Damien Harris shares his thoughts on 2022 and Bill Belichick

June 7, 2024

Former Patriots running back Damien Harris was on the Athletic’s Football Show podcast recently with Robert Mays and talked about a variety of things including the offense during the 2022 season. Harris confirmed everything we pretty much already knew. It was a debacle. Harris said the players knew the offense under Matt Patricia and Joe Judge wasn’t going to work even before the season started.  “We knew before our first…

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AVP calls Brissett the starter but Maye is closing on him

June 4, 2024

New Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt met with the media on Tuesday morning prior to the Patriots final OTA practice. Van Pelt answered several questions including ones on the quarterback competition. Van Pelt made it clear. Veteran Jacoby Brissett is the team’s starter.  For now. “Jacoby, again, is our starter. He’s playing excellent football for us in the spring. And Drake is coming on. Until that changes, we’re going…

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Patriots sign third round pick Caedan Wallace

June 1, 2024

The Patriots announced on Friday afternoon that they have third round draft pick Caedan Wallace.  Wallace, 24, was selected by the Patriots in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft with the 68th overall pick out of Penn State. The 6’5, 314-pounder was named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference while starting in all 13 games at right tackle during the 2023 season. He also earned the school’s Lion’s Pride…

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Maye Day! Patriots sign Drake Maye

May 29, 2024

The Patriots have signed first round pick Drake Maye. The team announced the signing yesterday afternoon. Maye signed a fully guaranteed four-year, $36.63 million deal that includes a $23.46 million signing bonus according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Getting Maye signed earlier than later is important for several reasons. For one, he can now focus on learning the offense and playing football. Typically most top ten picks get their deals done…

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Patriots sign fourth round pick Javon Baker

May 25, 2024

The Patriots announced on Friday that they have signed fourth round draft pick Javon Baker. Baker, 22, was selected by the Patriots in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft with the 110th overall pick out of the University of Central Florida.  The 6-foot-1, 202 Baker began his college career at Alabama, before playing two seasons at UCF. In 27 games at UCF, Baker registered 108 receptions for 1,935…

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Strange to reportedly miss the start of next season

May 22, 2024

Getty Images According to NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport, Patriots guard Cole Strange is expected to miss the start of the 2024 season. Rapoport also mentioned that Strange may not be ready until the middle of next season. It is awful news for the Patriots and for Strange. Now we know why Patriots coach Jerod Mayo was so non-committal yesterday when it came to a time table on when Strange…

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Receivers will have an opportunity to compete in voluntary OTA’s

May 20, 2024

Ju-Ju Smith-Schuster is healthy and ready to compete for playing time. The wide receiver position for the Patriots has been much maligned in recent years. Despite a concerted effort the last five years to upgrade the position, the production has not been there. The receiver room as a whole has been underwhelming.  The Patriots addressed the position once again this off-season by re-signing Kendrick Bourne, signing K.J Osborn and drafting…

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Voluntary Patriots OTA preview

May 20, 2024

The Patriots kickoff voluntary OTA’s today in Foxboro. Head Coach Jerod Mayo is scheduled to meet with the media at 11:30 am. After he meets with the media, the team will practice for two hours and then six players will meet be made available to the media at 2:00 pm. The NFL allows teams to have team activities in three phases during the offseason. Today’s practice will be the first…

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6 Observations on the Patriots 2024 schedule

May 16, 2024

Image courtesy of the New England Patriots The Patriots 2024 schedule was unveiled on Wednesday night. Here are six observations on what will be a tough schedule for Jerod Mayo in his inaugural season as head coach.  1. Brutal start: The Patriots schedule is tough overall but especially early on. They open against the Bengals in Cincinnati which will be challenging. They then come home for a good Seattle team…

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Patriots sign four rookie free agents, release Vaughn

May 14, 2024

The New England Patriots announced today that they have signed four rookie free agents: RB Terrell Jennings, G Ryan Johnson, LB Jay Person and Australian DE Jotham Russell. The Patriots will receive a roster exemption for Russell as an International Pathway Program player. All four players attended the Patriots rookie mini-camp this past weekend. In a corresponding move, the Patriots released veteran running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn. Terrell Jennings, 23, played…

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