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Tom Brady drops his head in shame and sits on the turf after getting knocked down in the fourth quarter in the 2012-13 AFC Championship Game.

The NFL's most powerful offense had been stifled by the Baltimore Ravens in a 28-13 AFC Championship Game loss .

After losing 2012 starting wide receivers Wes Welker and Brandon Lloyd , the New England Patriots must rely heavily on tight ends Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez in the passing game.

Yet Tebow has been unwavering in his desire to be an NFL quarterback. How's he going to take it when his new boss says, 'Look, we need you at tight end and H-back.

Tom Brady celebrated his completion by throwing his hands into the air and shouting as if it was a game-winning catch.

As one of the NFL 's highest-paid and most visible athletes, Tom Brady 's list of concerns is short.

Call it a sliver of progress, but one half of the dynamic Patriots tight end duo was present at the first day of mandatory minicamp yesterday.

Nov 18, 2012; Foxboro, Massachusetts, USA; New England Patriots wide receiver Brandon Lloyd makes a reception against the Indianapolis Colts during the third quarter at Gillette Stadium.

Second-round pick Aaron Dobson had some flashy catches during the Patriots' three organized team activities that were open to the media in recent weeks, but he also bungled a pass in each session.

Will the third time be the charm as Tim Tebow prepares to join his next NFL team, the New England Patriots? 1. Bill Belichick knows how to maximize talent: This is the same head coach who made former starting wideout Troy Brown into an effective defensive back when the New England secondary was decimated by injuries.

During their one season together in St. Louis, Danny Amendola never got the chance to thrive in Josh McDaniels' offense - Amendola suffered a season-ending elbow injury in Week 1 - but the Patriots' new wide receiver did get the opportunity to get familiar with the system.

In his recent post , Aaron Di Silvestro cautions us against assuming that Russell's performance in 2013 is bound to be as good as it was in 2012.

Bill Belichick's mandate about silence on injuries kept Rob Gronkowski from talking over the weekend about his offseason surgeries.

Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is overseeing an overhaul of the team's receivers group, with only one player who caught a pass from Tom Brady in 2012, Julian Edelman, still on the roster.

Last week the AFC East blog talked to ESPN NFL analyst Matt Williamson about the New England Patriots .

It's June, and most of us NFL fans are getting pretty bored. Training camp is still more than a month away, and the New England Patriots OTAs just aren't enough to keep us going for very long.

The New England Patriots have been a fantasy football gold mine ever since Tom Brady and Bill Belichick joined forces.

May 21, 2013; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola on the field after organized team activities at Gillette Stadium.

In June 2012, the New England Patriots signed Rob Gronkowski to a six-year, $53 million extension.

The New England Patriots quarterback is working with a flock of new faces as the New England Patriots makes its way through this week's organized team activities.