Author: John Sarianides
Patriots Draft: Player Profile: Jaycee Horn, CB South Carolina
Jaycee Horn knows his way around an NFL locker room. The son of former NFL receiver Joe Horn has been wanting to follow in his dad’s footsteps since he was a little boy. Now, he will get the opportunity to make a name for himself. As a true freshman at South Carolina in 2018, Horn started 10 of 11 games and had 45 tackles with 2 sacks and was named……
Patriots Draft: Player Profile: Zaven Collins, OLB Tulsa
Zaven Collins burst onto the scene nationally for the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes in 2020 but if you ask people around the program, they would tell you he has been a force for two plus years. At 6-4 260, Collins was a do it all, three down linebacker in the Golden Hurricanes 3-3 Stack defense. He could rush the passer, cover in man or zone and play in space. He finished……
Patriots Draft: Player Profile: Mac Jones, QB Alabama
In our first of sixty player profiles over the next sixty days, we will take a look at at Alabama quarterback Mac Jones. The junior quarterback reminds me of Tom Brady in several ways. No. I am not comparing him to Brady or implying he is going to be the next Tom Brady. I am simply saying that there are similarities in their road to the NFL. By his own……
Patriots: The return of Hightower, Chung and Cannon could help the Patriots assuming they are on the roster
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported yesterday that linebacker Dont’a Hightower, safety Patrick Chung and offensive tackle Marcus Cannon all plan on playing in 2021. From NFL Now: The #Patriots are getting the band back together, with key opt-outs opting back in… Meanwhile, it's far more uncertain for WR Julian Edelman. pic.twitter.com/Uu2dXjTznU — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 26, 2021 On the surface, that is great news as the Patriots clearly missed…
Patriots: Cam Newton’s comments about Bill Belichick are not a sign he’s coming back
Cam Newton and Bill Belichick have a great deal of respect for each other. How do I know? Cam Newton said so. Appearing on the I Am An Athlete Podcast last weekend, Newton told a panel of former players including Fred Taylor and Chad Ocho Cinco (whom both played for the Patriots) that Bill Belichick is the most misunderstood guy in the NFL. Newton referred to Belichick as a “cool…