Former teammates Baker & Castellanos have a chance to be big in New England

July 28, 2024

When Javon Baker was drafted by New England in April, he already had a familiar face ready to greet him. BC quarterback Tommy Castellanos and Baker were teammates at UCF before Castellanos came to Chestnut Hill. Now, ironically enough, they have a chance to become the best QB and receiver in the region without being on the same team. Hear me out… Baker and fellow rookie Ja’Lynn Polk have popped…

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Uche, Merritt maintain special friendship as both face new challenges

July 28, 2024

Images courtesy of Miami Herald & Getty Images If you were at Top Golf just a few minutes away from Gillette Stadium recently and thought you saw Patriots linebacker Josh Uche and Bryant head coach Chris Merritt together along with other members of the program, you weren’t crazy. Merritt – the former high school coach of Uche at Christopher Columbus in Florida – and the Pats’ linebacker are still very…

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Renegades’ quest for 6th straight National Championship falls short

July 27, 2024

CANTON, OH – The quest for a sixth straight WFA Pro National Championship was a rocky road for the Renegades this season, but none of that mattered when 5:00 Saturday night rolled around. That’s because for the seventh straight year, Boston was one of the last two teams standing in the WFA’ Pro Division when they took on the St. Louis Slam at the Pro Football Hall of Fame for…

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NEFJ Nuggets from Patriots training camp: Day 3

July 26, 2024

FOXBOROUGH – Day 3 of 2024 training camp is in the books for the Pats and while there wasn’t a whole ton of action again, it was easily the best atmosphere so far. Bleachers were full and the sun was out (still way too hot for me though) and it was much louder as well. There were a few spots where the fans got a glimpse of what could be…

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NEFJ Nuggets from Patriots training camp: Day 2

July 25, 2024

FOXBOROUGH – It was another cloudy but comfortable day behind Gillette Stadium on Thursday as the Pats were back out for Day 2 of training camp. Practice went just about 15 minutes longer than it did on Monday, with a few noteworthy things happening. It’s worth prefacing all of these write ups for the next few days by saying it’s really hard to take much away from what’s going on,…

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NEFJ Nuggets from Patriots training camp: Day 1

July 24, 2024

FOXBOROUGH – It may not feel like football season around here as far as buzz for the Patriots, but it’s here whether everyone’s ready or not. The Patriots officially kicked off training camp on Wednesday with the first practice, which was a 1.5 hour(ish) session that marked the first training camp practice without Bill Belichick running the show in 25 years. Jerod Mayo spoke with the media prior to the…

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