over his first eight seasons, Moss was coming off his worst year as a pro — 42 catches, 553 receiving yards, and only three touchdowns — when Oakland traded him to New England in 2007.All Moss did in his first season as a Patriot was set an NFL record with 23 receiving touchdowns to go along with 98 catches and almost 1,500 receiving yards.Can Newton harness that same motivation, hunger, and more importantly production in 2020?
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The Las Vegas Raiders plan to sign the veteran free-agent running back after hosting him on Friday, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per an informed source.In wake of the recent opt-outs in New England, Bill Belichick revealed his full support of the six Patriots players who've decided not to play the 2020 season amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.Perhaps John Lynch's optimism about getting George Kittle's deal done wasn't so rosy after all.Joe Burrow officially signed his rookie contract Friday, and the Bengals' top pick told reporters it was a "relief" to return to football activities.Antonio Brown will officially miss half of the 2020 season.
He knows he was wrong.
Better adjusted quickly. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1987 NFL Draft.
And though these are unprecedented times, there is a relevant comparison for the condensed offseason schedule, Belichick explained.If colleges can operate with no preseason games and very little time to evaluate their rosters, he explained, why can't we? But as a college player and being around college programs growing up, I remember those periods of time leading up to the start of the season and teams had their scrimmages . © 2020 NFL Enterprises LLC. NFL footage © NFL Productions LLC.
"Belichick's ability to verbally shrug his shoulders at the lack of rookie minicamps, OTAs and preseason games could be invaluable during a season when excuses (valid ones, of course) will be readily available to any team wanting one.