The Patriots re-signed Hunter Henry this off-season to a three year deal worth up to $30 million dollars. The team also signed veteran tight ends Austin Hooper and Mitchell Wilcox to provide experience and depth. La’Michael Pettway also returns. The Patriots also drafted Jaheim Bell in the seventh round of this year’s draft and signed Jacob Warren as an undrafted free agent to add depth to the position. Tight end…
The Patriots announced five personnel changes to the front office for the upcoming season. Alonzo Highsmith was hired as a senior personnel executive, Casey Belongia joined the staff as an area scout (Midwest), Bob Kronenberg was hired as a pro scout and A.J. Richardson and Landon Simpson were hired as scouting assistants. The team also announced that four members of the scouting department received promotions. four members of the staff…
Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports The Patriots signed a familiar face in March to mentor the young quarterback they were going to be drafting in April’s draft. Veteran Jacoby Brissett signed a one year, $8 million dollar deal to be a bridge starter and to help develop the next franchise quarterback. The team was familiar with the well traveled signal caller. The Patriots drafted Brissett in the third round of the…
Bill Belichick added another duty to his burgeoning media career when it was announced on Thursday that he would be joining the panel for CW’s Inside the NFL. Belichick will be joining former NFL players Ryan Clark, Chad Johnson and Chris Long on weekly basis to breakdown all of the latest happenings in the NFL and to recap games. Belichick said in a statement that he is thrilled to be…
Getty Images When Jerod Mayo took over for Bill Belichick in January, his primary focus when building his staff was on the offensive side of the ball. He could afford to focus on the offense because he knew the strength of his team would be on the defensive side of the ball. It is not to say that Mayo did not care about the defense, he obviously does. He is…
Courtesy of the Akron Beacon Journal New head coach Jerod Mayo wanted to take the Patriots in a different offensively when he was hired as the new Patriots coach in January. He wanted to get away from the Weis, McDaniels multiple offense that defined the organization’s offensive philosophy under Bill Belichick for the past 24 years. Mayo hired former Pitt great, NFL quarterback and longtime assistant Alex Van Pelt as…
The Patriots have signed running back Rhamondre Stevenson to a four year, $36 million dollar extension. It includes $17 million in guarantees. The deal was first announced by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Stevenson said during mandatory minicamp that the two sides were “pretty close”. Well, it appears his agent and Patriots Executive of Football Operations Eliot Wolf got the deal done. The Patriots drafted Stevenson in the fourth round of the…
According to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, Patriots guard Cole Strange tore his patellar tendon last season and that is why he has been out of action since the injury. Strange suffered in the injury in his left knee. As a result, Patriots coach Jerod Mayo deemed Strange “month to month” when he met with the media during OTA’s. The Patriots repped second year guard Sidy Sow at left guard this spring….
FOXBOROUGH- Tom Brady was inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame on Wednesday night. It was an amazing ceremony befitting of the greatest player of all-time, the greatest quarterback of all-time and the greatest Patriot of all-time. NBC’s Mike Tirico emceed the event and he did a good job of hosting the three hour event. The induction reminded me of a Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony but with…
The Patriots announced that they have signed second round draft Ja’Lynn Polk. Polk, 23, was selected by the Patriots in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft with the 37th pick overall out of Washington. The 6-foot-1, 203-pounder played in 41 games in college and finished with 143 receptions for 2,231 yards with 18 touchdowns. Last season, Polk had 69 receptions for 1,159 yards and 9 touchdowns. He began…