John Sarianides

Patriots match Christian Elliss restricted offer sheet from the Raiders

March 25, 2025

Tribune News Service In a somewhat surprising move, the Patriots have matched the offer sheet for restricted free agent linebacker Christian Elliss. The Patriots placed a first right of refusal tender on Elliss earlier this offseason, making the 26-year-old linebacker a restricted free agent. The tender value for Elliss was $3.263 million for this season. The Raiders offered Elliss more money at $4.82 million last week. On Monday, the Patriots…

Breaking down the workouts of each of the Boston College Pro Day participants

March 25, 2025

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Image courtesy of Sophie Weller CHESTNUT HILL: It was a packed house at Boston College on Monday morning as all 32 NFL teams had scouts and talent evaluators on hand to watch one of the deepest groups of Eagles workout in a long time. Like the scouts, we evaluated the players as well. Here is our evaluation of their performance and if they help their draft status. Kam Arnold, LB:……

5 Observations from our spring visit with URI

March 24, 2025

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We visited with the URI Rams on Saturday morning for our annual spring visit. Coming off of an 11 season and a share of the CAA title, a new standard has been set in Kingston. The Rams lose several key contributors from last season’s team, most notably defensive stalwarts Westley Neal, Freddie Mallay and A.J Peña but they do return several key contributors on both sides of the ball, most……

5 Observations from our spring visit with Bryant

March 24, 2025

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We visited Bryant on Saturday in front of a packed house for Junior Days. The Bulldogs scrimmaged for about two hours. There plenty of things to take away, most notably the talent that was on the field. Bryant is young and it showed in some of the mistakes they were making but there is no denying that once they gain and experience and maturity, this will be a better football……

Portland (ME) Coach Sean Green steps away

March 22, 2025

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After leading Portland (ME) High School to a Class A state title, Sean Green has stepped down as head football coach. “After much thought and reflection, I have made the difficult decision to step down as the Head Football Coach of Portland High School.” By all accounts, the announcement was a surprise as one of the top coaches in Maine walks away from a program that is just starting to……

URI Spring Preview: Rams looking to replicate 2024

March 22, 2025

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The Rhode Island Rams kicked off spring practice this week and they will be looking to carry the success they had last season when they won a program record 11 games and a playoff game. It will not be easy as the Rams have to replace several key contributors on both sides of the ball. Running back Malik Grant is gone as are mainstays on defense like A.J Peña who……

Sharks 46, Pirates 25: Pirates struggle in season opening loss

March 22, 2025

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Courtesy of the IFL The Massachusetts Pirates kicked off the 2025 season with a 46-25 loss to the Jacksonville Sharks. It was a disappointing opener for the team in front of their fans. Running back Pooka Williams was the lone bright spot, scoring three touchdowns for the Pirates but it wasn’t enough as Massachusetts fell behind early and struggled to mount a consistent offensive attack. Turnovers were the story. Massachusetts…

Pirates Preview: Familiar faces, new faces to make the difference for the Pirates this season

March 21, 2025

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The Massachusetts Pirates are back as they kick off their season on Friday night at home against the Jacksonville Sharks. The Pirates return 10 players from last year’s Eastern Conference Championship team with four on offense and six on defense. The offense has also added two players who have previously played in Massachusetts. Offensively, the three headed receiving monster of Thomas Owens, Issac Zico and Teo Redding returns. Owens, Pirates…

Dan Herbert named offensive coordinator at Stonehill

March 21, 2025

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Courtesy of Stonehill Athletics Stonehill has a new offensive coordinator. Dan Herbert replaces Tyler Moody who left the program in January to become the head football coach at the The College of New Jersey. Herbert comes to Stonehill from Dartmouth where he served as wide receivers coach last season. He previously coached at Kentucky from 2022 to 2023 serving as a graduate assistant. Prior to that, Herbert coached at Central……

Stefon Diggs is reportedly visiting with the Patriots

March 20, 2025

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Troy Taormina-Imagn Images In a surprise piece of news, former Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs is visiting with the Patriots. Chad Graff of The Athletic broke the news last night. Diggs, 31, suffered a season-ending ACL tear eight games into last season with the Texans. At the time of the injury, he had 496 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Prior to last season, Diggs…