BC Pro Day recap

March 22, 2024

CHESTNUT HILL – 24 of 32 NFL teams were represented inside Fish Field House on Friday morning as BC held its Pro Day for eight former Eagles, two players from Assumption and one from Bentley. For about two hours, guys ran the 40, benched, did the vert and broad jump and went through some positional drills. A few guys – Christian Mahogany and Elijah Jones – didn’t do much after……

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Bryant/Rhode Island Pro Day Recap: Colbert, Thompson and Shillingford among those who performed well

March 22, 2024

SMITHFIELD- A record 15 NFL and CFL scouts descended upon Smithfield, Rhode Island on Wednesday after for the annual Bryant Pro Day which features players from Bryant University and the University of Rhode Island. This year also featured former Bulldog Andre Brackett from UT-Martin and Jo Jo Marinella of Randolph-Macon College. Former URI tight end Caleb Warren also worked out.  We are going to recap the day by school and……

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Patriots Mock Draft 2.0

March 20, 2024

It is Maye Day for the Patriots as they take the UNC signal caller with the third overall pick. In our second of five mock drafts, we go quarterback with the third overall pick and address the offensive line, wide receiver, edge and cornerback with the picks we have. I also make a trade with the Houston Texans that better positioned the Patriots early on day three. Here is our……

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Patriots do not appear to be interested in trading down

March 19, 2024

According to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, there is “no appetite” within the Patriots organization to trade the number 3 in next month’s NFL Draft.  Appearing on NBC Sports Boston on Sunday night, Breer said the Atlanta Falcons attempted to trade into the top three of the draft but were stonewalled by the Bears, Commanders and Patriots. It appears that the Patriots are content standing pat and taking one of the……

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Gauging the draft stock of local prospects after a strong weekend

March 5, 2024

The NFL Combine is over and it is a great weekend for all of the local prospects who participated in it.  Let’s take at look at each prospects performance and gauge their draft stock.  Elijah Jones, CB, Boston College: Jones had a solid workout running an unofficial 4.45 forty time, a 2.58 2 yard split and 1.58 10 yard split. He looked smooth in the drill portion and passes the……

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Top quarterbacks talk about meeting with the Patriots

March 2, 2024

The top quarterbacks in the upcoming NFL Draft met with the media this morning in Indianapolis and shared their thoughts on meeting with the different including the Patriots. Here is some of what they had to say. Jayden Daniels on the possibility of being drafted by the Patriots: “Yeah, it would be dope,” Daniels continued: “Obviously, growing up and seeing what Tom Brady did there, six Super Bowls, that’s tough……

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Patriots quarterback plan starting to come into focus

March 1, 2024

The Athletic’s Jeff Howe reported on Thursday that the Patriots plan on taking a quarterback with the third overall pick, signing a veteran and that they will trade Mac Jones. Howe says the Patriots are focused on selecting a quarterback that they can build around.  “The Patriots really want to draft a quarterback with the No. 3 pick. The front office wrapped up its pre-free-agency meetings a week ago and……

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20 players to watch at the NFL Combine

February 29, 2024

Image courtesy of the New England Patriots The on field workouts kick off this afternoon at the NFL Combine with defensive lineman and linebackers. They will be followed by defensive backs and tight ends on Friday, quarterbacks, wide receivers and running backs on Saturday and offensive lineman on Sunday.  The Patriots have multiple needs specifically at quarterback, offensive line, wide receiver and tight end. They also have a need at……

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Where are New England guys at the NFL Combine projected to go in the NFL Draft?

February 29, 2024

As NFL Combine workouts kick off Thursday with defensive linemen and linebackers going through drills, we thought it’d be a good idea to see where the nine players representing New England are projected to go in the NFL Draft. Below is the list of local FBS and FCS guys that are in Indianapolis. These projections are according to NFLDraftScout.com. Of course, all of these could change over the next two……

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The Packer Way worked in Green Bay and it could in New England as well

February 28, 2024

Patriots Director of Scouting Eliot Wolf met with the assembled media at the NFL Combine on Tuesday and touched on several topics. One of the things Wolf talked about was that there would be more of a collaborative approach regarding the draft process. Scouts and coaches will have a voice and the team will not necessarily draft for need. They would be open to drafting the best available player and they……

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