March 10: The Patriots were involved in a trade in which they sent their second-round selection to the Carolina Panthers for defensive end Kony Ealy and a third-round selection.March 8: The Patriots obtained tight end Dwayne Allen and a sixth-round selection and sent a fourth-round selection to the Indianapolis Colts.Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2016 season. Roster changes Free agents Unrestricted PositionĪssigned tender (first-round) on Ma($3.91 million) Īssigned tender (original-round) on Ma($1.797 million) Īssigned tender on March 7, one year, $615,000 Īssigned tender on March 8, one year, $615,000 Īssigned tender on March 7, one year, $540,000 Promotions įebruary 27: After serving as a Patriots coaching assistant for 2 years, Nick Caley was named as the Patriots tight ends coach, replacing former Patriots tight ends coach Brian Daboll for the job. They would later be joined by the 2020 Kansas City Chiefs.Ĭoaching changes Departures įebruary 20: Long time Patriots coach, Brian Daboll, was named as the offensive coordinator for the University of Alabama football team after serving as the Patriots tight ends coach for three years. Also with the loss, the Patriots tied the NFL record for most Super Bowl losses with five, and made them the fifth defending Super Bowl champion to lose the next year's game, after the 1978 Dallas Cowboys, the 1983 Washington Redskins, the 1997 Green Bay Packers, and the 2014 Seattle Seahawks. The loss prevented the Patriots from repeating their three-in-four Super Bowl run that they managed from 2001 to 2004. However, due to a late strip-sack of Brady by Brandon Graham and a failed Hail Mary pass, the Eagles defeated the Patriots in Super Bowl LII by 41–33, ending the Patriots chance at a sixth Super Bowl title and resulting in their first Super Bowl loss since 2011. In addition, they had the chance to tie the Pittsburgh Steelers for the record of most Super Bowl wins by a team in NFL history with 6. ![]() This also made the Patriots the only team in NFL history to appear in ten Super Bowls, and gave the Patriots a chance to repeat as Super Bowl Champions for the second time in franchise history, and for the first time since 2004. They faced the Philadelphia Eagles in a rematch of Super Bowl XXXIX. It was also the second time they advanced to the Super Bowl two consecutive seasons, the first being 2004. The win also made Tom Brady the oldest quarterback (40 years, 163 days) to win a playoff game, surpassing Brett Favre for the record. This was their seventh consecutive AFC Championship appearance, adding onto their record from the previous year. The Patriots defeated the Tennessee Titans in the divisional round 35–14, and the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC Championship game 24–20, claiming their second consecutive AFC title. Their Week 17 victory over the New York Jets clinched their top seed in the AFC for the second straight year, thus giving the Patriots home-field advantage throughout the entire AFC playoffs for the second year in a row. With their win over the Buffalo Bills in week 16, the Patriots obtained their 8th consecutive 12-or-more win season stretching all the way from 2010, an NFL record. Despite that, in Week 15, the Patriots secured their 9th consecutive AFC East title, their 15th of the last 17 seasons, with their victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. ![]() ![]() They failed to match their 14–2 record from last season with their Week 14 loss to the Miami Dolphins. The Patriots entered the season as the defending champions of Super Bowl LI. The 2017 season was the New England Patriots' 48th in the National Football League (NFL), their 58th overall and their 18th under head coach Bill Belichick.
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