Image courtesy of Hudl SANTA CLARA, CA – Massachusetts will never get the credit it deserves for producing talent. It is what it is. But, over the last decade or so, the Commonwealth has certainly climbed the ranks from a national perspective when it comes to high-quality talent that isn’t just offensive linemen or tight ends. One shining example is former Belmont Hill star, now Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jake…

Image courtesy of @Sarahhhfarnan/IG SANTA CLARA, CA – During his time as a player at BC, on a near-weekly basis, a question would come up for linebacker Vinny DePalma about coaching in the future. Jeff Hafley used to say that DePalma was basically another coach on the field and he would often tell us that coaching very well could be in his future…if he didn’t end up on Wall Street….

Image courtesy of Assumption & The New England Patriots  SAN JOSE, CA – When Ashton Grant was playing at Assumption, the dream never got this far. Mostly because busses were the main form of transportation. Playing or going to a Super Bowl as a coach was a pipe dream as a young player for the Greyhounds. Now, as the quarterbacks coach partially responsible for the sudden arrival of Drake Maye,…

Image courtesy of Wrestling Fandom FOXBOROUGH – Everyone saw Mack Hollins’ entrance to the AFC title game in Denver. Everyone saw Vrabel and the team repeatedly yelling ‘Warriorsss! Come out and playyyy!” after the win at snowy Empower Field. Obviously, it’s been in reference to the 1979 film ‘The Warriors.’ But, it was actually a different type of Road Warriors example that Vrabel began using earlier this season. If you’re…

FOXBOROUGH – We’re onto Santa Clara. The Patriots officially began their prep for Super Bowl LX inside the Win Waste Innovations Field House on Thursday afternoon, with one final practice in Foxborough set for Friday before the team heads out to California Sunday. Before they depart, there will be a rally at 9:30 a.m. inside Gillette Stadium. The Pats are scheduled to arrive in Santa Clara around 3:30 p.m. out…

Ever wondered what it’s like for a reporter to travel to a road game? Me too. As a freelancer covering high school and college sports for the first 15 years of my career, hopping on a flight and covering the Patriots in any game – let alone the AFC Championship – was always a pipe dream. Until now. Also, for the record, John and I have both gone to MetLife…

The records will always say that it worked, but if you had eyes during the AFC Championship on Sunday, you know the ‘tush push’ ran by the Patriots would certainly give the Eagles a laugh. Drake Maye picked up a huge first down – luckily based on replay – with both Milton Williams and Khyiris Tonga in the backfield on 4th-&-1 during the 16-play, 64-yard drive that chewed up the…

Image courtesy of Newsday DENVER, CO – “This is not real. It’s a simulation.” As Garrett Bradbury stood in the giant visitors locker room at Empower Field – stilly fully padded – his smile was impossible to wipe away from his face. He was almost speechless. Bradbury chirped Will Campbell as he was interviewed, yelling ‘you’re 21! What do you know about this?!’ As he answered a few questions of…