Patriots: If history is any indication, the Patriots will tag Jackson and bring him back. They don’t have a choice

February 23, 2022

The window to place the franchise tag on unrestricted free agents opened yesterday. Teams have until March 8th to place the franchise tag on any of their unrestricted free agents. Once a team tags a player, the player can either chose to sign the franchise tag or refuse to sign it. If they sign it, they return to the club for one year and earn an average salary of the…

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NFL Draft: Tyler Amaral’s Mock Draft 1.0

February 22, 2022

New England Football Journal NFL Draft analyst Tyler Amaral unveiled his first mock draft ahead of the 2022 NFL Draft. Here is who Tyler projects will go in the first round. 1. Jacksonville Jaguars: Evan Neal, OL Alabama – Priority number 1 for Jacksonville is protecting Trevor Lawrence. 2. Detroit Lions: Aidan Hutchinson, EDGE Michigan – Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes will be ecstatic to add another piece to their…

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Steelers hiring Brian Flores is a great move regardless of his lawsuit against the league

February 21, 2022

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced over the weekend that they have hired former Boston College linebacker, Patriots assistant and Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores as a special assistant on defense and linebackers coach. The hiring got people’s attention because Flores is suing the NFL, the Denver Broncos, the New York Giants and the Houston Texans. Flores filed the lawsuit after a text exchange with Bill Belichick in which Belichick mistakenly…

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Patriots: Matt Patrica as offensive coordinator? It appears that way

February 18, 2022

Speculation has been rampant recently that former Patriots defensive coordinator and Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia would become the Patriots primary offensive play caller in 2022. Now before you get up, walk over to your bathroom and vomit, you might want to know that Patricia does have some “offensive experience” with the Patriots. He served as an offensive assistant in 2004 and as the assistant offensive line coach to…

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Patriots: Patriots lose Lombardi and Bricillo to the Raiders. How could they replace them

February 14, 2022

The Patriots coaching staff has been hit hard by defections this off-season. It started with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels taking the head job with the Las Vegas Raiders two weeks. Since then, McDaniels has poached assistant quarterbacks coach Bo Hardegree, wide receivers coach Mick Lombardi and offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo. Hardegree will coach the quarterbacks, Lombardi was named offensive coordinator and Bricillo will coach the offensive line. McDaniels will…

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