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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) works on passing drills during a joint practice with the NFL football team Houston Texans in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson)

Ageless Brady not slowing down at 40

By KRISTIE RIEKEN - Associated Press

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) leads his team onto the field for an NFL preseason football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Goodell attends 1st Patriots game since ‘Deflategate’

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FILE - At left, in a Jan. 22, 2017, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady reacts after throwing a touchdown pass to Julian Edelman during the second half of the AFC championship NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, in Foxborough, Mass. At right, in a Feb. 5, 2017, file photo, New England Patriots' Tom Brady hoists the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game against the Atlanta Falcons, in Houston. Winning a fifth NFL championship ring and a fourth Super Bowl MVP at the age of 39, the New England Patriots quarterback has shown no signs of aging even as he gets older. He’ll turn 40 on Aug. 3, and fans usually celebrate by singing “Happy Birthday” to him during training camp. (AP Photo/File)

Turning 40: Brady showing few signs of decline at milestone

By KYLE HIGHTOWER - Associated Press

New England Patriots player Rob Ninkovich speaks to the media as he announces his retirement, Sunday, July 30, 2017, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Patriots’ defensive stalwart Ninkovich retires

By MAUREEN MULLEN - Associated Press

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick approaches the podium before taking questions from members of the media at NFL football training camp, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

What expectations? Patriots in reset mode on eve of camp

By KYLE HIGHTOWER - Associated Press

Patriots’ Malcolm Mitchell has deal with Scholastic Books

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This June 9, 2015, file photo shows New York Jets inside linebacker David Harris making a catch during a mandatory minicamp at the NFL football team's facility in Florham Park, N.J. The New York Jets have released linebacker David Harris, a stunning move in which they part ways with the second-leading tackler in franchise history. Harris, who practiced with the team Tuesday, June 6, 2017 and was in the locker room afterward, will save the Jets $6.5 million on the salary cap by being cut. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, file)

David Harris signed by Patriots

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Gronk confident he’s ready for 2017 season

By MAUREEN MULLEN - Associated Press

In this Sunday, May 21, 2017 photo released by the Saudi Press Agency, from left to right, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Saudi King Salman, U.S. First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump, visit a new Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

Privacy rights eschewed by the left

By Robert Knight

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2017, file photo, New England Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount speaks with members of the media in the team's locker room following an NFL football team practice, in Foxborough, Mass. Blount is bringing his power running to Philadelphia. The Eagles and Blount agreed on a one-year contract Wednesday, May 17, 2017, giving the team a bruising back to complement their group of smaller, speedy runners .(AP Photo/Steven Senne)

LeGarrette Blount joins the Eagles on 1-year contract

By Rob Maaddi - Associated Press

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady calls signals at the line against the Atlanta Falcons at Super Bowl 51 in Houston on Feb. 5, 2017. (Associated Press)

Tom Brady had a concussion last season, wife Gisele Bundchen reveals

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 15, 2017, file photo, Defendant Aaron Hernandez listens during his double murder trial in Suffolk Superior Court, in Boston. A judge is set to hear arguments in a push by lawyers for former NFL star Aaron Hernandez to erase his conviction in a 2013 murder. The former New England Patriots tight end hanged himself in his prison cell April 19 while serving a life sentence in the killing of semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, Pool, File)

Questions remain on Hernandez wealth after conviction erased

By DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 14, 2017, file pool photo, former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez turns to look in the direction of the jury as he reacts to his double murder acquittal after the sixth day of jury deliberations at Suffolk Superior Court in Boston. An investigative report, released Thursday, May 4, 2017, on the suicide of Hernandez has confirmed that he wrote a reference to a biblical passage in ink on his forehead and in blood on the wall of his prison cell. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, Pool)

Records: Aaron Hernandez was member of Bloods street gang

By DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

Patriots keep backup for Brady, add players to protect him

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

In this photo taken Feb. 5, 2017, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick watches during warm ups before the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game against the Atlanta Falcons in Houston. If the Patriots are the NFL's model franchise, maybe the rest of the league needs to take a closer look at how Belichick and Co. have gone about constructing their roster, especially when it comes to the draft. These are the basic tenets: stockpile picks; go relatively heavy on defense and offensive line; go light on skill positions; when you find a starter, keep him. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Want to succeed at the NFL draft? Copy the Patriots

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

Legal battles brewing over ex-NFL star’s estate

By DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, April 14, 2017, file photo, Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez turns to look toward his fiancee Shayanna Jenkins Hernandez as he reacts to his double murder acquittal at Suffolk Superior Court in Boston. Hernandez’s family is planning a private funeral for the former NFL star in his hometown in Bristol, Conn. A spokeswoman for the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association said Saturday, April 22, that the service is set for Monday, April 24. The former New England Patriots tight end was found hanged in his cell in a maximum-security prison in Massachusetts early Wednesday, April 19. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, Pool, File)

The Latest: Jailhouse friend seeks Hernandez’s suicide note

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FILE - In this Wednesday, March 15, 2017, file photo, Defendant Aaron Hernandez listens during his double murder trial in Suffolk Superior Court, in Boston. Massachusetts prison officials said Hernandez hanged himself in his cell and pronounced dead at a hospital early Wednesday, April 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, Pool, File)

The Latest: Independent autopsy completed on Aaron Hernandez

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President Donald Trump speaks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, during a ceremony where he honored the Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots for their Super Bowl LI victory. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The New York Times admits wrongdoing? Why, yes — yes indeed

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 15, 2017, file photo, Defendant Aaron Hernandez listens during his double murder trial in Suffolk Superior Court, in Boston. Massachusetts prison officials said Hernandez hanged himself in his cell and pronounced dead at a hospital early Wednesday, April 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, Pool, File)

The Latest: Aaron Hernandez’s brain heading to researchers

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