FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:
1. When the Patriots host the Jaguars in Sunday's AFC Championship Game, Bill Belichick's team will be going up against a regime he played a small part in constructing. It traces back to Belichick's willingness to help a newcomer to the NFL who sought him out with an interest in learning more about the game that is such a big part of Belichick's life.
Here's the backstory:
When Shad Khan purchased the Jaguars in 2011, his son Tony, a senior vice president of football administration and technology, reached out to Belichick.