Revis Island is closed for business.Darrelle Revis, a star cornerback with the New York Jets and a Super Bowl winner with their archrivals, the New England Patriots, has retired.Revis announced Wednesday on social media that he was ending an 11-season career that included four All-Pro …

BOSTON (AP) — Tom Stephens, an original member of the Patriots and a two-way player, has died at 82.According to a funeral announcement, he died at his home last week in Naples, Florida. No cause was given.Stephens was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in 1959. He signed with the Boston …

POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors say former NFL cornerback Brandon Browner has been charged with trying to kill his ex-girlfriend after breaking into her Southern California home.Browner, who won Super Bowls with the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, was arrested Sunday east of …

New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman will miss the first four games of the 2018 season for violating NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances.NFL officials confirmed Tuesday that Edelman would be suspended without pay for the Patriots' first four regular-season games. ESPN had …

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The case against a Gillette Stadium worker who had been charged with emailing a threat to blow up the home of the New England Patriots has been dropped by prosecutors in Massachusetts.The Sun Chronicle reports that a spokesman for Norfolk County District Attorney …

WRENTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts police are asking the public for help in finding a former New England Patriots player's missing dog.Wrentham police say a trainer was walking former linebacker Jerod Mayo's English bulldog, Knox, and another dog Thursday when Knox disappeared.The walk …

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots have signed first-round draft pick OL Isaiah Wynn, an offensive lineman from Georgia.Wynn, 22, was selected 23rd overall. At 6-foot-2, 302-pounds, he played both guard and tackle during his college career.New England lost starting left tackle …

WRENTHAM, Mass. (AP) — One of three men charged in connection with a robbery at the home of New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski while he was away at the Super Bowl has been held on $100,000 bail.The Sun Chronicle reports that 26-year-old Shane Denn, wearing a Patriots T-shirt, …

MONTREAL (AP) — Daniel Ricciardo drove go-karts while growing up in Australia and found himself drawn to stock car racing and the big personalities behind the wheels."I loved a lot of motorsports, but as far as the ovals go, I was more into NASCAR," Ricciardo said this month. "Dale …

BOSTON (AP) — Three New England Patriots players will lead a discussion about the criminal justice system with candidates for Suffolk district attorney.The discussion Tuesday with five people running for the top prosecutor post will be moderated by the Patriots' safety Devin McCourty, his …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he worked hard on the effort to bring the 2026 World Cup to North America and thanked Robert Kraft, owner of the NFL's New England Patriots and Major League Soccer's New England Revolution.Trump signed letters to FIFA President Gianni Infantino …

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Matt Patricia worked in relative obscurity in New England.The burly man with a bushy beard, baseball cap on backward, with a pencil above his right ear was noticed only occasionally while coordinating the Patriots' defense.As a first-year NFL head coach with the …

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Speaking for the first time at the Patriots' minicamp, Tom Brady could have had plenty to talk about had he waited a few hours.Instead, reports broke later Thursday that one of the New England quarterback's favorite receivers, Julian Edelman, could be suspended for …

NEW YORK (AP) — Raised in upstate New York, Chad Brown didn't root for the Bills, the Giants or the Jets when it came to football.The 39-year-old from Mechanicville was a San Francisco 49ers fan. It was simple. He liked future Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana, although football didn't …

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Dont'a Hightower is clearly thrilled to be back on the field after the frustration of having to sit and watch most of last season on the sidelines.After making one of the biggest sacks in New England franchise history when he separated Atlanta's Matt Ryan from the …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking on the NFL and football's Super Bowl champs, President Donald Trump gave the boot to a White House ceremony for the Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday and instead threw his own brief "Celebration of America" after it became clear most players weren't going to show …

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — For the most part during his NFL career, the offseason has typically been a time of relaxation and recuperation for Rob Gronkowski.This year was marked by his deepest contemplations yet about whether he wanted to keep playing football.In the aftermath of last …

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Brian Daboll has far too much on his plate to have time to reflect on how the Buffalo Bills new offensive coordinator's career has brought him home.There's a new series of plays to install, players to evaluate and, most important, a new young hope at quarterback in …

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots were thrilled to have a five-time champion with them at practice this week.Not Tom Brady, Kobe Bryant.With their quarterback skipping organized team activities along with tight end Rob Gronkowski, the Patriots returned to Gillette Stadium …

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The former fiancée of the late NFL player Aaron Hernandez says she is expecting a baby.Shayanna Jenkins Hernandez made the announcement in a post on Instagram on Tuesday. She says she and her daughter with Hernandez, Avielle, are "blessed" to be expecting a baby …