Patriots Journal (2/22/26)

February 22, 2026

It’s NFL Combine Week, which means the offseason is about to ramp up in the NFL. All 32 teams will be represented in Indianapolis this week as the draft evaluation truly begins, with prospects being interviewed in person before showing their skills in what is essentially the biggest job interviews of their lives. Pro Days at college campuses around the country will follow throughout the month of March. Aside from…

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Hollins bonus is the first offseason step in reaffirming culture that’s now in place

February 20, 2026

One thing is abundantly clear after Mike Vrabel’s first season as head coach of the Patriots. If you do everything you can for the betterment of the team, you’ll get taken care of when it’s possible. Mack Hollins received a $400,000 addition to his signing bonus (reported on Friday by Tom Pelissero) after he came up just four catches short of reaching the incentive during the 2025 season. Hollins needed…

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UConn schedule set for 2026

February 17, 2026

Aside from the times, we know where and when UConn will be playing its games in 2026. Under first-year head coach Jason Candle, the Huskies are once again the benefactor of extra home games, with seven this season. The Rent is once again starting to turn back into what it once was in the early-mid 2000s, and this new-look program will certainly need to take advantage of the atmosphere if……

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Eight Days in Santa Clara

February 13, 2026

After the AFC Championship story idea from Phil Perry – thank you all for so many kind words on that by the way – I knew I’d eventually have to write this one. Spending 2.5 days in Denver for my first ever solo road trip at almost 38 (March 5) was cool, but a week in California for the Super Bowl would have sounded like an impossible mountain to climb…

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A somber scene during breakup day in Foxborough

February 11, 2026

FOXBOROUGH –  Instead of preparing for a parade, a somber Patriots locker room was full of suitcases, trash bags and empty lockers on Tuesday morning. It was ‘breakup day’ to officially end a stunning 2025 season that turned into an improbable Super Bowl run. It didn’t end the way anyone around the team or rooting for them wanted, but that didn’t change just how much had been accomplished. “It was…

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Season a smashing success, but Pats wasted incredible opportunity

February 9, 2026

SANTA CLARA, CA – As ‘Sea!’ ‘Hawks!’ chants rang throughout Levi’s Stadium on Sunday afternoon starting three hours before the game and even outside in the NFL Pro Shop, you knew Pats fans were outnumbered. But, what I didn’t know – sitting in the auxiliary press box in the Pats end zone – was just how much of a disadvantage the ‘road warriors’ would be at in Super Bowl LX….

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All Elite Wrestling President & CEO & Jaguars Chief Football Strategy Officer Tony Khan sits down with NEFJ

February 7, 2026

Image courtesy of the New York Times SANTA CLARA, CA – Based on the title, you may be asking yourself why the heck I wanted to sit down with Tony Khan on Friday afternoon, given that we’re a New England football site. Well, selfishly I’m a huge wrestling guy and it was a treat for me, but there’s also plenty of connections between Khan and some local angles. First and…

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