Quick recap of light Patriots practice ahead of trip to Minnesota

August 11, 2025

FOXBOROUGH – Before heading out to Minnesota on Tuesday for another important week, the Patriots had a more game-week like practice on Monday morning. It was mostly a walkthrough with some scout team looks, mirroring a few things the team might see against the Vikings, specifically defensively with Brian Flores running the show for Minnesota. Tuesday’s practice was closed to the public as training camp is technically over and we’ve…

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Final public practice for the Patriots goes to the defense

August 10, 2025

FOXBOROUGH – Roughly 8,000 fans got to see the Patriots in pads for the final time on Sunday until the opener against the Raiders. And it wasn’t pretty if you were hoping for some of the offense New England showed in the first preseason game. With most of the practice geared towards red zone work – as Mike Vrabel said would be the case beforehand – the offense had it’s…

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Stonehill looking for bounce-back year in the NEC

August 9, 2025

After winning just one game a year ago and going winless in NEC play, Stonehill is looking to return to the form it entered the conference with back in 2022. Head coach Eli Gardner – entering his 10th year at the helm of the program – took part in an NEC Media Week interview on Friday to talk about the Skyhawks. Here’s everything he had to say: On being eligible……

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Brady statue unveiling another special moment for fans to cherish

August 9, 2025

FOXBOROUGH – If you were lucky enough to be anywhere near the plaza outside The Hall in front of the lighthouse at Gillette Stadium on Friday evening, you know the feeling. It felt like the old days. The Brady buzz will forever be different. It’s probably what Chicago fans have whenever MJ comes around. Surrounded by family, friends and former teammates – including Ty Law, Lonnie Paxton and even Deatrich…

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Conley & Lindstrom share unique experience together playing at Gillette as Patriots

August 9, 2025

FOXBOROUGH – No matter what happens over the next few weeks through the end of training camp and preseason, Jack Conley and Alec Lindstrom will always have August 8, 2025. The New England boys and former Boston College offensive linemen got to live out a childhood dream, wearing the Patriots uniform for a real game inside Gillette Stadium on Friday night. Both Conley and Lindstrom are fighting for their roster…

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Recapping our camp visit with UMass

August 7, 2025

By Ryan Barry NEFJ Staff AMHERST – A warm summer morning welcomed the UMass Minutemen for their second week of camp to usher in the start of the 2025 season. While just in their practice jerseys, the Minutemen used a walk through practice to refine their playcalling, technical drills, and conditioning. Even with the slowed down format, there were still a few important takeaways from the visit to McGuirk Alumni…

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Nuggets from UNH Media Day

August 6, 2025

By Allen Lessels NEFJ Correspondent DURHAM – Maybe, Duncan Moreland figured, that was enough. Certainly, it would have been a nice way to go out. Moreland, a senior defensive back out of Beverly, Mass., helped the University of New Hampshire football team rally to four straight wins to end the regular season last fall, lifting the Wildcats back into the FCS playoffs. His brother Owen is also a freshman linebacker…

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New Haven looking to make some noise during 1st year in NEC

August 6, 2025

If you aren’t familiar with New Haven football, you should start getting yourself acquainted with the Chargers. Led by head coach Mark Powell, New Haven begins its new quest as a D1 FCS team this season when they join the Northeast Conference. The Chargers have been around since 1973 and had some pretty well-known names like Mark Whipple and Tony Sparano coaching them over the years. New Haven has had…

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Kam Arnold talks BC, adjusting to the NFL & seeing familair faces

August 6, 2025

FOXBOROUGH – No. 46 in white out behind Gillette Stadium on Wednesday morning might have looked familiar to a lot of people in the crowd, especially BC fans. Rookie linebacker Kam Arnold was back in the area as a member of the Washington Commanders, getting some looks with the second team defense at times. Following the joint practice against the Patriots, I caught up with Arnold to see what the…

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Patriots put on a very watchable show for 10k fans at joint practice

August 6, 2025

FOXBOROUGH – There’s a long way to go until we can officially say that the Patriots should be the talk of New England again, but Wednesday was a big step towards getting back there. With over 10,000 fans at Wednesday’s joint practice with the Washington Commanders, there were scuffles, a bloodied Mike Vrabel, encouraging progress for the offense and most importantly, real, aesthetically pleasing football. There was also a ‘this…

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