The Patriots contingent of Eliot Wolf, Jerod Mayo, offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt, quarterbacks coach T.C McCartney and senior offensive assistant Ben McAdoo all attended Daniels pro day on Wednesday. Daniels is in play at number three overall for the Patriots. Daniels threw a 55 pass play script in front of a large gathering of scouts, general managers and head coaches. Here is what I saw from him. Screens/Perimeter Throws:…
The Patriots will miss Myles Bryant
Free agent cornerback Myles Bryant signed a one year deal with the Houston Texans on Monday. On the surface, some might think that Bryant’s departure is not a loss but in reality, it is. Bryant played in 55 games, including 17 starts. He recorded 200 tackles, two sacks, three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and four interceptions. Bryant’s production and versatility will be hard to replace. The past three years,…
Recruiting Roundup: Belmont Hill
What a first season it was as coach at Belmont Hill for Anthony Fucillo. The Winthrop native came over after a role as an assistant for Harvard. He took over a Belmont Hill team that went 3-5 in 2022. Fucillo then led the team to a 7-2 record and an ISL-7 championship this past fall. The only losses were to Lawrence Academy in the opener, then to a very good…
Sights & sounds from Day 9 of BC spring ball
CHESTNUT HILL – Wednesday afternoon was by far the most physical practice for BC this spring, other than the scrimmage last weekend. BC got after it for two hours as the team went into almost-full scrimmage mode for almost the entire second hour and the defense had quite a day. There’s been some good back-and-forth between the two units throughout the first two weeks, but the defense took Bill O’Brien’s…
Robert Kraft meets with the media at the owners meetings
Image courtesy of Mark Daniels/Masslive Patriots owner Robert Kraft met with the assembled media at the NFL Owners Meetings on Tuesday and he spoke for about 15 minutes on a variety of topics. ESPN’s Mike Reiss transcribed the interview. The quotes we are using are taken directly from mikereiss.net. Kraft talked about the draft, taking a quarterback third overall, his hopes for the future and the The Dynasty documentary. Here…
UMass Pro Day recap
By Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent AMHERST – It was one final chance to impress the NFL world for outgoing UMass seniors on Tuesday afternoon during the Minutemen Pro Day. In front of a contingent of NFL scouts and their friends and family, 10 former UMass players put their best foot forward in hopes of extending their football careers. Teams in attendance included the New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars, and…
Brown fired up as spring ball gets underway for UMass
Welcome back you UMass lunatics. The Minutemen kicked off Year 3 of the Don Brown era (part two) with the first spring practice on Tuesday morning. After crossing the three-win threshold last year, expectations are once again high and a bowl bid should now be the bar. Following the first session, head coach Don Brown spoke to the media for almost a half hour on a number of different topics:…
UConn hires Brad Robbins as quarterback coach
Jim Mora has hired Brad Robbins as the Huskies new quarterbacks coach. Robbins replaces former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Nick Charlton who left for the Cleveland Browns earlier this month. Robbins was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Southern Utah previously. He has also coached at Tennessee Tech and VMI among his previous stops. He inherits a good quarterback room which features Joe Fagnano, Ta’Quan Roberson, Tucker McDonald…
With unique opportunity, DiBiaso writing his own chapter of the family legacy
Image courtesy of BC Athletics In football circles around New England, the DiBiaso family name is royalty and it’s well-known nationally too. Legendary head coach John DiBiaso has made numerous stops in his coaching career and has been extremely successful at each of them. Now, his son Jonathan is quickly ascending up the ranks and is widely considered one of the best recruiters in the nation. After originally playing at…
Sights & sounds from Day 8 of BC spring ball
CHESTNUT HILL – Chilly day inside Fish for the eighth spring practice. This was probably the tamest day in terms of buzz, physicality and just the overall atmosphere. Having said that, it was still another very productive day as BC continues to try and string good days together for the next three weeks. Here’s everything that went down on Monday morning: -No pads for the first time in a few…