Tom Curran has covered the Patriots and the NFL since 1997, beginning at the MetroWest Daily News before going to the Providence Journal, NBCSports.com, and finally NBC Sports Boston where he’s been since November 2009.

He’s hosted the Emmy-Award winning Quick Slants for 14 years and also hosts Tom Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast while appearing regularly as a guest on WEEI and several national shows.

He’s originally from Pembroke, was an English major at St. Anselm College and now lives in Lakeville. He has a wonderful wife, three sons, and a beagle named Bo, and he putts with one hand.