Many eyes of the NFL world will be fixed on New England this week. 95 and the Pike will be jammed (even more than usual) with scouts, coaches, GMs and media members from around the country It’s officially Pro Day week in New England, with BC, UConn, UMass and Holy Cross hosting their events on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday respectively this upcoming week. Pro Days are the final steps……
New England will be swarming with NFL executives, scouts and even some head coaches next week. While Pro Days around the country have already kicked off heading down the home stretch of the NFL Draft process, the region will be hosting a bunch of them next week. BC’s is Monday, UConn’s is Tuesday and Holy Cross is holding its big event on Thursday. In between all of that will be…
Culture and relationships. The two main objectives for the Patriots this free agency period has been to sign guys that will immediately help change the culture in Foxborough. That’s not to say the team isn’t signing good players, they obviously are, but the familiarity the staff – Vrabel in particular – has with many of the guys is a key theme. The latest is linebacker Jack Gibbens, who the team…
After one veteran departs, another is coming in. David Andrews was released last week, but that void has quickly been filled. Former Minnesota Vikings center Garrett Bradbury has reportedly signed a two-year deal worth up to $12 million, including $3.8 million of the contract guaranteed. Andrews started 121 of 124 games in New England upon entering the league. Bradbury has started in all 88 games he’s played in since being…
CHESTNUT HILL – It’s March, so everything you see at any of the local spring college practices should be taken with a grain of salt. A lot can change between now and August when real training camp begins. However, with that in mind, BC fans should be encouraged with the team through the first four practices of the 15-session spring calendar. Practice No. 4 took place on Tuesday morning and…
Chestnut Hill will be the place to be for quite a few NFL scouts and coaches as well as media members next Monday. Boston College will host its Pro Day with Donovan Ezeiruaku and Ozzy Trapilo two of the more highly talked about names this offseason, particularly since their respective performances at the Reese’s Senior Bowl as well as the NFL Combine. BC put out the full list of participants…
FOXBOROUGH – On Friday night at Gillette Stadium, new UMass head coach Joe Harasymiak presented for one hour about the culture of his program. Minutes later, Harasymiak was kind enough to take some time out of his evening to chat with us for a toughly 10-minute interview (you can find the full segment here). It’s one thing to say you’re going to change a culture, but since its decision to…
FOXBOROUGH – True to form, newest Patriots wide receiver Mack Hollins stepped up to the podium in the media work room barefoot on Friday afternoon. After just signing his contract, Hollins met with the media for about 10 minutes. The group gathered as well as fans watching live on social media or those that will check it out later on tonight got the full, authentic version of Hollins right off…
FOXBOROUGH – There was a common theme among the four free agents that met the media and posed with jerseys for the first time on Thursday afternoon. Respect and a desire to lead. Carlton Davis, Robert Spillane, Morgan Moses and Milton Williams all took questions for about five minutes each following words from Robert Kraft, Eliot Wolf and Mike Vrabel and each of them talked about how much the Patriots…
FOXBOROUGH – It was a strange mix of emotions inside Gillette Stadium on Thursday afternoon. On one hand, the introduction of four good players via free agency brought a whiff of promise and optimism to the GP Atrium where Robert Kraft, Eliot Wolf, Mike Vrabel and newcomers Carlton Davis, Robert Spillane, Morgan Moses and Milton Williams spoke after officially signing their deals. But, on the other hand, the news of…