FOXBOROUGH – Drake Maye never seemed nervous in his rookie year while speaking to the media. He didn’t again on Thursday either when he spoke for the first time since January. There was still something different though. An even bigger whiff of confidence in where he and the team are at. The ‘year two jump’ or ‘sophomore slump’ will ultimately be the headline that gets talked to death this season,…
By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff DURHAM – The UNH Wildcats wrapped up spring practices with their annual Blue and White Spring game on Thursday night at Wildcat Stadium. On the heels of a 2024 season that saw them reach the FCS playoffs for the 16th time in 20 years, this spring has seen a whole host of changes from the locker room to the coaching staff. With a slew of key……
FOXBOROUGH – Meeting the media for the first time as a Patriot on Tuesday, the team’s newest linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson was clearly ready to begin this new chapter of his career. After spending his six year career in Jacksonville and then Las Vegas last year, Chaisson believes he can bring just what this team needs as things continue to turn over,/ “Just relentless,” Chaisson said when asked for his play…
FOXBOROUGH – We’ve said it quite a bit the last few years, ‘the dynasty is officially dead.’ But, there was still always a piece or two still remaining. That is, until Tuesday afternoon. The longest tenured Patriot, long snapper Joe Cardona, was officially released by the team. Cardona has spent his entire 10-year NFL career with the Patriots and had widely been recognized as one of the best, most consistent…
FOXBOROUGH – As the Patriots continue the offseason workout portion of the calendar, veteran tight end Austin Hooper met with the media on Tuesday afternoon. Hooper re-signed with New England on a one-year, $5 million dollar deal that could be worth up to $7 million. Both Hooper and fellow veteran Hunter Henry built a good rapport with Drake Maye. Hooper explained that playing with the now second-year QB was a…
One of the top quarterbacks to ever come out of Massachusetts and Connecticut is available. Late last week, former Cheshire QB, Sturbridge native and son of Yale head coach Tony Reno, Dante Reno officially entered the transfer portal after spending the early stages of his college career at South Carolina. Coming out of high school, Reno was the apple of many major programs’ eye. Reno had offers from South Carolina,…
By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent-New Britain Herald WEST HARTFORD — Hosting its first A Shot For Life 7-on-7 football event in Connecticut at Northwest Catholic High School in West Hartford, Connecticut – run by founder Mike Slonina – it was a successful opening kick-off in the Nutmeg State. What was originally created as a ‘24-hour shoot-a-thon’ by Slonina in 2011 as an effort to spread awareness and funds for cancer…
There’s seven more players that will forever be able to say they were drafted by the New England Patriots. After adding Will Campbell on Thursday night and TreVeyon Henderson, Kyle Williams and Jared Wilson on Friday, the Patriots maneuvered up and down the board a bit on the final day of the 2025 NFL Draft and came away with four defensive players, a tackle, a long snapper and a kicker….
Cole Birdow won’t have to go very far for his first NFL opportunity. The former Merrimack offensive lineman is making the somewhat short trip from North Andover to Foxborough after signing with the Patriots as an undrafted free agent at the conclusion of the NFL Draft on Saturday. Birdow is 6’5,” 315lbs. and can be a versatile piece if he’s able to make a stronger impression than he already has…
Drew Kendall became the 227th Boston College player to be selected in the NFL Draft on Saturday afternoon. Around 3:00 p.m., Kendall head his name called by the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round. Kendall (at the time with two rounds remaining) became the third BC player taken this weekend, extending a streak of 11 straight years where the Eagles have had at least one player selected. Kendall…