WALTHAM – From the first day he was introduced as the next head coach of the Patriots, Mike Vrabel has preached culture, community and great decisions. What’s the easiest way to get guys to buy in and listen? Lead from the front. That’s exactly what Vrabel is doing. Early on Saturday morning at the Gann Academy in Waltham, Vrabel spent about two hours taking dozens and dozens of photos, singing…
Busy time is here. From the outside, you’d think football staffs in college love the opportunity to kick back and take a bit of a break in June before prep for training camp and the regular season ramps up. It’s actually the complete opposite. In 2025, June is now arguably the busiest time of year for programs around the country. With hundreds and hundreds of camps along with full days……
In another sign that football season is creeping closer and closer, Boston College, UMass and UConn officially announced times for a handful of games on Thursday afternoon. BC had three games announced, beginning with the season and home opener on August 30th against Fordham, which will be at 2:00 p.m. and air on ACC Network Extra. In week two, the Eagles travel to East Lansing in a rematch of…
FOXBOROUGH – The Patriots were back out on the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium on Wednesday for the fifth of nine Organized Team Activities. This was the second one open to the media and while there’s no pads and not a full roster – although, only Caedan Wallace, Stefon Diggs, Carlton Davis III and Austin Hooper were absent – there was still a few things that stood out over the…
FOXBOROUGH – The full Patriots roster hasn’t even gone through a practice together yet, but Mike Vrabel is already taking questions about something one of his players did. A social media video has quickly made the rounds and gone viral, showing new WR1 (technically) Stefon Diggs partying on a giant boat with a bunch of women. That’s not the issue. The issue is that in the same video, he’s seen…
By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff EVERETT – The Everett Legends Camp hosted by Isaiah Likely and Mike Sainristil concluded with the second version of a 7-on-7 tournament on Monday. This one ended in dramatic fashion as Brooks School defensive back Tristan Yepedo made the game winning interception to give team ‘Most Hated’ the win over ‘Intruders Elite Academy’ out of Providence, R.I. Team Most Hated was coached by well-known social…
By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff EVERETT – Former Everett high stars Isaiah Likely and Mike Sainristil returned to their old stomping grounds Sunday afternoon for the third annual Everett Legends Camp at Everett Memorial Stadium. With all the rain that we saw the past few days, it looked like we may have not had a camp, but luckily the rain stayed away and kids had quite the time learning from…
By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Staff ANDOVER – The Merrimack Valley Conference was the latest to host a football showcase for their student athletes after last week’s extremely successful ISL and Catholic Conference showcases. On a cloudy Wednesday evening at Andover high school over 100 student athletes showcased the talent in the Merrimack Valley Conference which is considered one of the better conferences in the state. “It’s just good to see…
FOXBOROUGH – With football weather in the air, the Patriots were back out on the practice field for their second OTA on Tuesday. This was the second day of nine for the team, but the first one open to the media. Everything should be taken with a grain of salt in May given there’s no pads, tackling or a fully loaded roster, but there was still some interesting takeaways from…
The first episode of Forged in Foxborough dropped a few days ago and boy, oh boy, was it good. For those who haven’t fully boarded the Mike Vrabel hype train yet, the first part of this very well-produced behind the scenes look should convince you. There was a lot to take away from the first episode, which had several different sections throughout the full hour-plus. Here’s what stood out: First…