FOXBOROUGH – The Pats were back on the practice field late Sunday afternoon after having a couple days off following the first preseason game against Houston. With joint practices set for Green Bay this week and preseason game No. 2 in Lambeau on Saturday, the team only went for about 45 minutes to an hour. Here’s what we saw from one end of the lower practice field (no hill today)……
The Patriots signed free agent running back C.J Marable. Marable, 26 originally signed with the Chicago Bears as a rookie free agent out of Coastal Carolina in 2021. The 5-10, 200-pounder, was released by the Bears in May of 2021. Marable spent the last two seasons playing in the USFL for the Birmingham Stallions. He was the featured back for the back-to-back USFL champions. Last season, Marable had 1,079 all-purpose…
Rookie quarterback/wide receiver Malik Cunningham out on a show last night in the fourth quarter of the Patriots 20-9 loss to the Houston Texans. Cunningham had been working mostly at receiver during rookie mini-camp, mini-camp and training camp but on Monday, he returned to his normal position and started taking reps at quarterback. He did the same thing during Tuesday’s practice. With the Patriots offense struggling to consistently move the…
Image courtesy of Sports Illustrated First impressions are everything. If that is the case, then rookie defensive end Keion White made quite the impression last night in his preseason debut. White started the game at defensive end and played the first quarter and a half. He put consistent pressure on the Texans quarterbacks and was instrumental in a forced fumble that led to a Calvin Munson fumble recovery. https://twitter.com/newftbj/status/1689824642142220288?s=46&t=0-klhPVppXQ66vGpXhGesA White…
The Patriots lost to the Texans, 20-9 in their first preseason game on Thursday night. Here are five players that stood out: Keion White: The Patriots’ second round pick was a monster on the defensive line against Houston. White consistently generated pressure against the pass and run. He had three tackles, a quarterback hit, and helped force a second quarter fumble that was recovered by Calvin Munson. Jalen Mills: Mills…
1. Defensive line impresses: The Patriots started several regulars defensively and they played well in the first quarter. Defensive tackle Daniel Ekuale and defensive end Keion White in particular were impressive. Both got consistent pressure on Texans rookie quarterback C.J Stroud and Ekaule had a sack. Anfernee Jennings and Carl Davis also played and did a good job of getting pressure as well. The defensive line was the lone bright…
FOXBOROUGH – Well, it was most definitely a preseason game at Gillette on Thursday night. The Patriots and Texans kicked off the exhibition slate in the rain and boy, oh boy, it was ugly. Houston won a backup-riddled game 20-9, but it’s hard to rake much away from this one given who was playing and just how depleted the Pats’ offensive line unit is right now. There were some standout…
Kickoff: The Patriots kick off the 2023 preseason at home tonight against the visiting Houston Texans. It is the Patriots only home preseason game this season. The Patriots will wrap up the home portion of training camp this weekend. After that, they head to Green Bay next Tuesday. The Patriots and Packers will do two days of joint practices before they face off next Saturday night at Lambeau Field. From there,…
After Monday’s washout practice, the sun returned to the practice fields of Gillette Stadium on Tuesday. it was a packed house both in the stands and in the media tent as the Patriots practiced for the final time ahead of Thursday’s pre-season opener. Here is who impressed and who depressed me on Tuesday. 5 Players Who Impressed Kayshon Boutte- Boutte has had a strong week after a rough start. He…
The Patriots have signed former 2015 fourth round pick Trey Flowers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Flowers, a two-time Super Bowl champion spent his first four seasons in the NFL with the Patriots before signing a five year, $90 million dollar deal with the Detroit Lions in 2019. Flowers was released by the Lions last off-season and signed with the Miami Dolphins. Flowers only played in four games…