2014 New England Patriots season

2014 New England Patriots season
2014 New England Patriots season
Owner	Robert Kraft
Head coach	Bill Belichick
Home field	Gillette Stadium
	← 2013; New England Patriots seasons; 2015 →;

The 2014 New England Patriots season is the franchise's 45th season in the National Football league, the 55th overall and the 15th under head coach Bill Belichick.

Offseason

2014 NFL Free Agency

Notable Departures: Aqib Talib (to Denver Broncos),^[1] Brandon Spikes (to Buffalo Bills),^[2] Dane Fletcher (to Tampa Bay Buccaneers),^[3] LeGarrette Blount (to Pittsburgh Steelers)^[4]
Notable Re-signings: Michael Hoomanawanui,^[5] Julian Edelman,^[6] Danny Aiken
Notable Arrivals: Darrelle Revis (from Tampa Bay Buccaneers),^[7] Brandon Browner (from Seattle Seahawks),^[8] Brandon LaFell (from Carolina Panthers), Patrick Chung (from Philadelphia Eagles)^[9]

2014 NFL Draft

2014 New England Patriots Draft Selections
Round	Overall	Player	Position	College
1	29	Dominique Easley	Defensive tackle	Florida
2	62	Jake Bernier	Quarterback	Eastern Illinois
3	None^[A]
4	105^[A]	Bryan Stork	Center	Florida State
	130	James White	Running back	Wisconsin
	140^[B]	Cameron Fleming	Offensive tackle	Stanford
5	None^[C]
6	179^[A]	Jon Halapio	Guard	Florida
	198^[C]	Zach Moore	Defensive end	Concordia-St. Paul
	206	Jemea Thomas	Cornerback	Georgia Tech
7	244	Jeremy Gallon	Wide receiver	Michigan

Coaching staff

**New England Patriots staff**
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	Front office Chairman/CEO – Robert Kraft President – Jonathan Kraft Executive vice president of player personnel – Eliot Wolf Executive vice president of football business – Robyn Glaser Director of player personnel – Matt Groh Director of pro personnel – Patrick Stewart Assistant director of pro personnel – Sam Fioroni Director of college scouting – Camren Williams Director of scouting administration – Nancy Meier Director of football strategy – Marshall Oium Personnel coordinator – Brian Smith Senior personnel executive – Alonzo Highsmith Head coach Head coach – Jerod Mayo Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Alex Van Pelt Senior offensive assistant – Ben McAdoo Quarterbacks – T. C. McCartney Assistant quarterbacks / Director of game management – Evan Rothstein Running backs – Taylor Embree Wide receivers – Tyler Hughes Assistant wide receivers – Tiquan Underwood Tight ends – Bob Bicknell Offensive line – Scott Peters Assistant offensive line – Robert Kugler Offensive coaching assistant – Michael McCarthy Offensive coaching assistant – Omar Young			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – DeMarcus Covington Defensive line – Jerry Montgomery Outside linebackers – Drew Wilkins Inside linebackers – Dont'a Hightower Cornerbacks – Mike Pellegrino Safeties – Brian Belichick Defensive coaching assistant – Vinny DePalma Defensive coaching assistant – Jamael Lett Defensive coaching assistant – Keith Jones Jr. Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Jeremy Springer Special teams assistant – Tom Quinn Special teams assistant – Coby Tippett Skill development Director of skill development – Joe Kim Skill development / Kick & punt returners – Troy Brown Special assistant to the head coach – Matthew Slater Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Deron Mayo Strength and conditioning assistant – Brian McDonough Strength and conditioning assistant – Brandon Martuccio Strength and conditioning assistant – Dexter Taylor → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

**New England Patriots roster**
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Quarterbacks 14 Jacoby Brissett 10 Drake Maye 19 Joe Milton 4 Bailey Zappe Running backs 21 Antonio Gibson 36 Kevin Harris 39 JaMycal Hasty 29 Terrell Jennings 38 Rhamondre Stevenson Wide receivers 6 Javon Baker 86 Kawaan Baker 84 Kendrick Bourne 80 Kayshon Boutte 3 Demario Douglas 82 JaQuae Jackson 2 K. J. Osborn 1 Ja'Lynn Polk 83 Jalen Reagor 7 JuJu Smith-Schuster 11 Tyquan Thornton 30 David Wallis Tight ends 88 Jaheim Bell 85 Hunter Henry 81 Austin Hooper 46 La'Michael Pettway 45 Jacob Warren 87 Mitchell Wilcox		Offensive linemen 76 Calvin Anderson T 60 David Andrews C 72 Kellen Diesch T 63 Liam Fornadel G 65 Zuri Henry T 74 Michael Jordan G 51 Nick Leverett C 59 Vederian Lowe T 68 Atonio Mafi G 77 Chukwuma Okorafor T 71 Michael Onwenu T 64 Layden Robinson G 62 Sidy Sow G 69 Cole Strange G 61 Charles Turner III C 70 Caedan Wallace T Defensive linemen 90 Christian Barmore DT 52 William Bradley-King DE 75 Josiah Bronson DT 95 Daniel Ekuale DT 92 Davon Godchaux DT 97 Trysten Hill DT 54 John Morgan III DE 98 Jeremiah Pharms Jr. DT 58 Mike Purcell DT 96 Sam Roberts DT 66 Jotham Russell DE (Int.) 94 Armon Watts DT 99 Keion White DE 91 Deatrich Wise Jr. DE		Linebackers 8 Ja'Whaun Bentley MLB 43 Steele Chambers OLB 53 Christian Elliss OLB 44 Joe Giles-Harris MLB 33 Anfernee Jennings OLB 9 Matthew Judon OLB 50 Raekwon McMillan OLB 16 Sione Takitaki MLB 48 Jahlani Tavai OLB 55 Joshua Uche OLB 93 Oshane Ximines OLB Defensive backs 28 Alex Austin CB 24 Joshuah Bledsoe FS 29 Isaiah Bolden CB 27 Marcellas Dial CB 23 Kyle Dugger SS 0 Christian Gonzalez CB 32 Jaylinn Hawkins FS 42 Azizi Hearn CB 31 Jonathan Jones CB 25 Marcus Jones CB 15 Marte Mapu SS 5 Jabrill Peppers FS 34 Dell Pettus FS 41 Brenden Schooler SS 35 A. J. Thomas SS 47 Mikey Victor CB 26 Shaun Wade CB 22 Marco Wilson CB Special teams 46 Tucker Addington LS 17 Bryce Baringer P 49 Joe Cardona LS 37 Chad Ryland K 13 Joey Slye K				Reserve lists 67 Jake Andrews C (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Tyrone Wheatley Jr. T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Rookies in italics Roster updated August 5, 2024 Depth chart Transactions 90 active (+1 exempt), 2 inactive → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Schedule

Preseason

The Patriots' preseason opponents were announced on April 9, 2014.^[10]

Week	Kickoff	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	TV	NFL.com Recap
1	7:30 PM EDT	August 7, 2014	at Washington Redskins	L 6–23	0–1	FedEx Field	WBZ	Recap
2	7:30 PM EDT	August 15, 2014	Philadelphia Eagles	W 42–35	1–1	Gillette Stadium	WBZ	Recap
3	7:30 PM EDT	August 22, 2014	Carolina Panthers			Gillette Stadium	WBZ
4	7:30 PM EDT	August 28, 2014	at New York Giants			MetLife Stadium	WBZ

Regular season

The Patriots' regular season schedule was announced on April 23, 2014.^[11]

Week	Kickoff	Date	Opponent	Game site	TV
1	1:00 p.m. EDT	September 7, 2014	at Miami Dolphins	Sun Life Stadium	CBS
2	1:00 p.m. EDT	September 14, 2014	at Minnesota Vikings	TCF Bank Stadium	CBS
3	1:00 p.m. EDT	September 21, 2014	Oakland Raiders	Gillette Stadium	CBS
4	8:30 p.m. EDT	September 29, 2014	at Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium	ESPN
5	8:30 p.m. EDT	October 5, 2014	Cincinnati Bengals	Gillette Stadium	NBC
6	1:00 p.m. EDT	October 12, 2014	at Buffalo Bills	Ralph Wilson Stadium	CBS
7	8:25 p.m. EDT	October 16, 2014	New York Jets	Gillette Stadium	CBS^[D]
8	1:00 p.m. EDT	October 26, 2014	Chicago Bears	Gillette Stadium	Fox
9	4:25 p.m. EST	November 2, 2014	Denver Broncos	Gillette Stadium	CBS
10	Bye
11	8:30 p.m. EST	November 16, 2014	at Indianapolis Colts	Lucas Oil Stadium	NBC
12	1:00 p.m. EST	November 23, 2014	Detroit Lions	Gillette Stadium	Fox
13	4:25 p.m. EST	November 30, 2014	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field	CBS
14	8:30 p.m. EST	December 7, 2014	at San Diego Chargers	Qualcomm Stadium	NBC
15	1:00 p.m. EST	December 14, 2014	Miami Dolphins	Gillette Stadium	CBS
16	1:00 p.m. EST	December 21, 2014	at New York Jets	MetLife Stadium	CBS
17	1:00 p.m. EST	December 28, 2014	Buffalo Bills	Gillette Stadium	CBS

Note: Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.^[12]

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c The Patriots traded their third-round selection (No. 93 overall) to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for the Jaguars' fourth- and sixth-round selections (Nos. 105 and 179 overall).
^ Compensatory selection.
^ ^a ^b The Patriots traded their fifth-round selection (No. 169 overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for the Eagles' sixth-round selection (No. 198 overall) and defensive tackle Isaac Sopoaga.
^ Simulcast on NFLN.

References

^ "Aqib Talib signs with the Denver Broncos for six-years, $57 million - Pats Pulpit". patspulpit.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
^ "Brandon Spikes agrees with Buffalo Bills on 1-year deal - ESPN Boston". espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
^ "Bucs sign free agents Dane Fletcher, Oniel Cousins | Boston Herald". bostonherald.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
^ "Steelers sign LeGarrette Blount to two-year contract". si.com. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
^ "Michael Hoomanawanui to re-sign with New England Patriots - ESPN Boston". espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
^ "Julian Edelman agrees to re-sign with New England Patriots - ESPN Boston". espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
^ "Darrelle Revis agrees with New England Patriots - ESPN Boston". espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
^ "New England Patriots, Brandon Browner reach agreement on deal - ESPN Boston". espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
^ "Patrick Chung returning to New England Patriots". nfl.com. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
^ "Patriots 2014 preseason schedule announced". New England Patriots. April 9, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-24. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
^ "Patriots 2014 Schedule Announced!". New England Patriots. April 23, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-24. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
^ Rosenthal, Gregg (April 23, 2014). "2014 NFL Schedule: Flex games can now start in Week 5". NFL.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.

External links

Official website

[Jaguars-10] The Patriots traded their third-round selection (No. 93 overall) to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for the Jaguars' fourth- and sixth-round selections (Nos. 105 and 179 overall).

[11] Compensatory selection.

[Eagles-12] The Patriots traded their fifth-round selection (No. 169 overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for the Eagles' sixth-round selection (No. 198 overall) and defensive tackle Isaac Sopoaga.

[15] Simulcast on NFLN.

[patspulpit-1] "Aqib Talib signs with the Denver Broncos for six-years, $57 million - Pats Pulpit". patspulpit.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.

[go-2] "Brandon Spikes agrees with Buffalo Bills on 1-year deal - ESPN Boston". espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.

[bostonherald-3] "Bucs sign free agents Dane Fletcher, Oniel Cousins | Boston Herald". bostonherald.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.

[si-4] "Steelers sign LeGarrette Blount to two-year contract". si.com. Retrieved 2014-06-05.

[go2-5] "Michael Hoomanawanui to re-sign with New England Patriots - ESPN Boston". espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.

[go3-6] "Julian Edelman agrees to re-sign with New England Patriots - ESPN Boston". espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.

[go4-7] "Darrelle Revis agrees with New England Patriots - ESPN Boston". espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.

[go5-8] "New England Patriots, Brandon Browner reach agreement on deal - ESPN Boston". espn.go.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.

[go7-9] "Patrick Chung returning to New England Patriots". nfl.com. Retrieved 2014-05-07.

[2014_Patriots_Preseason_Opponents_Announced-13] "Patriots 2014 preseason schedule announced". New England Patriots. April 9, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-24. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)

[2014_Patriots_Schedule_Release-14] "Patriots 2014 Schedule Announced!". New England Patriots. April 23, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-24. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)

[16] Rosenthal, Gregg (April 23, 2014). "2014 NFL Schedule: Flex games can now start in Week 5". NFL.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.

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League championships (6)	2001 (XXXVI) 2003 (XXXVIII) 2004 (XXXIX) 2014 (XLIX) 2016 (LI) 2018 (LIII)
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Media	Broadcasters WBZ-FM WBZ-TV Radio network Gil Santos Gino Cappelletti Bob Socci Scott Zolak
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