Tom Brady may need to dust off his helmet, shoulder pads and other protective equipment.Netflix announced Monday that the seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback will be the guest of honor at a live and uncensored roast streaming from the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on May 5 at 8 p.m. ET."The Greatest Roast of All-Time" will be hosted by actor and comedian Kevin Hart.Netflix promised an "all-star lineup of surprise roasters," who will be taking shots at the man many consider the NFL's G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All-Time).The company said it is the first time in history that a roast has aired live and unedited on television or streaming."No Helmets. No Mercy. No Brady Rule," the streaming service posted in a video on X.

Trading the No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft remains an option for the New England Patriots, but de facto general manager Eliot Wolf also is open to most any possibility one week before the event kicks off in Detroit.Wolf sprayed to all fields as he chatted with reporters Thursday. He's embracing his first draft at the top of the Patriots' personnel department, a role he was handed when New England fired Bill Belichick and hired Jerod Mayo as head coach.The son of Hall of Fame general manager Ron Wolf admitted he's always eager for more picks -- New England has eight overall selections starting with the third pick, No. 34 overall and No. 68 at the top of the third round.Wolf has a massive hole at quarterback to fill, but it's one of many for a team plotting to rebound from a 4-13 season."We're a draft-and-develop team," Wolf said. "The more picks we have, the better."Failing to develop the last quarterback New England selected in the first round -- Mac Jones, the 15th pick in 2021 out of Alabama -- was a factor that pushed the Patriots into the draft's top 10 for the first time since they drafted Mayo 10th in 2008. Jones was traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars this offseason after 42 career starts"We're open to anything -- moving up, moving down," Wolf said. "We're open for business in the first round and in every round. ... If there's an opportunity to move up and strike if the board, kind of, recommends it, we're open to anything."New England signed journeyman quarterback Jacoby Brissett while not masking their interest in the top quarterbacks in the 2024 draft. Some combination of Wolf, Mayo and top assistant coaches attended Pro Day workouts for Southern California's Caleb Williams, LSU's Jayden Daniels, Michigan's J.J. McCarthy and North Carolina's Drake Maye. Washington quarterback Michael Penix was one of the "top 30" prospect visits at team headquarters in Foxborough, Mass.

The New England Patriots and star safety Kyle Dugger have agreed to terms on a four-year contract extension, multiple media outlets reported Sunday.Per reports, Dugger will receive a base value of $58 million for the contract, and the deal could be worth up to $66 million. It includes $32.5 million in guarantees.Dugger, 28, received the transition tag from the Patriots last month. The tag allowed the Patriots to match any offer from another team.

New England Patriots veteran special teams player Cody Davis announced his retirement on social media Thursday after 11 seasons in the NFL.Davis, 34, played safety but primarily competed on special teams for the St. Louis/ Los Angeles Rams (2013-17), Jacksonville Jaguars (2018-19) and Patriots (2020-23). The undrafted free agent out of Texas Tech totaled 118 tackles in 144 games (five starts for Los Angeles) and scored his lone career touchdown last season on a fumble return in a 26-23 win over the host Denver Broncos on Dec. 24."God blessed me in not only the athletic ability to play football but also provided the protection, timing, opportunities, and support in order for me to live out my dream of playing in the NFL for 11 years," Davis wrote on Twitter. "I have given everything to all that I did and I'm proud of what I've accomplished. ‘I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.'"

Running back Damien Harris, who spent four seasons with the New England Patriots and one with the Buffalo Bills, announced his retirement on Monday.The Alabama product was a third-round draft pick by New England in 2019 and became a free agent after his one-year deal with Buffalo expired."Gratitude is defined as ‘the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.' Today I am grateful I have found the strength to walk away from the game I love so much."

The New England Patriots are bringing aboard one of the top remaining free agent receivers, signing former Minnesota Vikings wideout K.J. Osborn, according to multiple reports Sunday.Osborn played a complementary role to standout Justin Jefferson in Minnesota, recording 158 receptions for 1,845 yards over the past three seasons.He started 30 of his 59 games with the Vikings, contributing 15 touchdown receptions.

Seeking a starting quarterback, the New England Patriots are bringing Jacoby Brissett back to the fold on a one-year contract, multiple media outlets reported Monday night.Drafted by the Patriots in the third round in 2016, Brissett is slated to make $8 million, though the deal could be worth up to $12 million with incentives, per NFL Network.The Patriots also needed depth under center, with only Bailey Zappe and Nathan Rourke under contract after the team traded former first-rounder Mac Jones to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.Brissett, 31, started two games for New England as a rookie and was dealt to the Indianapolis Colts just before the 2017 season.Over parts of eight seasons with the Patriots (2016), Colts (2017-20), Miami Dolphins (2021), Cleveland Browns (2022) and Washington Commanders (2023), Brissett has completed 61.3 percent of his passes for 10,574 yards and 51 touchdowns in 79 games (48 starts).

Wide receiver Kendrick Bourne has agreed to re-sign with the New England Patriots on a three-year deal, ESPN reported Sunday.Bourne's new contract could be worth up to $33 million, and it also features a $4.2 million signing bonus, per the report.Bourne, 28, was limited to eight games (five starts) last season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a loss to the Miami Dolphins on Oct. 29. He had 37 catches for 406 yards and four touchdowns before having his campaign cut short.

Running back Antonio Gibson agreed to a three-year, $11.25 million deal with the New England Patriots, according to reports on Monday.Gibson, a wide receiver at Memphis, had 172 catches for 1,283 yards and seven touchdowns and 642 carries for 2,643 yards and 22 touchdowns with the Washington Commanders.Patriots running backs were first (Ezekiel Elliott) and fourth (Rhamondre Stevenson) on the team in receptions in 2023. Elliott had 51 receptions and two touchdowns.Gibson is likely to pair with Stevenson in a new-look offense replacing multiple starters.

The New England Patriots will trade quarterback Mac Jones, a former first-round pick, to the Jacksonville Jaguars for a late-round draft pick, according to multiple media reports Sunday.The deal calls for Jones, who is from Jacksonville, to head to the Jaguars for a sixth-round pick in April's draft, according to an ESPN report. Trades are not official until the new league year starts Wednesday, and Jones would have to pass a physical.Jones, 25, was taken with the 15th selection in the 2021 draft out of Alabama. The No. 1 pick in that draft, Trevor Lawrence, is the starter in Jacksonville.The Patriots, who with the No. 3 pick this year could select one of the highest-rated quarterbacks, were not going to pick up Jones' fifth-year option for the 2025 season before the May 2 deadline, according to reports.His career in New England started on a bright note. Jones made the Pro Bowl and went 10-7 in his first season, passing for 3,801 yards with 22 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. The Patriots lost to the Buffalo Bills 47-17 in the wild-card playoff round.Over the past two seasons, however, Jones was 8-17 as New England's starter with 24 touchdowns and 23 interceptions and fell out of favor with then-head coach Bill BelichickBailey Zappe, a fourth-round draft pick in 2022, wound up starting six games for the Patriots during Belichick's final season with the franchise in 2023.The team's unofficial depth chart on Sunday listed Zappe as the starter, followed by Jones and Nathan Rourke.

Tight end Hunter Henry plans to remain with the New England Patriots, agreeing to a three-year deal and resisting a chance to return to free agency next week.According to Friday's reports, Henry and the Patriots worked diligently this week to complete a contract after New England used its transition tag to bring back safety Kyle Dugger.Drafted in the second round by the Chargers, Henry joined New England on a three-year, $37.5 million deal as a free agent in March 2021.

The New England Patriots are placing the transition tag on star safety Kyle Dugger, multiple media outlets announced Tuesday.Dugger would take home $13.8 million for the 2024 season barring a contract agreement with the Patriots before the NFL deadline of July 17.The tag allows the Patriots to match any offer from another team. It is a one-year tender offer for the average of the top 10 salaries at the position, as opposed to the top five for the franchise tag.

The New England Patriots released cornerback J.C. Jackson Friday.The move frees up $14.375 million of salary cap space, according to spotrac.com.Jackson, 28, was acquired from the Los Angeles Chargers in October for his second stint with the Patriots. He played in eight games (six starts) and didn't intercept a pass.Jackson had one pick in two games with the Chargers before the trade.Jackson intercepted 25 passes in his first NFL four seasons with New England before becoming a free agent and signing a five-year, $82.5 million deal with the Chargers prior to the 2022 season.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Eliot Wolf attended his first combine 31 years ago as one of the easiest faces to identify.The 10-year-old son of Packers general manager Ron Wolf is back at the NFL Scouting Combine this week running the personnel department of an NFL team for the first time. Wolf is director of scouting for the New England Patriots, ushered in alongside new head coach Jerod Mayo in the changing of the guard sparked by Bill Belichick's exit."My dad used to sit down at the start of the 40s and it was him, Bill Parcells and Al Davis and I just sitting there like soaking it all up," Eliot Wolf said Tuesday at his 30th combine (the 2021 event was called off due to COVID-19). "It was just tremendously rewarding. And, you know, kind of as I look back on it, it was you know definitely a special time."The elder Wolf, 84, and Belichick have been associates for decades dating to Belichick's father coaching at Navy.A scouting legend with the Raiders and Packers in his heyday who is enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Ron Wolf attended training camp at Belichick's request, even in recent summers, to advise on roster decisions and position competition.Belichick worked as coach but also wielded final say in personnel decisions, including the draft. One of the voices he called on most in recent years was Eliot Wolf, who had the same title as a scout with a diverse role under Belichick.Not only is Wolf following an all-time great, the 41-year-old holds the cards with New England's first top-10 pick since drafting Mayo -- a linebacker at Tennessee -- in 2008.Patriots owner Robert Kraft didn't knock down expectations or conjecture in labeling the 2024 draft the "most important in team history."New England picks No. 3 in the first round and doesn't have a franchise quarterback in the building at the moment. While much has changed, his Ron Wolf made this kind of call -- he acquired Brett Favre from the Atlanta Falcons and drafted Matt Hasselbeck, Mark Brunell and Aaron Brooks as backups while in Green Bay -- there are hints in the draft history books.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Holding the No. 3 pick in April's draft and $78 million in cap space, the New England Patriots are optimistic about their options in their first offseason this century without Bill Belichick.Director of scouting Eliot Wolf, the club's de facto general manager, and new head coach Jerod Mayo will continue putting the pieces in place for a rebuild at this week's NFL Scouting Combine."This is a new program, and we're heading in the right direction. It's a new era," Wolf said at the podium on Tuesday. "We have leadership with Jerod Mayo, that is going to be tremendous. He's just an unbelievable leader and developer of people. And I think that as we move forward with the new offense and defense, it's going to be pretty special and exciting here."After posting their worst record (4-13) since 1992 last season with quarterbacks Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe, Wolf confirmed that the team will meet with the top three signal-callers in the draft class: USC's Caleb Williams, North Carolina's Drake Maye and LSU's Jayden Daniels."I think it's a really good year for quarterbacks," Wolf said. "It's a really good year at a lot of positions. Like any position we're going to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses, determine who fits for us. We're pretty early in the process here. Like, I haven't met any of these guys. Jerod hasn't met any of these guys. So as we continue through the process here, we'll determine what's best for the team. One thing about the quarterbacks in this draft specifically that I'm excited about is that they all look like they're really tough guys, which is obviously great at any position, but the quarterback position especially."The Boston Herald reported that the Patriots will meet with most of the quarterbacks available this week through formal and informal interviews.Jones, 25, has not progressed since his Pro Bowl rookie season as a 2021 first-round pick. He threw 23 interceptions and 24 touchdown passes during the 2022-23 campaigns. Zappe, 24, completed just 59.9 percent of his throws last season with more picks (nine) than TDs (six).Wolf was asked about what he is looking for in a franchise quarterback -- for a franchise spoiled by two decades of dominance from Tom Brady.

New England Patriots special teams captain Matthew Slater announced his retirement Tuesday after 16 seasons.The three-time Super Bowl champion holds the NFL record for special teams players with 10 Pro Bowl selections.Slater, 38, played in 264 games (including playoffs) for the Patriots from 2008-23, second only to Tom Brady (326)."I have given all that I possibly can to respect and honor the game," he wrote in a lengthy post on social media. "Though it is time for my relationship with the game to evolve, the love I have for it will last a lifetime."

The contract of New England Patriots offensive tackle Trent Brown is set to void Monday, making the former Pro Bowl selection a free agent next month.The Patriots will carry a $2 million dead cap hit in 2024.Brown, 30, just completed his third season with the club, playing in just 11 games (eight starts). It was his second stint with New England after winning a Super Bowl with the Patriots in 2018.

The New England Patriots appear to be in no rush to fill the vacant general manager position in the wake of the departure of former head coach Bill Belichick, CBS Sports reported on Saturday.Per the report, the Patriots have made no effort to interview external candidates for the vacant position.The Patriots haven't had a general manager since Belichick was hired in January 2000. According to league rules, the GM position can be left vacant all season.Recent reported front office hires and comments by team owner Robert Kraft suggest the Patriots are more concerned about the short-term when it comes to executive positions.Earlier this week, Eliot Wolf was promoted from scouting director to the No. 1 executive in charge of personnel, NFL Network reported Wednesday.Wolf, 41, whose title is unclear, will have control of the 53-man roster while working closely with new head coach Jerod Mayo, according to reports. Wolf joined the Patriots in 2020 as a consultant before later being elevated to director of scouting in 2022.Also this week, Alonzo Highsmith left the Miami Hurricanes to join the New England Patriots as a senior personnel executive.Highsmith, who turns 59 later this month, has been the general manager of football operations for the Hurricanes the past two seasons. His addition reunites him with Wolf, with whom he worked at Green Bay and Cleveland earlier in their careers.

Former Patriots linebacker Dont'a Hightower is returning to New England as a member of the staff of new head coach Jerod Mayo.His agency, SportsTrust Advisors, broke the news on social media Friday.The 33-year-old Hightower, who will coach the linebackers, played his entire career with the Patriots, who selected him with the 25th overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft out of Alabama. He and Mayo were teammates on the Patriots defense from 2012-15.Hightower won three Super Bowls in nine seasons with the Patriots. He was a two-time Pro Bowl selection and played 117 games (114 starts) with the Patriots.In talking with reporters last April, Mayo mentioned Hightower as a future coach.

The overhaul of the New England Patriots' front office is coming into focus with the promotion of Eliot Wolf from scouting director to the No. 1 executive in charge of personnel, NFL Network reported Wednesday.Also, Alonzo Highsmith is leaving the Miami Hurricanes to join the New England Patriots as a senior personnel executive, he told Pro Football Talk on Wednesday.In other moves, director of player personnel Matt Groh is expected to run college scouting and Pat Stewart will have a leading role, per NFL Network.