About

Welcome to Musket Fire, the New England Patriots news and opinion site brought to you by the FanSided Network. Home of the six-time Super Bowl Champions, Musket Fire has always been dedicated to bringing you up-to-date Patriots news with team-specific analysis you cannot find anywhere else. With a new Patriots-centric podcast via YouTube, this site also serves as a community for like-minded fans to come together and catch up on the latest happenings while discussing their passion for the Patriots! Musket Fire is comprised of an editorial team that creates content as they closely follow their favorite team. The site covers everything from news and rumors, including roster moves, injuries, trades, industry buzz and analysis, using reputable sources such as Pro-Football-Reference, NFL.com, PFF.com, and more. All article submissions on Musket Fire are reviewed by FanSided’s full-time editorial team. Any updates or corrections to articles after publication are communicated via an editor's note. FanSided is owned and operated by Minute Media, whose other brands also include Sports Illustrated, The Players' Tribune, 90min, and Mental Floss.

Meet The Team

Cameron Ellis

Cam Ellis is an NFL staff writer for FanSided, specializing in covering all 32 teams across the league, including the Las Vegas Raiders. He has a decade of experience in sports media, having spent time at 680 The Score in Chicago, ABC Denver, and NBC Sports Washington. Since 2014 his work has been featured on NBC Sports Chicago, The Ralphie Report, and various sites across Minute Media and FanSided. In his career he has covered the Super Bowl, NFL Draft, free agency, and is a regular part of gameday coverage.

Jason Reed

Jason Reed is a content director for FanSided who has covered the NFL for seven years with current coverage on the Chargers. Born into a diehard football family, Jason has closely followed the NFL his entire life and has helped produce thousands of articles about the league since joining FanSided full-time in 2020. Jason also has immense experience covering Southern California high school sports, earning an award for his coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic from the California News Publishers Association in 2021. Jason's No. 1 item on his bucket list is visiting all 30 MLB stadiums and as of the 2024 season, he has visited 21.

Leigh Oleszczak

Leigh has covered the NFL and NFL Draft for 10 years on KC Kingdom, NFL Spin Zone, FanSided, and other sites. She has also covered MLB, college football, and basketball, as well as the TV show Survivor.

Matt Conner

Matt Conner is an editor with FanSided who has covered the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Addict since 2017. Formerly an Assignment Editor with SB Nation, Matt was a longtime music journalist in a past life who has interviewed over 2,000 artists from Aerosmith to ZZ Top. These days, he hosts The Resistance, a podcast featuring in-depth conversations about the intersection of art and fear (listentotheresistance.com). He also has more Creed Humphrey autographs than anyone.

Michael DeVito

Michael is a long-time New England Patriots fan. He closely follows the Patriots' offseason team-building activities, including the Patriots' Draft, Free Agency, and Undrafted Free Agency. Michael also follows all Boston sports. He is also a big fan of the Chelsea Football Club in the English Premier League.

Mike Luciano

Mike Luciano is an NFL staff writer for FanSided with a lifetime of expertise in all 32 teams, including the Las Vegas Raiders. He began his journey at Minute Media in 2020 and has since edited and written thousands of articles covering everything from the NFL Draft to the Super Bowl and free agency. Mike's work has been featured on Bleacher Report, Sports Illustrated, FanSided.com, and other outlets. Hot takes can be found on Twitter @ByMikeLuciano.

@ByMikeLuciano

Matt Sidney

Matt is a sports fan through and through. Formerly a Division 1 Track & Field athlete from Villanova (V's Up!), sports have been his passion from an early age. He's been writing for FanSided sites since 2023. Matt is the Site Expert for Ebony Bird (Baltimore Ravens), GMenHQ (New York Giants), as well as Everything On Tap (everything liquid form) for FanSided. Catch Matt out and ask him about anything sports or beer-related. Cheers.

@Matt_WritesAlot

Sara Marshall

Sara Marshall has been covering the New England Patriots since 2020 and became the Editor at Musket Fire in January 2024. A sports optimist at heart, her goal has always been to bring more positivity to New England sports media. Besides football, she's also a big WWE fan and has her own YouTube channel to discuss the latest on everything professional wrestling.

@smarshxo

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About FanSided

The idea of FanSided was born in 2007, when two brothers felt that their favorite team, the Kansas City Chiefs, was being under-covered by the mainstream media. Taking matters into their own hands, they launched Arrowhead Addict, a move that would spawn the creation of FanSided in 2009, a network of over 300+ fan-powered unique sports, entertainment and lifestyle sites dedicated to team-specific, sport-specific, genre-specific, and fanbase-specific coverage. From sports, movies and TV to lifestyle and tech, FanSided has you covered.

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