<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/patriots-news-jerod-mayo-explains-why-didnt-play-kendrick-bourne-week-10');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Jerod Mayo explains why he didn’t play Kendrick Bourne in Week 10');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Patriots-news-Jarod-Mayo-explains-why-he-didnt-play-Kendrick-Bourne-in-Week-10.jpg"></figure><h1>Patriots’ Jerod Mayo explains why he didn’t play Kendrick Bourne in Week 10</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-11T19:07:55-08:00">November 11th, 7:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-11T19:08:37-08:00">November 11th, 7:08pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">New England Patriots</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When the New England Patriots opted against trading away any of their veteran pass catchers, Kendrick Bourne and KJ Osborn, it seemed like Eliot Wolf and company must have had something up their sleeve.</p><p>Now sure, the Patriots are going hard on cultivating young talent in 2024, even if some of their players have had more growing pains than others over the first ten weeks of the season. But maybe New England was going to pivot towards giving their vets a bit more run in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-drake-maye-biggest-area-growth-five-starts">hopes of easing Drake Maye’s transition</a> from the NCAA to the NFL.</p><p>Well, if that was the plan heading into Week 10, it sure didn’t shake out that way, as Osborn only played 29 of a possible 64 offensive snaps while Bourne didn’t play at all.</p><p>What gives? Why didn’t the Patriots lean further on two of their best players, especially in a game against the seventh-ranked passing defense in the NFL? Well, Jerod Mayo was asked that very question after the Pats’ win over the Bears and <a href="https://www.patriots.com/news/transcript-jerod-mayo-press-conference-11-11" rel="noopener">explained how the decision came together</a>.</p><p>While Osborn is playing on a one-year, $4 million expiring contract, Bourne will be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-new-england-re-signs-kendrick-bourne-major-move-mac-jones-release">a member of the Patriots until 2026</a> unless he’s released or traded during the offseason. If the goal of 2024 is to set things up for a big 2025, building his connection with Maye should be prioritized instead of running away from.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kendrick-Bourne-on-the-field-for-the-Patriots.jpg"><figcaption>David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Jerod Mayo also reflects on the Patriots RB usage in Week 10</b></h2><p>Elsewhere in his media session, Mayo was asked about the decision to use JaMycal Hasty as Rhamondre Stevenson’s primary backup instead of Antonion Gibson, with the former outplaying the latter 12 snaps to seven. While here, too, some may question the decision not to play the team’s biggest free agent addition of the offseason, Mayo noted there wasn’t some grander ulterior motive under the surface, instead just the natural breakdown of how the game shook out.</p><p>Should the Patriots find ways to play Gibson more, especially since he, too, is under contract in 2025 and even 2026? Yes, but considering Hasty is in a contract year, maybe New England wants to see what he can do, too, as they attempt to figure out what the future looks like in Foxboro.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Jerod Mayo explains why he didn’t play Kendrick Bourne in Week 10

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/patriots-news-kendrick-bourne-planning-play-texans-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots’ Kendrick Bourne planning to play in Texans clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Patriots-news-Kendrick-Bourne-planning-to-play-in-Texans-clash.jpg"></figure><h1>Patriots’ Kendrick Bourne planning to play in Texans clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-12T11:49:46-07:00">October 12th, 11:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-12T12:40:38-07:00">October 12th, 12:40pm</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New England Patriots are aiming to have a full receiving corps at Drake Maye’s disposal for the rookie’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-jerod-mayo-reveals-why-new-england-starting-drake-maye-over-jacoby-brissett">first career NFL start</a> in Week 6.</p><p>As the team prepares for its upcoming home game against the Houston Texans on Oct. 13, they announced wide receiver Kendrick Bourne is <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1845171112092762579" rel="noopener">preparing to play in his second straight game</a>, per Jordan Schultz. The eight-year veteran made his season debut in Week 5 against the Miami Dolphins after missing the Patriots’ first four games of the year.</p><p>As one of the older receivers of the team, Bourne figures to be a reliable target for Maye against the stingy Texans defense. In his limited return, Bourne ran just 10 routes per PlayerProfiler and caught one pass for six yards in his season debut.</p><p>Assuming he plays, Bourne would likely return to the starting lineup alongside Demario Douglas and rookie Ja’Lynn Polk. Despite playing in just eight games in 2023, the 29-year-old was third on the team with 406 receiving yards and second with four receiving touchdowns.</p><h2>Patriots host Texans in Week 6</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kendrick-Bourne.jpg"><figcaption>Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In the first game of the new Drake Maye era, the Patriots will play the second game of their current three-game home stand against Houston. The Texans enter the contest with a 4-1 record and first-place standing in the AFC South, thus making them considerable favorites to beat the 1-4 Patriots.</p><p>Maye takes over under center after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-jacoby-brissett-breaks-silence-on-being-benched-in-favor-of-drake-maye">five listless performances from Jacoby Brissett</a>, who has thrown for just 696 yards on the year. Brissett’s lackluster yard total is accompanied by a mere 59 percent completion rate and two touchdowns. In his five starts, New England never topped 20 points and lost four straight games despite formidable performances from their defense.</p><p>Conversely, the Texans are led by a high-powered offense that has scored over 20 points in three of their five games on the year. However, the team will play without the NFL’s leading receiver Nico Collins for the first time after the star wideout was placed on injured reserve. Collins scored on a 67-yard bomb from CJ Stroud against the Buffalo Bills in Week 5 before leaving the game with a hamstring injury.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots’ Kendrick Bourne planning to play in Texans clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/patriots-news-new-england-activates-kendrick-bourne-dolphins-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Patriots activate Kendrick Bourne for Dolphins clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Patriots-news-New-England-re-signs-Kendrick-Bourne-in-another-major-move-amid-Mac-Jones-release.jpg"></figure><h1>Patriots activate Kendrick Bourne for Dolphins clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-05T10:16:30-07:00">October 5th, 10:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-05T10:32:03-07:00">October 5th, 10:32am</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor with ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP,  he's writing sports betting predictions for numerous sites across North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New England Patriots will be getting a key weapon back for Week 5 against the Miami Dolphins.</p><p>The team<a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1842612206644674737" rel="noopener"> is activating</a> wide receiver Kendrick Bourne off the PUP list and he’ll make his season debut Sunday, per Tom Pelissero.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/beantown-rundown-kendrick-bournes-offensive-reemergence-vital-mac-jones-patriots-success">Bourne is a key target for the Pats</a>. Tight end Hunter Henry leads New England in receptions right now, much in part due to Bourne’s absence. The pass-catcher suffered a season-ending ACL injury in Week 8 of last season and had put up some impressive numbers to that point. Bourne reeled in 37 catches for 406 yards and four touchdowns and was on pace to surpass the 1,000-yard mark.</p><p>Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo said earlier this week that Bourne is ready to return, via the team’s website:</p><p>“Yeah, he’s about ready to go,” Mayo told The Greg Hill Show on Monday morning. “I thought it was good to bring him on the trip just to get back in the routine and the process of being on an away trip.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-new-england-re-signs-kendrick-bourne-major-move-mac-jones-release">Bourne was a free agent this past offseason but decided to re-sign with New England</a>, earning a three-year extension worth $19.5 million. He’ll be with them until 2026. His return couldn’t come at a better time for the struggling Patriots, who sit at 1-3 and have lost three games in a row. They rank dead last in the NFL in passing yards with only 112.2 per contest and 31st in points with a mere 13 per outing. The Pats definitely need a boost.</p><p>While Bourne impressed in 2023, he underachieved in 2022 and <a href="https://www.patriots.com/news/could-kendrick-bourne-s-return-spark-the-patriots-offense" rel="noopener">made it his mission</a> to improve:</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Patriots activate Kendrick Bourne for Dolphins clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/patriots-news-kendrick-bourne-pitches-patriots-to-brandon-aiyuk-amid-trade-request-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kendrick Bourne pitches Patriots to Brandon Aiyuk amid trade request rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/7292085344.jpg"></figure><h1>Kendrick Bourne pitches Patriots to Brandon Aiyuk amid trade request rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-14T12:16:51-07:00">April 14th, 12:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-14T13:23:08-07:00">April 14th, 1:23pm</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The winds of change have come <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-patriots-best-worst-moves-start-nfl-free-agency">for the New England Patriots</a>. In an offseason that has seen the storied franchise part from their all-time great head coach, it’s easy to feel like anything is possible for the Patriots. Kendrick Bourne took a shot at manifesting a positive change for the Patriots earlier today, as he seemed to be trying to recruit Brandon Aiyuk.</p><p>The Patriots’ wide receiver posted on social media earlier today, responding to a fan post suggesting that New England should trade for 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk.</p><p>“Let’s get em! You getting all the targets u want!” Bourne said, retweeting the original fan post that features an <a href="https://twitter.com/BournePoly11/status/1779535490816868804" rel="noopener">image of Bourne and Aiyuk</a> from their days together with the 49ers.</p><p>The fan post states that Brandon Aiyuk has officially requested a trade. However, this was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-brandon-aiyuk-agent-shoots-down-rumors-of-trade-request-from-49ers-amid-contract-dilemma">refuted by Aiyuk’s agent</a> Ryan Williams of Athletes First.</p><p>Ari Meirov of the 33rd Team <a href="https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1779549233550344421" rel="noopener">posted on social media</a> that it is possible that Aiyuk could still get traded. Despite the fact that Aiyuk’s agent had to set the record straight that his client has not officially requested a trade, that does not eliminate the possibility that a trade could occur at some time in the future.</p><p>“Aiyuk has implied that he deserves to be paid as a top wide receiver and has hinted he’s getting frustrated,” Meirov said.</p><p>“There’s a gap they’d have to bridge for this all to get resolved, but as of today, Aiyuk has not told the 49ers he wants out. That’s where things stand.</p><h2><b>With or without Brandon Aiyuk, the New England Patriots still need to substantially invest at skill position talent</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kansas-City-Chiefs-safety-Mike-Edwards-21-tackles-San-Francisco-49ers-wide-receiver-Brandon-Aiyuk-11-during-overtime-of-Super-Bowl-LVIII-at-Allegiant-Stadium.jpg"><figcaption>© Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The New England Patriots have a serious need to add playmakers on offense.</p><p>Historically, the Patriots have been able to get by without too many elite offensive skill position weapons because they had Tom Brady under center. New England’s offensive has returned to reality over the past several Brady-less seasons. Under new head coach Jerod Mayo, fans are hopeful that this issue will be thoroughly addressed.</p><p>Mayo and his regime have already taken some swings at adding playmakers in his first free agency. The team inked versatile running back Antonio Gibson and wide receiver K.J. Osborn to contracts via free agency. The Patriots also extended tight end Hunter Henry to keep some stability at that position.</p><p>New England has admirable depth at running back, wide receiver, and tight end, but they lack a definitive number one option at any position as well. It’s easy to understand why Bourne might want to add someone like Aiyuk to the team.</p><p>The Patriots have the third overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and hold all of their standard picks through the first six rounds. Quarterback is widely assumed to be the position that New England will address with their first-round pick, be it Drake Maye, Jayden Daniels, or JJ McCarthy.</p><p>Thankfully, the 2024 NFL draft class is deep and talented at wide receiver, so the Patriots will have multiple opportunities on days two and three to add another exciting playmaker to their offense.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kendrick Bourne pitches Patriots to Brandon Aiyuk amid trade request rumors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/patriots-news-kendrick-bourne-strong-take-new-england-qb-draft-prospects');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kendrick Bourne gives strong take on Patriots’ QB draft prospects');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kendrick-Bourne-gives-strong-take-on-New-Englands-QB-draft-prospects.jpg"></figure><h1>Kendrick Bourne gives strong take on Patriots’ QB draft prospects</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-05T13:09:56-07:00">April 5th, 1:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-05T13:09:56-07:00">April 5th, 1:09pm</time><address><a>Conor Roche</a>Conor Roche is a sports journalist that has covered Boston sports for a few years and has worked on the Patriots beat since the 2022 season.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s still unknown who the New England Patriots will select with the third overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Kendrick Bourne seems to be happy with any of the quarterback options who might be available when it’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sleeper-prospects-patriots-must-target-2024-nfl-draft">time for the Patriots</a> to make their pick.</p><p>Bourne has <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElccNTQeqtA&amp;t=2457s">evaluated the top quarterback prospects</a> in the draft, he shared on the Money Down podcast. With Caleb Williams almost certainly to be drafted No. 1 by the Chicago Bears, two of Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye and J.J. McCarthy will be on the board when the Patriots are on the clock as the Washington Commanders seem likely to draft a quarterback as well.</p><p>Bourne likes what he’s seen and heard about all three quarterback prospects in the weeks leading up to the draft.</p><p>“I’ve been big [on] Jayden, but after watching Drake — I haven’t really watched J.J. — they’ve been giving him the Josh Allen comparison,” Bourne said. “He is 6-foot-4, 225. He got that build. He got that structure to handle — I thought he was like 6-foot-2, maybe 200 [pounds]. Nah, they say he 6-foot-4, 225, like big dog.”</p><p>“He got something to him. I’m in between, bro,” Bourne continued. “I’m really in between. J.J., too. He got that winning mentality. He’s been through the hard work. [Jim] Harbaugh, Michigan, he just got that mentality. I’m excited, bro, and just accepting whoever comes in, building that relationship immediately.”</p><p>For much of the draft process, Maye and Daniels were seen as the next-best quarterback prospects after Williams. Many mock drafts have had the two quarterbacks be selected with a top-three pick as well.</p><p>However, McCarthy’s made a recent surge up draft boards. The Michigan quarterback has seemed to solidify himself as a top-10 pick and possibly a top-five pick as there have been rumors the Minnesota Vikings could trade up to draft him.</p><p>The Patriots have also been linked to McCarthy. Patriots director of scouting and de facto general manager Eliot Wolf “<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-patriots-jj-mccarthy-draft">is pushing hard for McCarthy</a>, and he believes he has as much upside as any quarterback in this draft, Sportskeeda’s Tony Pauline reported</p><h2><b>Patriots hosting Drake Maye, Jayden Daniels ahead of 2024 NFL Draft</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Jayden-Daniels.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>New England was on hand for the Pro Days of all three aforementioned quarterbacks, with Wolf, head coach Jerod Mayo and offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt being among the group of staffers from the team seen at each Pro Day.</p><p>With little time remaining before Day 1 of the draft, the Patriots are beginning to host some of the top quarterback prospects in Foxborough. Maye <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1776249929842798802">will meet with the team</a> on Friday while Daniels is scheduled to make his voyage to New England on Monday, NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported.</p><p>It hasn’t been reported if McCarthy will visit the Patriots yet as part of top-30 visit, but one would imagine that he would likely make his way to Gillette Stadium at some point in the near future, too.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
41	462.6	2.9	74

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
41	462.6	2.9	74

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