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Mohamed Sanu opens up about difficult tenure with Patriots Sanu opens up about difficult tenure with  Patriots  originally appeared on  NBC Sports Boston Before last year's NFL trade deadline, the New England Patriots traded away a second-round pick to the  Atlanta Falcons  for wide receiver Mohamed Sanu. Sanu was supposed to be the missing piece to the puzzle for a Patriots offense that needed another weapon for then-quarterback  Tom Brady . Unfortunately, the trade turned out to be one of the worst of the Bill Belichick era. In eight games, Sanu caught only 26 passes for 207 yards and one touchdown. The veteran wideout  opened up the difficult transition  to New England in a conversation with Albert Breer of The MMQB. Re-setting the Patriots depth chart at WR without Edelman, Harry “It was definitely a hard playbook,” Sanu said. “I get playbooks very easily—I understand the Falcons playbook like the back of my hand. People would say I was the quarterback of the receivers. When so

Jeremy Chinn named Defensive Rookie of the Month for October CHARLOTTE — Safety  Jeremy Chinn  on Thursday was named the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Month for October. In four games, Chinn recorded 30 total tackles, four passes defensed, and an interception. He led all rookies in tackles and was second in passes defensed. While he still has one game left in the month, as the Panthers will take on the Falcons on Thursday night, the rest of the league won't play until the calendar flips to November. Chinn joins  Brian Burns  (September 2019), Luke Kuechly (December 2012) and Julius Peppers (October 2002) as the only Panthers to win Defensive Rookie of the Month honors. The Panthers traded up to pick Chinn at No. 64 overall in the second round of this spring's draft. He's quickly become one of Carolina's most important defensive contributors, playing 97 percent of the unit's snaps through seven games. Chinn leads all rookies with 56 total tackles and is tied for

Panthers offensive statistics highlight the key area needing improvement Here’s a look at the good and the bad in the performance of the Panthers offense in 2020. We are now seven games into Matt Rhule’s inaugural season as the head coach of the  Carolina Panthers . I’ve been mildly impressed with how the team is progressing in spite of it being a ‘rebuilding year’ so to speak. In fact I can see the Panthers winning upwards of eight games, something I would not have imagined back in August. The main driver of my enthusiasm is the offenses ability to move the ball down the field and control the clock. I think Joe Brady’s offense is effective for the most part but it is not without areas needing improvement. Looking at the Panthers offensive statistical rankings we can see where the offense has been effective and where it needs improvement in order to rise above mediocrity. Per NFL GSIS , the Panthers are in the top 10 of the NFL in the following offensive categories: · 5th in passing ya

Eagles fan Giovanni Hamilton going viral for all the right reasons PHILADELPHIA --   Philadelphia Eagles   superfan Giovanni Hamilton, 13, made headlines this month when   his "get well" video   to injured   Dallas Cowboys   quarterback   Dak Prescott   went viral on social media to the tune of 1.7 million views. The message of empathy toward Prescott, after he suffered a compound fracture in his right leg in Week 5, from NFC East enemy territory spread far and wide and made its way to Prescott himself, who returned the good deed in kind. "He DM'd me and he thanked me for the video," Giovanni said. "It meant a lot to me because, you know, I can kind of relate to what Dak is going through." Through the kindness of Giovanni's gesture, his bright outlook amid numerous surgeries and his celebrity-packed podcast, he has built himself a giant green wave of support, and with that momentum, is attempting what was once thought impossible: to improve the rep

Brady outplays Rodgers, Buccaneers rout Packers Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws a pass against the Green Bay Packers during the second half of an NFL football game. (Jason Behnken/AP) TAMPA, Fla. — So much for Tom Brady vs. Aaron Rodgers. A stingy Tampa Bay Buccaneers defence turned a rare meeting between the Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks into a mismatch on Sunday. Brady outplayed Rodgers, however a young Bucs secondary was equally impressive in setting the tone for a 38-10 rout of the previously unbeaten Packers, who unraveled after taking a 10-0 lead and limiting Tampa Bay to just five offensive plays in the first quarter. Rodgers threw two interceptions — Green Bay’s first turnovers of the season — within a three-pass span of the second quarter to turn the 10-point lead into a 14-10 deficit. Cornerback Jamel Dean returned the first pick 32 yards for a touchdown. Safety Mike Edwards ran the other back 38 yards to the Packers 2 to set up another TD. “Jamel mad

Vaughn McClure, ESPN Atlanta Falcons reporter, dies at 48 Vaughn McClure, a member of ESPN's NFL coverage team since 2013, died this week at his home near Atlanta. He was 48. McClure joined ESPN to cover the NFL, and he settled in on the  Atlanta Falcons  beat as part of NFL Nation. He covered the team during its run to Super Bowl LI in 2017. He contributed to ESPN's television and radio coverage of the Falcons and the NFL as well. "We all loved Vaughn," said John Pluym, senior deputy editor for digital NFL coverage at ESPN. "He had a heart of gold. He was so helpful to our reporters. In the last few hours, we've heard so many stories about how Vaughn had helped them with a story or how he put in a good word for them with a coach or player." Pluym added: "Talking to Vaughn on the phone was always a joy. I loved how you could just sense the excitement in his voice for being able to cover the Falcons for ESPN. We will all miss him greatly. And I'l

No 'Thursday Night Football' NFL game for Week 6. Here's why. The games aren't always the juiciest match-ups, but the NFL has established a routine where the new week begins with a Thursday night contest. Except this week, there is no Josh Allen vs. Patrick Mahomes showdown on "Thursday Night Football."  How come? On the NFL's original schedule, the Buffalo Bills were set to host the Kansas City Chiefs to kick off Week 6. However,  the Bills had their Week 5 game against the Tennessee Titans postponed until Tuesday  because of the Titans' COVID-19 outbreak. One of the complaints about the Thursday night games in general is that teams don't have enough time to prepare after playing the previous Sunday. With the Bills having their game moved to Tuesday, the NFL decided that playing again two days later would be impossible.  As a result, the Bills-Chiefs game was pushed to 5 p.m. ET on Monday, with the regularly scheduled Monday night game -- Arizona