The most critical goal for the New England Patriots has been achieved: getting into the "Tournament" as Patriots' Hall of Fame Coach, Bill Parcells used to call it. You can't win it all if you don't. Helping get there was a young, MVP-caliber quarterback, Drake Maye (who, foolishly, probably won't get the nod). But there have also been some less-heralded and unexpected contributors. One is wide receiver Mack Hollins.
Hollins was a little-known journeyman receiver outside of Orchard Park, New York, where, in 2024, he helped the Buffalo Bills reach the NFL Championship game. He was a nine-year NFL veteran whom Mike Vrabel plucked from free agency in one of the offseason's quieter moves.