Kevin Stone

Younger roster won’t change high expectations for UNH

July 23, 2025

UNH head coach Rick Santos couldn’t have made it any clearer on Wednesday. The bar remains high in Durham. Santos, defensive end Zach Garron and tight end Colby Ramshaw represented the Wildcats during their portion of the CAA Virtual Media Day. Each program in the conference over the next two days got about 15 minutes to talk about the upcoming season and the expectations that await them. Santos talked about……

Diggs’ leadership ability on and off the field is already undeniable

July 23, 2025

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FOXBOROUGH – Stefon Diggs got the second biggest roar from the full house behind Gillette Stadium on Wednesday. No. 8 waved his arms up and down to hype the crowd up as he sprinted and skipped onto the practice field for his first training camp with the Patriots, seemingly soaking it all in. Only Drake Maye got a bigger ovation and the buzz was back – at least for one…

Vrabel has organization on the same page Day 1

July 22, 2025

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There was a back-to-school, orientation day vibe at Gillette Stadium on Tuesday. Players reported officially for training camp before the first practice on Wednesday morning, while head coach Mike Vrabel met with the media, as did Hunter Henry, Christian Gonzalez and Brendan Schooler. Before leaving for the remainder of summer following OTAs in June, Vrabel had said that the next five weeks were critical in terms of guys staying in…

BB&N takes Northeast 7-on-7 South Regional

July 19, 2025

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By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff MILTON — We’ve reached that point in the year where we are all impatiently waiting for the high school football season to kick off. Luckily, Saturday morning was a jam-packed day of seven-on-seven at Brooks Field at Milton High School for the Northeast 7-v-7 South Regional. There was a good mix of ISL and MIAA programs (roughly 15 total were on hand), which is why…

Recap & thoughts on episode No. 2 of ‘Forged in Foxborough’

July 19, 2025

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With training camp set to open next week, the Patriots released episode two of the team-made documentary, Forged in Foxborough. This one was a little bit of a trip down memory lane and also a look into how the coaching staff operated during OTAs. We also got a glimpse into Drake Maye’s mindset heading into his second year and most importantly, Pats fans should be encouraged by one particular vote…

Ozzy Trapilo & Donovan Ezeiruaku officially sign rookie deals

July 18, 2025

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The first two BC draft picks in 2025 are now officially on the books in the NFL. Donovan Ezeiruaku signed his rookie deal in Dallas on Thursday and Ozzy Trapilo signed his with Chicago. Ozzy’s deal is a four-year agreement worth just over $7.7 million with the first two years fully guaranteed, per Albert Breer. The third year is 72% guaranteed. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported that…

Kraft & Belichick power struggle back on the table with latest ESPN story

July 16, 2025

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Who had Bill Belichick taking shots at Robert Kraft in July of 2025 on their bingo card? Is there still some bitterness there? Of course, but given that Belichick will be starting training camp down in North Carolina next week and RKK has his new problem solver in Mike Vrabel after the debacle that was Jerod Mayo, it felt like this was over until Belichick retired and eventually released the…

URI, UNH, Maine & Bryant announce CAA Media Day participants

July 16, 2025

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It’s getting closer and closer. Slowly, but it’s happening. Football season is truly almost here, even though it feels like we’re always saying that once July hits. But, we did get another sign of it when the CAA announced its football Media Day schedule on Wednesday afternoon. It’ll be a two-day event for the conference this year, with virtual press conferences taking place on both Wednesday the 23rd and Thursday…

New England well-represented with 10 preseason FCS Stats Perform All-Americans

July 15, 2025

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As the start of college training camps creeps closer and closer, lists and rankings are starting to trickle out ahead of the 2025 season. On Tuesday, FCS Stats Perform – secondary to the AFCA rankings and polls, but noteworthy nonetheless – released its preseason All-American teams. New England schools are well-represented with defending CAA champs URI and the local Ivy League schools making the biggest splash. First team offense: Marquis…

Late two-point stop gives Windsor title at 18th Tri-State Grip It & Rip It tournament

July 12, 2025

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By Craig Boland NEFJ Correspondent NEW CANAAN – Windsor High School defeated Fairfield Ludlowe 24-23, after Ludlowe unsuccessfully tried a two-point conversion with time running out to capture the 18th annual Tri-State Grip It & Rip It title on Saturday. Windsor went 7-1 on the weekend, going undefeated in Friday’s pool play and defeating Darien in the first round of Saturday’s bracket, before losing to Greenwich Country Day. After the…