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NASHVILLE Drew Bledsoe Jerseys 2019 , Tenn. (AP) — For Adam Humphries, Tennessee has been a potential destination for months because of his Tampa Bay connection with Titans general manager Jon Robinson.Not even a late push by the New England Patriots could sway him to walk away from his deal with the Titans.Even considering how much success wide receivers like Humphries have enjoyed with the defending Super Bowl champs.“Obviously, I’m a man of my word, and I’m going to keep my word there,” Humphries said Thursday. “But you know it’s tough, and it’s a big decision. And I mean it’s a decision that will impact me for the rest of my life. So I obviously took a lot of thought into that. … Once I committed to Tennessee, I was really excited to be a Titan and still am.”The Titans introduced Humphries and new left guard Rodger Saffold to reporters Thursday after they signed their new contracts along with safety Kenny Vaccaro who agreed to his new deal staying with Tennessee on Monday.Humphries said he weighed options between the teams after agreeing to terms with the Titans on a four-year deal worth approximately $36 million with $19 million guaranteed. He flew into Nashville on Wednesday night and signed Thursday before the news conference.In the end, Humphries’ relationship with the Tennessee’s current GM helped the Titans seal the deal with a wide receiver whose numbers in both catches and yards have only improved in each of his first four NFL seasons. Robinson was Tampa Bay’s director of player personnel and a fan of Humphries when he came out of Clemson.“He was one of the guys that kind of stood on the table for me there as a rookie tryout and just supporting me there,” Humphries said. “And you know when he got here, obviously you know they needed some help in the receiving room and you know hopefully I can come in the slot and you know be of help and help move the chains and help win some games.”Humphries should be a major help to Marcus Mariota. The quarterback is going into his fifth season with the franchise which is trying to decide whether to sign him to a new deal and for how long. Humphries caught a career-high 76 passes last season as a slot receiver, giving Mariota another alternative to three-time Pro Bowl tight end Delanie Walker under pressure.The Titans hope Safford will help give Mariota time to find Humphries.The guard brings bulk and experience to help protect Mariota after the Titans allowed 47 sacks last season. He’s 6-foot-5 and 323 pounds and has started 111 of 114 career games. He also loves to run block pushing people away, which should help Derrick Henry.“I’ll be able to use my talents to be able to help them do that a little bit little bit more,” Saffold said. “I think that I do a great job of helping out especially on like double teams. And I think they will be able to open up really great lanes for Henry, we’ll be able to protect Mariota. I just feel like this is a good fit.”Vaccaro likes the direction Tennessee is heading and how the Titans use him, so he opted to extend his stay in Nashville.He joined the Titans last August after Johnathan Cyprien tore an ACL, and spent the weeks leading up to free agency retweeting fans praising him on Twitter, making it clear that he wanted to stay in Tennessee. Vaccaro said Tennessee is the first team allowing him to play as a true safety, lining up alongside Kevin Byard, after playing in passing situations in New Orleans where he was a first-round draft pick.Vaccaro refused to make a prediction on how much better the Titans can be on defense with coordinator Dean Pees also back. The Titans ranked second in scoring defense and sixth against the pass. Vaccaro is very excited to see what he can do with an entire offseason with Tennessee and a secondary featuring Byard and cornerbacks Logan Ryan, Malcolm Butler and Adoree Jackson.Whatever happens White Steve Grogan Jerseys , Vaccaro will be a big part of secondary coach Kerry Coombs’ plans.“He said, ‘Your best football is ahead of you,'” Vaccaro said. The New England Patriots did it again. All the haters were pissed at the end of the night, all the doubters, once again, proven wrong (I’ve never been so happy to be wrong). With everything that was lined up against them, the Patriots once again came away victoriously, and now they’re headed back to the Super Bowl for the third year in a row.Did New England play a perfect game? Not even close, but, in the end, it was enough.The team completely dominated the first half, and was still “only” up 14-0 at the break. That’s because Tom Brady threw a terrible goal line interception. If Reggie Ragland hadn’t picked it off, the guy covering Rob Gronkowski had a shot at it too. Tough to have a play worse than that at the goal line.Then, Julian Edelman, on almost back-to-back plays, made two of the worst plays you’ll ever see. The punt was worse because there is no excuse for him being in that position, but the drop that led to the Daniel Sorensen pick was more costly, giving the Chiefs the ball with great field position. Lastly, another drop that was picked, this one intended for Gronk was called back because Dee Ford inexplicably lined up in the neutral zone. I don’t know how it’s possible to line up in the neutral zone with 1:01 left in the game Steve Grogan Jerseys 2019 , up four points, but he did. For all the mistakes that were made, the Patriots executed when they needed to.After the interception on the pass to Edelman allowed the Chiefs to take the lead, the Patriots scored touchdowns on each of their final three drives: 10 plays for 75 yards, 6 plays for 65 yards, and 13 plays for 75 yards in overtime. On that final drive, Brady was 4 for 9, with all his completions going for first downs, including three in third-and-long situations. That was a legacy drive for Brady, and boy did he come through. Just another feather in his illustrious cap.But it wasn’t just Brady. Yes, the defense faltered in the second half, but it was them who shut down the Chiefs in the first. The pressure they put on Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes was unrelenting, and, although the Chiefs eventually figured it out (they always did this year), they were able to slow down the best offense in football just enough.The running backs also played great. Sony Michel was outstanding again, and Rex Burkhead was fantastic on the final two drives of the game. Edelman made up for his costly errors by putting forth an amazing effort to help them get back in the game. He takes a ton of punishment over the middle, and never slows down. Chris Hogan made some great plays, including the sensational third down catch that Kansas City challenged. For a guy that was basically ignored all year, he played well, as did Phillip Dorsett who only had one catch White Kevin Faulk Jerseys , but it went for a touch, through a defensive pass interference that wasn’t called. And Rob Gronkowski, who people questioned all year, finally showed some of the old Gronk. The offensive line needs its own paragraph, because it was that good. Their individual numbers were insane, including Shaq Mason winning every matchup on passing downs. But it’s what they were able to do as a unit that made them so special. Throw James Develin in with them too, because he deserves the recognition. The first two offensive drives combined took 26 plays, and they took 14 minutes off the clock. That’s the way you beat any team, especially one that is as dominant on offense as the Chiefs are.The biggest show of their dominance is a simple one: they ran 97 plays, and only one of them went for negative yardage. It was Tom Brady’s kneel down at the end of regulation. No sack, no rushing attempts blown up in the backfield, no screen passes snuffed out, just total and complete domination by the guys up front. Now the Patriots head to their NFL-best eleventh Super Bowl. Tom Brady will have played in nine, which is more than any other franchise in NFL history. They’re playing the team this all started with, except they have the same coach and quarterback while the Los Angeles Rams have had four different coaches (six if you count interims), and countless starting quarterbacks since that fateful day 17 years ago.What Brady and Belichick have done is unprecedented. We are witnessing the best ever perform at their highest level. The best part is, they’re not done yet. Pat is the host of The Patriot Nation PodcastInteract with him on Twitter @plane_pats