Ex-New England Patriot Dont’a Hightower called time on his nine-year NFL career with a heartfelt open letter in which he revealed food poisoning threatened to scupper his third Super Bowl ...

New England Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower watches from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants in Foxborough, Mass., Oct. 10, 2019. Dont’a ...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — A person familiar with the situation says the New England Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower will miss Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers and is facing season-ending ...