Image courtesy of New England Patriots  FOXBOROUGH – Moments before his game-sealing strip sack against the Eagles on Friday night, Quintayvious Hutchins wasn’t happy with himself. Hutchins had made a mistake on the kickoff team, but quickly made his loudest case yet for a roster or practice squad spot, sacking Cole Payton and stripping the ball, allowing Casey Rogers to fall on it and seal the win. With one week…

Image courtesy of Philadelphia Inquirer  FOXBOROUGH – Preseason game No. 2 is in the books. The Patriots and Eagles saw a lot of each other this week with two joint practices. None of the starters played on Saturday night in the last game at Gillette Stadium until Week 2 and it certainly showed at times. In what was a snoozer that turned into a fairly entertaining preseason game by preseason…

FOXBOROUGH – For the second straight day, Patriots and Eagles fans jammed the bleachers, hillsides and overflow ramps outside Gillette Stadium on Thursday morning. Day 2 of joint practices was far more physical and had a few more skirmishes, but overall, both teams certainly got productive reps out of both sessions. Even Kenny Chesney came out to take a look at what all the hype was about. Focusing more on…

FOXBOROUGH – The buzz in and around Foxborough on Wednesday morning felt like a big time regular season game. By 7:30 a.m., Jalen Hurts jerseys were all over the Dunkin Donuts next to Mick Morgan’s on the highway. By 9:00 a.m., the line waiting for gates to open was absurdly long. Within about 20 minutes of fans being allowed into practice, the bleachers were jam-packed and the overflow ramps –…

FOXBOROUGH – The fun part of summer starts on Wednesday. Before the first of two scheduled joint practices against the Philadelphia Eagles on Wednesday, the Patriots held a one-hour walkthrough on Tuesday morning. After it, players met with the media to discuss what lies ahead and the importance of this week. Philadelphia comes in with a loaded roster and Super Bowl expectations. New England has also loaded up a bit…

FOXBOROUGH – It’s not hyperbole to call this the most important week of the offseason for the Patriots. With a two-day preseason litmus test against the Eagles coming up in joint practices, we’ll know exactly where the Patriots stand against one of the teams that (should) be in the Super Bowl hunt. It was back to work in full pads on Monday after a walkthrough on Sunday. Here’s how everything went…