NEFJ Point Of View: Covering your first Patriots minicamp practice

June 9, 2026

By Ava Fernandez NEFJ Correspondent FOXBOROUGH – Just a few weeks after graduating college, I found myself standing on the sidelines at Patriots minicamp on Tuesday, roster and notes in hand, covering an NFL team for the first time as I begin my post-graduate career in sports media. It’s been just 23 days since earning a bachelor’s degree in journalism, with a sports concentration, from UMass Amherst. From selling my…

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BC staff’s passion on full display during first camp of summer

June 4, 2026

CHESTNUT HILL – On Tuesday night, over 200 high school players from all over the country descended on Fish Field House and the practice fields across from The Res for the first of several BC football camps this summer. The ‘Under The Lights’ Camp ran by the Boston College staff was a unique opportunity for kids – some heavily recruited or some just starting their recruiting journey – to get……

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Recapping AJ Brown’s first day in New England

June 2, 2026

FOXBOROUGH – To say there was a game day-like buzz in Foxborough on Tuesday would be a massive understatement. What was originally just a typical OTA practice open to the media quickly turned into a frenzy with the AJ Brown trade happening on Monday and his subsequent arrival on Tuesday. Here’s a step-by-step account of how the first day as a Patriot went for the team’s newest WR1: -At about…

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AJ Brown officially a Patriot

June 1, 2026

The most anticlimactic deal in the history of the NFL is complete. Wide receiver AJ Brown is a New England Patriot. Multiple sources reported the deal at about 4:20 on Monday. New England is sending a 2028 first round pick and a 2027 fifth round pick to Philadelphia in exchange for Brown. There are no changes to the contract, which means Brown is due $32 million dollars in each of…

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1st MayeDay Family Foundation Celebrity Softball Classic a rousing success

May 31, 2026

WORCESTER – Only in New England would 10,000 people show up to a charity softball game on a miserable night weather wise. The first annual MayeDay Family Foundation Celebrity Softball Classic took place on Sunday night at a raw, rainy Polar Park. The ballpark was as full as it’s ever been and various New England Patriots players, other athletes and celebrities took part in a home run derby, accuracy throwing…

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Four game times announced for UMass in 2026

May 28, 2026

On Wednesday, UMass fans learned four different kickoff times for games in 2026, with networks begging to slowly reveal their TV coverage plans. The Minutemen’s season opener will start at 6:00 p.m. against Rutgers on Thursday, September 3 and the game will air nationally on the Big Ten Network. On November 4 (a Wednesday night), Ball State visits McGuirk Stadium for a 7:00 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. kickoff. That MACtion…

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Vrabel business as usual on & off the field during open OTA

May 27, 2026

FOXBOROUGH – Upbeat, energetic, clearly eager to continue coaching the New England Patriots. That’s the easiest, simplest way to explain what Mike Vrabel was like on Wednesday before and during the team’s second OTA practice, but the first open to the media. Vrabel certainly had his fair share of longer answers in his first press conference since the draft. That was a bit noteworthy, but his passion and eagerness to…

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What stood out from Patriots OTAs on Wednesday?

May 27, 2026

FOXBOROUGH – The Patriots had their second OTA practice of the spring on Wednesday afternoon as the defending AFC Champs officially get some football activities going. This time of year is still considered voluntary, so there was some absences (noted below), but the majority of the team did take part in the light practice that lasted a little over an hour and a half. Here’s what stood out… -Absences included…

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5 things we’re watching as Patriots OTAs begin

May 26, 2026

Back to (semi) normal football coverage on Wednesday. The first official voluntary OTA is slated for mid-afternoon down in Foxborough, with Mike Vrabel set to meet the media at 11:30 and then Drake Maye, Rhamondre Stevenson and Milton Williams slated to speak following practice around 2:00 p.m. While the crap storm that has been the offseason for Vrabel will certainly come up on Wednesday, once he speaks before the first…

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DeSalvo leads Junkyard Dogs to ‘The League’ title

May 23, 2026

By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Correspondent MALDEN –  The Boston Junkyard Dogs shut out the Southwest Cobras 26-0 to capture ‘The League’ spring football championship on Saturday behind BB&N running back Owen DeSalvo’s three touchdowns. The performance was dominant. DeSalvo set the tone on the opening drive, just three plays in which he broke loose for a 32-yard touchdown to get the Dogs on the board. “It was fun, it was……

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