After a year no one would wish on their worst enemy, James White is ready to get back to football. One of the quiet leaders of the team for several years now, White’s voice was missed in the locker room last season after he lost his father in a car accident in September that also placed his mother in critical condition. White’s mom is doing better now, but the grief…
First there was Daniel Graham and Ben Watson. Then, it was Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski. Now, Bill Belichick and the Patriots are hoping to deploy their next great tight end tandem when the season opens Sunday at Gillette Stadium against Miami. Henry is entering his sixth NFL season while Smith is entering his fifth and the pair has already been feeding off each other’s energy on and off the…
The Patriots brought back many of the players they cut earlier this week as part of their practice squad. The following players were signed to the practice squad. OLB Tashawn Bower CB Myles Bryant OL James Ferentz K Nick Folk QB Brian Hoyer TE Matt LaCosse DT Bill Murray WR Tre Nixon OL Alex Redmond CB D’Angelo Ross OL Will Sherman WR Kristian Wilkerson. The Patriots also signed quarterback Garrett…
If a rookie can gain the trust of Troy Brown, then he’s probably got the trust of the rest of his teammates. Both Troy Brown and Josh McDaniels spoke extremely highly of Mac Jones on Wednesday morning, a day after the news that Cam Newton was being released and Jones would be the starting quarterback rocked not only the football world but the sports world. Hell, channels 4, 5 and…
Nothing says football season like Bill Belichick dodging and weaving questions like Muhammed Ali in his prime. At 8 A.M. on Wednesday upwards of 80 media members joined the Zoom call for Coach Belichick hoping to get at least a little bit of insight into the decision to release Cam Newton while keeping Mac Jones as the starting quarterback. Instead, there was some extremely awkward vaccination conversations and a clear…
The decision to cut Cam Newton sent shockwaves around the NFL world yesterday but when you look at the Patriots situation more closely, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the team decided to move on from the veteran signal caller. Bill Belichick made the decision to go with Mac Jones for a myriad of reasons. One of them is the supporting cast he assembled around him. Belichick built a…
The Patriots are releasing Cam Newton in a surprising move. Newton, who signed as a free agent last summer and started 15 games in 2020, re-signed this off-season. He played in all three preseason games and appeared to be the projected starter going into the season. The move was unexpected, especially because Newton looked more comfortable in the Patriots system this off season. He played well in the Patriots pre-season…
I do not do roster projections throughout the summer. I do one roster the night before the final cuts. So without further ado, here is my projected final 53 man roster. Quarterbacks (3) Cam Newton Mac Jones Brian Hoyer Running Backs (5) Damien Harris Rhamondre Stevenson James White J.J Taylor Jakob Johnson Wide Receivers (5) Jakobi Meyers Nelson Agholor Kendrick Bourne N’Keal Harry Gunner Olszewski Tight Ends (3) Hunter Henry…
Raise your hand if you thought Devin Asiasi would make a case for regular targets in the offense during the preseason finale against the Giants on Sunday. You’re a liar if you raised your hand. In the 22-20 win over the Giants, Asiasi showed serious flashes as a guy that could be depended on in the passing game, a huge development for whoever is under center when the Dolphins come…
If you watched JJ Taylor at all during training camp or in any of the three preseasons games and don’t think he deserves a spot on this team I’m not sure what to tell you. Heart, toughness, speed, elusiveness, versatility. It’s all there. The 5’6, 185 lb. back had 140 total yards on Sunday night in the Patriots 22-20 win over the Giants to close out the preseason 3-0. Taylor…