The Patriots are ready to spend but will they?

January 29, 2024

NFL Free Agency opens on March 13th and the Patriots are expected to be active. At least according to new coach Jerod Mayo. “We’re bringing in talent, 1,000 percent,” Mayo said on the head coach’s Monday radio hit on WEEI. “We have a lot of cap space and cash. We’re ready to burn some cash!” The Patriots are expected to have north of $60 million in cap space, but that…

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Patriots to name DeMarcus Covington as defensive coordinator

January 28, 2024

Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images According to sources, the Patriots are expected to promote 34 year old defensive line coach DeMarcus Covington to defensive coordinator.  After conducting several interviews last week, new head coach Jerod Mayo is going to stay within the organization and promote a rising star in Covington. Covington is well respected around league circles and interviewed for defensive coordinator openings last off-season. The…

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Bill Belichick doesn’t get Falcons job. What does it mean for the Patriots?

January 26, 2024

Bill Belichick did not get the Atlanta Falcons job. Instead, owner Arthur Blank opted to go with Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris.  Hiring Morris is not a surprise. He has a history with the Falcons, once serving an interim head coach and he fits better with the organizational structure in place. Morris will simply coach the football team and have a say in personnel matters but all personnel…

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Former Harvard OT Jacob Rizy commits to Florida State

January 25, 2024

Another day, another Harvard lineman commits to an ACC school. This time it is offensive tackle Jacob Rizy who announced last night that he has committed to Florida State as a graduate transfer. Rizy, an alum of Staples High School in Westport, Connecticut started the past two seasons for the Crimson earning second team All-Ivy League honors in 2022 and first team All-Ivy League honors in 2023. Rizy started 20…

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DeMarcus Covington is the right guy to run the Patriots defense

January 25, 2024

New Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo has been busy the past week interviewing coordinator candidates in all three phases. The interview process has been extensive and Mayo has cast a wide net when it comes to finding the right coordinators for the Patriots.  One of the coach’s Mayo interviewed is Patriots defensive line coach DeMarcus Covington. Covington and Mayo have worked together for the past five years, game planning fronts,…

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UConn announces its 2024 schedule

January 25, 2024

UConn released its 2024 football schedule on Wednesday. Here is the schedule and some thoughts on it. 2024 UConn Football Schedule August 31               at Maryland September 7          vs. Merrimack September 14         at Duke September 21        vs. Florida Atlantic September 28        vs.  Buffalo October 5               vs.  Temple October 19             vs. Wake Forest October 26             vs.  Rice November 2           vs. Georgia State November 9            at UAB November 23         at Syracuse November……

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Medway hires Ted Rigney as the school’s new head football coach

January 24, 2024

Medway High School on Monday announced the hiring of Ted Rigney as the school’s new head football coach. Rigney has years of experience as an assistant and head coach. He was most recently an assistant on Matt Blood’s staff at Uxbridge. Rigney has over 30 years of coaching experience and was previously the head football coach at Bellingham High School where he teaches.  Prior to become a teacher, Rigney was……

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Avon Old Farms OT Owen Aliciene commits to Penn State

January 23, 2024

Avon Old Farms Class of 25 offensive tackle Owen Aliciene committed to Penn State over the weekend after visiting the school for junior weekend.  Aliciene held offers from 18 schools including Penn State. He also had offers from Boston College, UMass, UConn, Florida State, Michigan State, Texas A&M, SMU, Pitt, Maryland, Louisville and Kentucky among others. He ultimately committed to James Franklin and the Nittany Lions.  The 6-7 275 tackle…

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Remembering when the Patriots almost became the St. Louis Stallions

January 23, 2024

Sunday marked the 30th anniversary of Robert Kraft’s purchase of the New England Patriots. Kraft purchased the franchise on January 21st, 1994 from then owner James Busch Orthwein. Kraft had been a Patriots fan since 1971 and had expressed an interest in owning a sports franchise in New England for years. At one time, he was the owner of the now defunct Boston Lobsters of the World Tennis Team. In…

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