The New England Patriots continue to retain their top players.
First reported by ESPN, the New England Patriots have re-signed edge rusher, Anfernee Jennings. The deal is for three years and up to $12 million.
The former third-round pick out of Alabama is coming off the best season of his career as the 6-foot-3, 255-pound pass-rusher started 14 games this past season, where he collected 66 tackles to go along with 1.5 sacks.
Former linebackers coach turned new head coach, Jerod Mayo offered the following statement on Jennings following his career season in 2023.
“When Anfernee first got here, he was actually focusing on off-the-ball linebacker, and we had to, from a coaching perspective, get him in the right spot [on the line of scrimmage]. He is a very smart player. He understands coverages. He understands how the offense is trying to attack you. Very strong, good size.”
New England Patriots Looking to Return to Legendary Reign Following Lackluster 2023 Season
Just hours after famously resigning as the head coach of the New York Jets on a napkin…yes, a napkin. Bill Belichick was hired as the head coach of the New England Patriots in 2000. This comes after a modest 36-44 tenure as the leader of the sidelines with the Cleveland Browns from 1991 through 1995, and stints with the Patriots and Jets as an assistant from 1996 until his hiring in 2000. Following a 5-11 first season in Foxboro, Belichick righted the ship, most famously due to a certain Tom Brady stepping in for Drew Bledsoe following the latter’s injury in week 2 of the 2001 season.
Even after Bledsoe, who had freshly signed what at the time was the biggest contract in NFL history, Belichick stuck with the hot hand in Brady, who was just months removed from being the 199th pick in the draft. The Patriots would go on to beat ‘The Greatest Show on Turf’ in the form of the Kurt Warner-led St. Louis Rams to secure the franchise’s first Super Bowl win. Belichick and Brady would famously go on to win six Super Bowl titles before Brady’s departure to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers following the 2019 season.
Brady went on to win another Super Bowl in Tampa Bay, his seventh, while Belichick was tasked with replacing the best player in the history of the sport…something that the Patriots are still struggling with as the club went just 4-13 this past season, which led to them owning the 3rd pick in this coming April’s NFL Draft, and will be doing so without Belichick’s services as Jerod Mayo will now be manning the sidelines in Foxboro.
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