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Patriots continue to load up on defense, add Sacramento State LB/S Marte Mapu 76th overall

April 28, 2023
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Image courtesy of The Sacramento Bee Well, you don’t need to add on offense if you just hold everyone to like, 10 points or less. After going defense with first and second round picks, Bill Belichick and Matt Groh continued to surprise everyone and went defense again in the third round, taking linebacker Marie Mapu from Sacramento State 76th overall. Coming in at 6’3″, 221lbs. Daniel Jeremiah called him his…

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Patriots take Georgia Tech defensive end Keion White 46th overall

April 28, 2023
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For the second straight night, the Patriots may have gotten an elite, game-changing player in the 2023 NFL Draft. While many wanted (and assumed) the focus would be on offense, Bill Belichick has continued stacking the defense with guys who can probably come in and make an immediate impact. After taking cornerback Christian Gonzalez Thursday night, New England took Keion White, a defensive end fro Georgia Tech with their second…

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SES hosts 9th annual golf tournament & draft watch party

April 28, 2023
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MIDDLETON – Since 2005, agent Sean Stellato has been looking for clients he feels could be family. On Thursday afternoon and into the evening, a whole bunch of that family – blood and otherwise – made the trip to Ferncroft CC in Middleton for his 9th annual SES (Stellato Enhanced Sports) golf outing and draft watch party. Along with former Patriots like Patrick Pass, Jermaine Wiggins and Max Lane, about…

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Scarnecchia gets nod for The Hall in Foxborough

April 7, 2023
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Image courtesy of @Patriots The process to become a New England Patriots ‘The Hall’ member is an arduous one. Several nomination and voting steps are taken before one final decision ultimately comes down to the fans. In Dante Scarnecchia’s case, the owner chose to step in and make an exception. Robert Kraft surprised Scarnecchia on Thursday afternoon during the Patriots Hall of Fame nomination committee meeting. Kraft told everyone in…

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For the Burton family, Boston College Pro Day provides unique opportunity

March 24, 2023
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CHESTNUT HILL – Steve Burton has seen and covered every big event in this area when it comes to sports, but the event he was at Friday might’ve been harder to watch than anything else he’s seen during his time with WBZ. Burton’s son Austin – who began his young football career with Newton South and has had stops at UCLA and Purdue along the way – was able to…

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Former Eagle Chris Lindstrom gets big pay day with Falcons

March 13, 2023
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Image courtesy of Atlanta Falcons If Boston College needs any help recruiting for ‘O-Line U’ in the offseason, the staff should just have potential recruits look at Chris Lindstrom’s new contract. With NFL free agency starting, the Falcons announced an extension for one of  the NFL’s best offensive linemen on Monday. Lindstrom signed a five-year, $105 million extension with $63 million of that contract guaranteed. The deal makes him the…

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Bryant and Merrimack put on a show at Harvard Pro Day

March 9, 2023
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CAMBRIDGE – Harvard may have hosted an NFL Pro Day for 11 guys on Thursday, but it soon turned into a show featuring three guys from Merrimack and one from Bryant. The Bulldogs are coming off their inaugural season as a Big South School and were competitive in just about every single game last season. Meanwhile, Merrimack was a win away from the NEC conference title and can now pursue…

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Local players make strong impressions on NFL scouts at Harvard Pro Day

March 9, 2023
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CAMBRIDGE – Around 10:00 on Thursday morning, the parking lot just outside of Harvard Stadium and the hockey rink began buzzing with action. Guys with hats, hoodies and polos from nearly every NFL team were on hand for a Pro Day that was hosted by head coach Tim Murphy, the Harvard staff and mostly ran by members of the Patriots organization. For three hours, players from Harvard, Merrimack, Bryant, Bentley,…

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Holy Cross OC Chris Smith headed to the NFL

March 6, 2023
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Whenever Holy Cross head coach Bob Chesney is asked about leaving the program for another job or having his staff members poached, he’s remained consistent with his response. If people weren’t interested in him or his staff, then he’s probably not doing a good job and the team probably isn’t winning. Well, when an NFL team comes calling for your offensive coordinator, something’s got to be going right. On Saturday,…

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Zay Flowers’ strong NFL Combine weekend should lock up a first round spot for him

March 4, 2023
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Image courtesy of @andybackstrom It’s tough to have a better couple months than Zay Flowers is having. With his draft stock soaring despite being on a 3-9 team last year, the guy that holds every major receiving record at Boston College went and worked with the Patriots coaching staff in Las Vegas. Now, this weekend Flowers – in front of his now former head coach Troy Brown – has consistently…

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