Tedy Bruschi
FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) meets a fan before an NFL preseason football game against the Tennessee Titans in Tampa, Fla., in this Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, file photo. Brady hasn't played an NFL football game in New England since Jan. 4, 2020. With Brady's new Tampa home just as rabid about the player who brought it a championship in Year 1, it's created a tug-of-war between the fan bases as he gets set to return to the place where his career began. (AP Photo/Mark LoMoglio, File)
Hey, he's funny. Brady showing his personality as Buccaneer

By Barry Wilner Oct. 01, 2021 03:29 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 file photo, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, right, watches quarterback Patrick Mahomes warm up before an NFL divisional round football game against the Cleveland Browns in Kansas City. On Feb. 7, 2021, the Kansas City Chiefs will be the latest franchise to attempt winning successive Super Bowls when they take on the Buccaneers. In Tampa, of all places. Against Tom Brady, of all people. Only twice since the Patriots pulled off the last repeat in the 2003 and 2004 season has a champion gotten back to the big game. Seattle failed in 2014 against New England, no less; remember Malcolm Butler's goal-line interception? and the Patriots in 2017, the Super Bowl featuring the Philly Special. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Chiefs trying for first Super Bowl repeat win in 16 years

By Barry Wilner Jan. 28, 2021 01:53 PM EST

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick enters the field for an NFL football training camp practice, Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, Pool)
Cam Newton era begins as Patriots turn page on Brady years

By Kyle Hightower Aug. 27, 2020 04:17 PM EDT

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) gives autographs after an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Frank Victores)
Brady throws 2 TDs, Patriots beat Bengals to clinch playoffs

By Joe Kay Dec. 15, 2019 04:18 PM EST

FILE - In this July 28, 2007, file photo, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, center, walks with linebackers Rosevelt Colvin, left, and Mike Vrabel during NFL football training camp in Foxborough, Mass. Vrabel is now the head coach of the Tennessee Titans. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)
Patriots' Way has often been a bust elsewhere

By Steven Wine Aug. 31, 2019 11:59 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2002, file photo, New England Patriots cornerback Ty Law (24) is trailed by St. Louis Rams' Isaac Bruce (80) as he scores a touchdown during second-quarter play of Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. Law will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio on Aug. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
HOF Preview: Ty Law's path to greatness guided by big dreams

By Dennis Waszak Jr. Aug. 01, 2019 02:12 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2014, file photo, Tedy Bruschi speaks during an interview at the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII media center in New York. Former New England Patriots linebacker and current ESPN analyst Tedy Bruschi is recovering in a Massachusetts hospital after suffering a second stroke. His family says in a statement the 46-year-old suffered the stroke Thursday and immediately recognized the warning signs of arm weakness, face drooping and speech difficulties. Bruschi was admitted to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, where his family said Friday he was "recovering well."(AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Former Patriots star doing 'much better' after 2nd stroke

Jul. 08, 2019 09:17 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2014, file photo, Tedy Bruschi speaks during an interview at the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII media center in New York. Former New England Patriots linebacker and current ESPN analyst Tedy Bruschi is recovering in a Massachusetts hospital after suffering a second stroke. His family says in a statement the 46-year-old suffered the stroke Thursday and immediately recognized the warning signs of arm weakness, face drooping and speech difficulties. Bruschi was admitted to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, where his family said Friday he was "recovering well."(AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Ex-Patriot, ESPN analyst Bruschi recovering after 2nd stroke

Jul. 05, 2019 03:16 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2014, file photo, Seattle Seahawks' Russell Wilson (3) huddles with his team during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game against the Denver Broncos in East Rutherford, N.J. The average experience on Seattle’s 2013 Super Bowl champions was 3.66 years. Seattle returned to the Super Bowl the next season, but went into a rebuilding mode not long after, with many of the top contributors from the Super Bowl teams becoming too pricey, and a scramble ensuing to put fresh talent around still-young quarterback, Wilson. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Seahawks-Broncos in East Rutherford, New Jersey 2/2/2014

Feb. 13, 2019 05:55 AM EST

Patriots among admirable company as sports dynasty

By The Associated Press Jan. 27, 2019 05:19 PM EST
Sports fans love dynasties. And hate them, too. That a team could be so dominant for a long period as the New England Patriots have been should be...