- Week 2 results: Brady in top form White Andre Tippett Jerseys , Defense making strides TEAM TALKErik Scalavino shares some practice notes from Sunday: Kenny Britt is dealing with a frustrating hamstring injury; More.Patriots victory delivers highest local market rating of summer.LOCAL LINKSMike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts: Adrian Clayborn’s tattoos serve up reminder of ‘314’ roots; More.Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Sunday Patriots news, AFC East notes: Pats offense revolves around #12 once again; More.Ryan Hannable’s Sunday 7: Despite tough start, Eric Decker should make the team.Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Can we be excited about 2018 Patriots now?Ty Anderson explains why with this Tom Brady, the Patriots will be just fine.Kevin Duffy isn’t a fan of how the Patriots have drafted in the top rounds in recent years.Karen Guregian believes that despite Isaiah Wynn’s injury, the Patriots have the tackle spot covered.Doug Kyed reviews the preseason Week 2 film on Patriots-Eagles: Tom Brady already in vintage form.Andrew Callahan breaks down the film from Pats-Eagles and shares some takeaways. 2. Trent Brown, Shaq Mason took a step back.Thomas Domol (DirtyWaterMedia) The reluctant general: Tom Brady’s mystifying late career.Zack Cox notes fans were treated to a thrilling preview of The Cordarrelle Patterson Show on Thursday night.Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Why isn’t Cordarrelle Patterson returning kicks in preseason?Mark Daniels will be looking to see if Rob Gronkowski suits up for the third preseason game this Friday, and notes Gronk feels that playing in the preseason is beneficial.Phil Perry says the memories of Kenny Britt’s impressive spring are fading ‘ever so slightly’. Britt may test Belichick’s old adage Andre Tippett Jerseys 2019 , “Dependability is more important than ability”.Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Patriots 53-man roster projection. 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Sony Michel, Harvey Langi, Marcus Cannon and Isaiah Wynn were absent.Kevin Duffy Patriots Notebook: Kenny Britt’s return from injury still uncertain; More.Karen Guregian NFL Notes: Rookie free agents have Patriot Place.Hayden Bird notes Bill Belichick’s explanation of how he scouts players in other systems.Ryan Hannable reports ‘NFL referees have been told to throw the flag if there’s any doubt during the preseason and then the crews can review plays during the weeks ahead and decide whether or not it was the right call. The hope is this will make things right come the regular season.’Michael Hurley finds that Jon Gruden is still ticked off about the Tuck Rule nearly two decades later.Matt McCarthy hasn’t gotten over the Super Bowl loss yet and rails at the defense, even while acknowledging positive signs of improvement this preseason.Steve Buckley calls the NFL preseason nothing more than a con game.Joshua Schrock watches Max Kellerman so we don’t have to. Kellerman re-ups his Tom Brady ‘cliff’ prediction. /Insert bored eye-roll emoji here.NATIONAL NEWSJosh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Kenny Britt knows he’s falling behind.Dave Archibald (InsideThePylon) The Sony Michel pick was on-brand Patriots.Albert Breer (SI) Monday Morning QB: Drew Brees, Sean Payton and the level of expectation for the Saints.Peter King (ProFootballTalk) Football Morning in America: With or without laces, Jon Gruden just wants to compete.Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report) Monday Morning Digest: Preseason stocks rising and falling. Stock rising: New England Patriots.Conor Orr (SI) Morning Huddle: Players current and former are blasting the NFL’s helmet rule, but will it lead to the league making a hasty change? Nate Davis (USA Today) 30 Things we learned from Week 2 of the 2018 NFL preseason. 5. Tom Brady played the first half Thursday night. After missing most of the Patriots’ offseason ... he looks perfectly ready for Week 1.Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) NFL’s true franchise quarterbacks.Danny Heifetz (The Ringer) The five most undervalued players in the NFL.Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Another possible fix for helmet rule: Expand replay review to cover it. /So it can go frame-by-frame and provide exactly what no one liked about the catch rule?Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Richard Sherman sounds off on new helmet rule.Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Terry McAulay sees big change in how replay reviews will be used. Hightower’s former running mate is back in the fold."WhitePatriots News Opinion and Analysis Contribute! FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementPatriots First ReadDont’a Hightower seems pretty happy that the Patriots re-signed Jamie CollinsNew White John Hannah Jerseys ,28commentsRead more: What re-signing Jamie Collins means for the PatriotsEDTShareTweetShareShareDont’a Hightower seems pretty happy that the Patriots re-signed Jamie CollinsGreg M. Cooper-USA TODAY SportsEarlier today, news broke that the New England Patriots were bringing linebacker Jamie Collins back. The story is well knowns: Collins started his career as a second-round pick by New England in 2013, but was moved to the Cleveland Browns at the trade deadline midway through the 2016 season. Now, the 29-year-old is back in the Patriots’ fold and it sure seems that his former running mate is pretty happy about the reunion.Fellow linebacker Dont’a Hightower, who formed one of the NFL’s best linebacker duos with Collins for three and a half seasons, posted the following reaction to his Twitter account shortly after first reports about the transaction came out:As Hightower writes in the post, the ‘Smash Bros’ are united again — using a gif from the sitcom Friends to further drive home the point about the two defenders’ relationship: they have always been like... well John Hannah Jerseys 2019 , connected. The Patriots have to hope that this on-field connection existing between the duo still works even after more than two seasons apart. Hightower’s initial reaction, however, is a positive sign that it will.New England now has to hope that his excitement about the move will not be limited to social media but become visible on field as well.