Patriots Super Bowl Odds Significantly Improve After Signing Antonio Brown

Bill Belichick has done it again. Just hours after the Oakland Raiders released Antonio Brown, the New England Patriots have signed him to a one-year deal. While this clearly has massive fantasy implications, it also has already impacted the Patriots' odds to win Super Bowl LIV.

In 2013, Josh Gordon led the NFL in receiving yards, Antonio Brown was second, and Demaryius Thomas was fourth. That same year, Brown was second in catches and Julian Edelman was fourth.

All four of these guys are now Patriots.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) September 7, 2019

Patriots Odds to Win Super Bowl

As of Sept. 4, the Patriots were listed at +800 to win Super Bowl LIV, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Although, after the Antonio Brown signing was announced, however, New England's odds now sit at +650.

In joint practice with the Titans a month ago, the Patriots' wideouts were Jakobi Meyers, Braxton Berrios, Dontrelle Inman, Gunner Olszewski, Ryan Davis and Damoun Patterson.

Since then, they've gotten Julian Edelman, Josh Gordon and Demaryius Thomas back and added Antonio Brown
— Zack Cox (@ZackCoxNESN) September 7, 2019

While he can't play in Week 1, it's clear that the addition of Brown has improved New England's Super Bowl outlook. And since Tom Brady can trot out three-WR sets with Josh Gordon, Julian Edelman and AB, it's not exactly a surprise that these odds have increased.

Current Super Bowl Odds

As for the rest of the league, this news has to be hard to stomach. Here are the most up to date Super Bowl odds, per FanDuel Sportsbook:

- New England Patriots (+650)
- Kansas City Chiefs: (+850)
- New Orleans Saints: (+900)
- Los Angeles Rams: (+1100)
- Philadelphia Eagles: (+1400)
- Cleveland Browns: (+1500)
- Los Angeles Chargers: (+1500)
- Green Bay Packers: (+1600)
- Pittsburgh Stelers: (+1800)

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