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Report: Danny Amendola Signing with Dolphins

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It looks like the end of an era with reports coming out that Danny Amendola is cashing in on a two-year, $12 million deal with $8.5 million guaranteed with the Dolphins. I think most of us just assumed after three-straight years of taking pay cuts to remain in New England that the Pats and their clutch slot receiver would find a way to tack on another year, but alas Miami was ready to pay the kind of dough the Pats wouldn’t.

Danny reduced his 2017 salary from $5 million down to $1.25 million. Now the 32-year-old receiver will make well over that as he concludes his career.

Amendola had one of the most fascinating careers of a Patriots wide receiver in the last 17 years. He came in as the supposed Wes Welker replacement but battled injuries in his first season that only empowered those who believed he was too injury prone to be the go-to slot receiver that Welker was. Julian Edelman emerged into that role leading some to label Amendola a bust, but slowly and consistently Amendola began to rack up big catches in big moments.

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Tom vs. Time Finale Review

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Tom Brady dropped the final episode of Tom vs. Time on Monday, the fascinating six-part documentary that gave a rare look behind the curtain of all things TB12. The finale dealt with the Patriots’ Super Bowl loss, with a special focus on Brady’s thumb injury that had us all holding our breath leading up to the AFC Championship game.

If there was one takeaway from this series for me it was how cool it was to see Brady reacting to wins and losses just like we the fans do. Certainly, there was a humanizing element to the series like seeing Brady at home with his kids, how impossibly dedicated he is to training and even a supermodel like Gisele just at home cooking a meal in her kitchen or supporting her husband’s unquenchable desire to win football games was also a highlight.

But most all we just get so used to seeing the even-keeled reaction of the players after games, toeing the line to the press, not showing their excitement or heartbreak. Here we got a glimpse of how they really are just like us. From telling Gronk how lucky they were to win the AFC Championship without him, to Gronk being amazed at how good Danny Amendola is in the playoffs, to the crushing disappointment of losing a Super Bowl. Many of those conversations feel ripped right from my own discussions with fellow fans.

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