Ben Volin joined the Globe in 2013 as the senior NFL reporter, providing news and analysis of the Patriots and the league's top stories. At the Globe, Volin has covered four Patriots Super Bowl runs, Deflategate, the Aaron Hernandez saga, the final years of the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick dynasty, the Covid-19 pandemic, and more. A graduate of Emory University with an MBA from the University of Florida, Volin previously spent eight years at the Palm Beach Post.