Author: John Sarianides
Army-Navy coming to Gillette Stadium in 2023
The Kraft Group and the New England Patriots announced today that Gillette Stadium will be hosting the Army-Navy Game on Saturday December 9th 2023. https://twitter.com/armynavygame/status/1537132932887986176?s=21&t=mZOj1VDVp-DdSd_QEpmPNg America’s Game is coming to Massachusetts and New England for the first time. The game has been predominantly played in either New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Patriots owner Robert Kraft talked about the significance of bringing the game to Foxboro. “In New England, we value…
Patriots: Meyers signing his second round tender should open the door to a long term deal
Wide receiver Jakobi Meyers signed his second round tender on Monday. The one year deal is worth $3.986 million dollars for the 2022 season. Meyers waited to sign his tender which may hint at how he feels about the second round tender but nonetheless he is signed through next season. The Patriots now have time to negotiate with the 25 year old former undrafted free agent. Meyers had a career…
Recruiting: St.John’s Prep wide receiver Jesse Ofurie commits to Rutgers
St. John’s Prep junior wide receiver Jesse Ofurie has committed to Rutgers. Ofurie made the announcement this morning on his Twitter account. https://twitter.com/jesseofurie1/status/1535994688477569027?s=21&t=bcb_Z42W2QsgQIXjyNzd1w Ofurie held offers from 20 schools. The other FBS schools to offer Ofurie were Army, Air Force and UConn. In the end, Ofurie picked Rutgers because he felt the coaching staff would him develop and take his game to the next level. ” I had trust in…
Pirates Preview: Green Bay Blizzard (5-7) at Massachusetts Pirates (7-4)
The Pirates will look to bounce back after a tough last minute loss to the Duke City Gladiators last Saturday night. After trailing early, the Pirates stormed back to take the lead in the fourth quarter only to see it disappear in the final minute of the game. Green Bay visits the DCU Center tonight. The last time these two teams, the Blizzard escaped with a 38-31 overtime win at…
Patriots: A Pessimistic Patriots Point of View
By Mason Sousa, Special Contributor Image courtesy of Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Now why the hell would a Patriots fan want to read what a pessimistic fan has to say? Maybe the haters would love it? But I think the diehard positive fan would too. You see the New England Patriots just finished the best team sport run in the history of professional sports led…
Patriots: 10 Thoughts on Mandatory Mini-Camp
Mandatory mini-camp is over after Bill Belichick cancelled yesterday’s practice. The next time we see the Patriots together as a team will be the end of next month in training camp. We got a pretty good look at what the 2022 Patriots will look like at this week’s mini-camp. Here are my observations. Cole Strange will make an immediate impact. He is athletic, smart, tough and plays with a chip…
Patriots: Romeo Crennel leaves a lasting impact on the Patriots
Image courtesy of the New England Patriots Former Patriots defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel announced his retirement yesterday at the age of 74. Crennel spent 40 seasons in the NFL including two stints as a head coach with the Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs. He is a five time Super Bowl champion winning two with the New York Giants and three with the Patriots. Crennel coached in New England on…
Patriots: 5 areas I am watching in this week’s mandatory mini-camp
The Patriots kick off three days of mandatory mini camp today. Mini camp is the last stop of the off-season in the NFL before training camp, which kicks off at the end of next month. The Patriots made plenty of moves this off-season between free agency and the draft so there will be plenty to watch for over the next three days. Here five areas I am focusing on. 1….