Image courtesy of ESPN Yale’s dominant offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie was taken 75th overall pick by Chicago in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft on Friday night. That’s the highest a Bulldog has been drafted since 1982 and the highest any Ivy League player has been drafted since 1998. Not only that, but he’s going to get to play for his hometown team inside Solider Field. “I can’t…
Browns draft OL Zak Zinter
One of the best local linemen in recent memory, Zak Zinter, was drafted by the Cleveland Browns Friday night. The North Andover native and graduate of BB&N saw his name called in the NFL Draft with the 85th overall pick. An offensive guard, Zinter played at the University of Michigan and helped the Wolverines win a national title, although he suffered a broken tibia and fibula in this season’s win…
Seven observations from the New Hampshire spring game
By Ryan Barry NEFJ Correspondent DURHAM – A chilly evening in Durham, New Hampshire was the setting for the 2024 UNH Spring Football Game between Team Wild and Team Cats. As many spring games seem to move away from the traditional quarter format, UNH Head Coach Ricky Santos set up three full quarters of running clock alternating quarterbacks between both squads. The game concluded with an alternating overtime style format…
BC corner Elijah Jones taken 90th overall by the Arizona Cardinals
The list of Eagles in the NFL continues to grow. Boston College corner Elijah Jones went to Arizona in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft on Friday night, making him the 223rd player from the program to be drafted. For the 10th straight year, a BC player heard their name called. Jones is just the second player to be drafted by Arizona. Zach Allen was also a Cardinal…
Pats take three offensive players to open NFL Draft for 1st time since 2006
Laurence Maroney, Chad Jackson and David Thomas. No, not the English Muffin guy. The tight end. Those were the three offensive selections the Patriots started the 2006 draft with. It’s also the last time the team took three straight offensive guys to begin a New England draft. Until this weekend. After taking (presumably) new QB1 Drake Maye third overall on Thursday night, the Patriots took Washington wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk…
Day 2 prospects to watch for the Patriots
Day two of the NFL Draft kicks off at 7 pm tonight. Here are some prospects to watch for the Patriots in rounds two and three. Patrick Paul, OT, Houston: Paul has started 44 games in his career at Houston. He has the requisite length necessary to play left tackle (6-7 331). Taking him at 34 might be a little high but if the Patriots trade down, he would be…
Patriots willing to take their time developing Maye
Both Eliot Wolf and Jerod Mayo made it clear last night that there is no timetable for when newly drafted Drake Maye will be the team’s starting quarterback. Listening to the two, it sounds like there is no expectation of Maye playing early. When Mayo was asked when Maye might be ready to start, Mayo actually referenced former coach Bill Belichick when talking about the process of developing players. “I…
A perfect first Maye Day at Gillette
FOXBOROUGH – Around 12:15 on Friday on a perfect day to take a stroll around Patriots’ Place, one fan sat on a bench with a ‘Welcome Drake’ sign. By the time Maye, Jonathan and Robert Kraft walked out of the home team tunnel and onto the field for his introductory press conference and official jersey photo op, about 20-30 fans lined the gate outside the stadium cheering and whistling. A…
Key takeaways from Bill O’Brien’s interview on 98.5 The Sports Hub
Before the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night, BC head coach Bill O’Brien had a quick 13-minute appearance on Zo & Bertrand on 98.5 The Sports Hub. While there wasn’t a whole lot of BC talk, O’Brien provided some interesting insight on young quarterbacks joining the league and what he looked for while with the Houston Texans. This of course relates to Pats fans after the selection…
Maye selection represents hope for Patriots organization looking to return to glory
Image courtesy of Drake Maye’s Instagram Patriots fans rejoice! The Patriots got their man as they drafted North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye third overall in the first round of the NFL Draft. The pick changes the trajectory of a franchise seemingly going backwards in recent years. Maye was mocked to the Patriots by several local and national experts so it was expected he was going to be the pick. It…