Image courtesy of New England Patriots  SANTA CLARA, CA – Another Patriot from the dynasty years – the most important player other than Tom Brady – will now live in Canton forever. During NFL Honors on Thursday night, Adam Vinatieri was named a Pro Football Hall of Fame, along with former BC linebacker Luke Keuchly, Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald and Roger Craig. Vinatieri’s induction added to a memorable night in…

Images courtesy of The New England Patriots  SANTA CLARA, CA – In what could be a great omen for this Sunday, Mike Vrabel won NFL Coach of the Year, Josh McDaniels won Assistant Coach of the Year and Drake Maye earned the FedEx Air Player of the Year at NFL Honors on Thursday night. Maye missed out on the NFL MVP Award to Matt Stafford by just one vote. Vrabel…

Image courtesy of the New England Patriots SANTA CLARA, CA – Josh McDaniels was re-invigorated by his time away from the NFL. It’s been well-documented that McDaniels used his time wisely, spending it with family, but also visiting several colleges, picking the brain of anyone and everyone he thought could help him add to his extensive offensive repertoire. One of those stops was Boston College, where he hung with the…

SANTA CLARA, CA – As I asked Christian Fauria for a little bit of time Wednesday afternoon on Radio Row, he immediately said sure, but give him two seconds. That’s because the former Patriot and and WEEI co-host was leading by example, making sure a few students wrapped up an interview in a timely manner with Ben Volin from the Boston Globe at Bryant University’s booth. Fauria has a co-run…

Just steps from the Pat McAfee Show set on Radio Row, dozens of content creators, journalists and fans lined up to shake hands, ask questions or just shoot the shit with Pat McAfee. If you know me, you know I’m 5’1″ on a good day, so standing in what amounted to a mosh pit for about 45 minutes to get a few questions in wasn’t easy, but it certainly was…

SANTA CLARA, CA – You’ve all seen and heard it by now. Mike Vrabel is willing to give up A LOT for a Super Bowl as a head coach, even his most prized body part. While obviously being facetious (I hope), Vrabel has said that he would cut off his manhood if it meant getting a ring as a head coach in the NFL while on the ‘Bussin With The…

By Alan Segel NEFJ Contributor The great thing about sports is that anyone can look at a situation involving any team and make a prediction. It is what drives conversations on talk radio and the local neighborhood pub. The New England Patriots are certainly an interesting topic this year after a 14-3 record following consecutive 4-13 seasons and two coach firings. The fact that they are now in Santa Clara,…