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Bell: Have the Patriots become the new Raiders?

USA Today Sports' Tom Pelissero explains why Tom Brady and the Patriots have the edge against the Steelers in the NFL's opening game Thursday night. USA TODAY Sports

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Once again, the buzz was intense in the New England Patriots locker room Tuesday as reporters outnumbered a sparse collection of players by an approximate margin of seven to one.

Another day, another round of suspicious drama with few answers.

“I wasn’t involved in any of it,” defensive end Rob Ninkovich told the thick pack of media that surrounded his stall.