Patriots Draft Preview: Wide Receivers

April 20, 2025

By Paul Vozzella NEFJ Correspondent The wide receiver position is obviously still in need of an upgrade for the Patriots heading into the start of the NFL Draft on Thursday night. Here’s a deeper look into several intriguing options New England could end up with, including the name everyone’s talking about: Travis Hunter, 6’0 188, Colorado The Good: Raw prospect with uber-athleticism. Tracking skills and ability to high-point catches stands…

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Meet your local NFL Draft prospects: Josiah Silver, Edge, New Hampshire

April 19, 2025

Silver took home the CAA Defensive Player of the Year award in 2024, as well as First Team All-CAA and All-New England Team honors. He was also a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, presented to the FCS national defensive player of the year. He was also a semifinalist for the Ted Hendricks Award, which honors the top defensive end among all levels of college football. Plain and simple, Silver…

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Recapping the UMass spring game

April 19, 2025

By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff AMHERST – A warm afternoon at McGuirk Alumni Stadium was the setting for the unofficial start of a new era as the 2025 UMass football spring game took place in Amherst between Team Maroon and Team White. Using a mostly traditional format of four quarters and a running clock, Team Maroon outlasted Team White 18-17 in what was a very entertaining event. While every program……

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Meet your local NFL Draft prospects: Ozzy Trapilo, OT, Boston College

April 19, 2025

The Trapilo name has been well-known in these parts for a long time after a stellar career at BC High, but it’s about to be even more nationally-known. Trapilo is almost a lock to be taken anywhere from late in the first round to early-to-mid second round of the NFL Draft this coming weekend and he’ll be a steal for whoever snags him. At 6’8,” 316lbs., Trapilo has the ability…

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Recapping the URI spring game

April 19, 2025

By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent KINGSTON – Following last year’s historic campaign that saw Rhode Island reach the postseason for the first time in 39 years with a CAA title, many fans got their first taste of the 2025 season in URI’s Blue-White spring game on Saturday. The final matchup to close out the month-and-a-half long practice session gave the offense four quarters of running clock to try to make…

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Meet your local NFL Draft prospects: Jermaine Corbett, RB, Merrimack

April 18, 2025

Since his first year at Stonehill in 2022, Jermaine Corbett has been a problem for FCS defenses. Corbett – a Long branch, NJ native – ran for 774 yards and nine touchdowns on 123 carries for the Skyhawks in 2022. In 2023, he followed that up with an 885-yard season and nine touchdowns once again on 190 carries. After transferring to Merrimack, Corbett broke the 1,000-yard mark, rushing for 1,058…

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Harvard makes history naming Katie Patton as Director of Football Operations

April 18, 2025

In a day and age where women in football – regardless of what level – is becoming more the norm than the aberration, Harvard took that a step further on Friday afternoon. Head coach Andrew Aurich and the Crimson announced that Katie Patton has been named the program’s Director of Football Operations. Patton is now the only female DFO in the Ivy League and is both Harvard’s first woman DFO…

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Harasymiak, Minutemen ready for spring game on Saturday

April 17, 2025

AMHERST – With the annual spring game just a few days away, new UMass head coach Joe Harasymiak met with the media after practice on Thursday. UMass will take the field at McGuirk Stadium ‘officially’ for the first time under their new leader at noon with anticipation just as high – if not higher – than it was when Don Brown took over a few years ago. Here’s everything Harsymiak…

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Merrimack unveils 2025 schedule

April 16, 2025

Year two of the Mike Gennetti Era already feels different. There was a buzz on the field and in the stands in North Andover despite the terrible weather last weekend as the Warriors closed out spring ball with their annual spring game. The physicality and intensity for a meaningless scrimmage in April was hard to ignore. While that doesn’t win you games in September, October and November, the tone has…

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Vrabel hosts pre-draft press conference a week away from critical decisions for the Patriots

April 15, 2025

FOXBOROUGH – For the final time until one of the most critical drafts in Patriots history, Mike Vrabel met with the media on Tuesday afternoon to discuss a bunch of different things before it all goes down next week in Green Bay. Not only is it imperative for the Patriots to get immediate help on the offensive line and at receiver, but the day two and day three picks that…

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