Las Vegas hires New England’s director of player personnel, Dave Ziegler, and is close to making offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels its head coach.

ESPN and other outlets report that the seven-time Super Bowl champion plans to retire, but the Buccaneers and Brady’s agent say those reports are premature.

Examining all 21 New England players who could hit the open market

New England made strides this season, but it needs upgrades defensively and Mac Jones needs more weapons on offense.

A 47-17 playoff loss to Buffalo capped a season that had lots of ups and downs – a slow start, a seven-game winning streak, and then a rough finish.

Buffalo scores touchdowns on every possession until kneeling at the end of the game and cruises to a 47-17 playoff victory.

New England must be able to produce some pivotal stops on defense to beat Buffalo in Saturday’s playoff game.

New England quarterbacks have not thrown a touchdown pass against Buffalo for two seasons. That needs to change on Saturday night for the Patriots to advance.

Teams have targeted New England assistant coaches Josh McDaniels and Jerod Mayo, but the focus for them is on Saturday’s playoff game in Buffalo.