Image courtesy of the New England Patriots If we’re being honest, when people talk about the most important pieces of the Patriots defense, Jahlani Tavai’s name doesn’t usually come up in the first sentence or two. But, now entering his fifth season in the league, Tavai is not a young pup anymore, he’s now embracing a bit of a leadership role when the opportunity presents itself and may be an…

Images courtesy of the New England Patriots We’ve got one first timer and some repeat guys for the 2023 season when it comes to the Pats’ team captains. Hunter Henry is a captain for the first time in his NFL career, while Mac Jones, David Andrews, Matthew Slater, Deatrich Wise Jr. and Ja’Whaun Bentley will have the honor again. Everyone but Henry was a captain last year, with Bentley being…

Jack Jones was the only player not spotted at Patriots practice on Thursday. Now we know why. According to Jeff Howe, Jones is now set to be “out for some time with the hamstring injury that he suffered yesterday in practice, according to a source,” he said in a tweet on Thursday night.  During his Wednesday morning press conference, Bill Belichick was asked if Jones was now available with his…

Mac Jones approached the podium inside the Gillette Stadium media work room on Thursday afternoon smiling. Jones has clearly enjoyed this camp and seems to be fully ready to show he can be ‘the guy’ for New England moving forward. Jones was asked if he feels like he has anything to prove this season after the way 2022 ended and he quickly steered the conversation to 2023. “I’m not really…