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Doug Kyed

3 months

I'm preparing to return to work, but first I wanted to write about Hallie, and my experience covering the Patriots through the unimaginable circumstances of my daughter's cancer diagnosis, treatment and tragic passing.

Kyed: Remembering Hallie and covering the Patriots through unimaginable circumstances

Boston Herald Patriots beat reporter Doug Kyed remembers his daughter Hallie, 2, who died of cancer last month.

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Unreal. We'll be telling our grandkids about watching Tom Brady.

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We're completely lost and heartbroken without Hallie. Our lives will never be the same. Hallie was such a special kid, and she made a positive impact on so many people she met. We were lucky to be her parents, and Olivia knows she was fortunate to have the best baby sister. We…

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Before I start tweeting about the Patriots all day, I wanted to share some words about my dad, who passed away this weekend. I love you, dad.

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Belichick was being booed, smiled, showed off his rings, and drew a laugh from the crowd.

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Dont'a Hightower called the Patriots linebacker corps the boogeymen.

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I find it pretty funny whenever I hear that Julian Edelman has "lost a step." He's playing through injuries, getting double covered and is still on pace for the best season of his NFL career with a projected 109/1,220/7 line at 33. That would be career highs across the board.

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Here's the full list of players who skipped the Patriots' White House ceremony.

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Gisele’s reaction to Tom Brady’s return

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FYI: Jalen Hurts never had Eagles QB in his Twitter bio.

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I mean. That's a catch. The NFL can tell me that's not a catch, but that's a catch.

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Josh Gordon, Antonio Brown.

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Sorry it just seems a little silly to rule this incomplete when the ball never even hits the ground.

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Current Patriots with at least three rings now: Tom Brady James White James Develin Julian Edelman Matthew Slater Rob Gronkowski Marcus Cannon Dont'a Hightower Patrick Chung Nate Ebner Duron Harmon Devin McCourty Stephen Gostkowski Ryan Allen

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A source tells me the Patriots had a camera crew in Cleveland this weekend to shoot a documentary on a scout that was watching the Bengals-Browns game. The Patriots cleared it with the Browns, have turned the footage over to the NFL and are cooperating fully with the league.

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Super Bowl LV passer ratings: Tom Brady: 140.1 Patrick Mahomes: 37.4 😬

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NBC just showed a graphic that Devin McCourty has played the most defensive snaps in the NFL since he was drafted in 2010. Great player. Even better durability.

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Belichick: "Hopefully we'll be able to practice this week. We certainly need it."

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Highest graded QBs over the last two weeks 👀 Derek Carr: 91.7 Mac Jones 91.5 Aaron Rodgers: 89.5

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Greatest player in NFL history. The league won't be the same without him.

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Tom Brady is retiring from the NFL, per @AdamSchefter

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The #Bengals re-signed CB Tre Flowers to a one-year, $1.85M contract with $500k guaranteed, per source.

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I can't stop watching this throw

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Belichick was asked about Antonio Brown potentially causing a distraction in New England: "Same thing you (collectively) said about Randy Moss when we brought him in."

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Going to take a quick two-week break to take care of this little kiddo. Her name is Hallie and she was born on 3-28 day! I'll be back with plenty of time to spare before the draft.

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Patriots should call the Texans and offer Kessler and a third for Watson just in case

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So, it was Tom Brady who taught Brian Hoyer to count

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PFF_Doug is no more. Part of today's layoffs. Grateful to the company for allowing me to take on this national gig. DMs are open for opportunities.

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Officials just missed ANOTHER call. N'Keal Harry was not out of bounds and scored a TD, but Belichick was out of challenges. This is unreal.

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Tom Brady at the White House: “Not a lot of people think that we could have won. I think, in fact, about 40 percent of the people still don’t think we won.” President Joe Biden: “I understand that.”

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Is it just me or did Mac Jones' INT hit the line that the sky cam is attached to? Wasn't underthrown by much. This HAD to affect it. Sorry baht it. #Patriots

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After the Patriots won the AFC Championship Game, Julian Edelman told Sony Michel, "This is cute. We win that next one, that's where the real fun is. That's where you'll always be a champion. This is cute. This is awesome. Don't get me wrong. But the next one. Let's go."

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Tom Brady's overall grade in the @PFF era (since 2006): 98.5

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