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Dave Portnoy slams ‘disgusting’ Patriots and gives them brutal grade for season-opener

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Dave Portnoy has blasted his New England Patriots after their 13-10 defeat to the Seattle Seahawks in the 2026 NFL season opener. There was a lot of optimism surrounding the Patriots entering the 2026 campaign. It was a bad night for the Patriots in the 2026 season opener getty After all, they had the MVP runner-up from last season in quarterback Drake Maye , and they had reached the Super Bowl LX – albeit being dismantled by the Seahawks on that occasion – without an out-and-out star wide receiver. But in the NFL offseason, they addressed that by adding three-time All-Pro A.J. Brown in a blockbuster trade with the Philadelphia Eagles , reuniting him with his former coach Mike Vrabel. However, in his debut for the team he went down with an ankle injury in the third quarter , and was later seen exiting the locker room with a boot on. Maye’s first outing of the season also left little to be desired, as he completed 23-of-33 passing for 178 yards and a touchdown, whilst also firing three

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