After a week and a few days behind closed doors, the Pats will be back in front of the media on Wednesday for the second open OTA. New England has two more open voluntary OTA practices after this one for us to get a glimpse and report on how things are looking early on under Jerod Mayo before mandatory minicamp June 10, 11 & 12. Jacoby Brissett and Bailey Zappe…
While fans worry and debate just how much talent the offense has, it’s safe to say that the Patriots defense is still pretty loaded. Barmore, Godchaux, Judon, Dugger, Bentley, Uche, Gonzalez. There’s some pretty big names on that side of the ball who could (and should) have a big say in how long or quick this turnaround is. But, there’s another name that both fans and media alike aren’t talking…
Initially, when the Patriots decided to ‘transition tag’ safety Kyle Dugger this offseason instead of giving him the outright franchise tag, it felt like the organization was making things more tense and unnecessarily difficult. Ultimately, a deal was reached and Kyle Dugger received a phone call while on the treadmill. Now, he’s got a new four-year, $58 million contract extension that keeps him as one of the foundational pieces and…
FOXBOROUGH – The first voluntary OTA of the Jerod Mayo was Monday afternoon in Foxborough and we got our first look at the new-look Patriots. Heres’ what stood out during the two-hour session: -Rookie guard Ryan Johnson was the first player to hit the field at about 11:35, wearing No. 75. -Matt Judon, Anfernee Jennings, Josh Uche, Zury Henry and Davon Godchaux were not in attendance. Kendrick Bourne, Cole Strange…
If you look at the Patriots roster handed out for Day 1 of OTA’s on Monday, you’d see a whopping 31 coaches listed down the bottom of the large sheet of paper. While the number may seem staggering, it really isn’t in today’s NFL. The only reason it looks and feels that way to folks around here is because of how small the Bill Belichick staffs were for the last…
Days before the Patriots have their first OTA practice on Monday, Jacoby Brissett met with the media on Thursday for the first time since signing back with his first team. Brissett has been labeled as just a mentor for Drake Maye. While he wants to compete and win games, Brissett also is confused as to why people believe that’s a bad thing. “When I was here the first time…you realize…
The leak thing is so dumb. It’s not a good TV show. Just put it out at like noon the day you’re going to do it. Ok, sorry, had to get that out there. The sometimes dumb NFL made everyone wait until 8:00 on Wednesday night for the ‘official’ 2024 schedule release despite teasing fans like children with certain dates, times and networks over the last couple days. The Patriots…
For the first time in a long time, the local media got to watch the Patriots rookies for just under an hour on Saturday morning on the second and final day of rookie minicamp. 40 players total – draft picks, UDFA’s and camp invitees were all in Foxborough on Friday and Saturday getting their first taste of NFL life. While there wasn’t too many actual live football situations to learn…
Back on September 16, 2023, new Patriots and former Florida State tight end Jaheim Bell got some bad info. Bell – a Florida native – had never been as far north as Boston when the Seminoles and Eagles played in the Red Bandana game on national television. So, when someone told him it was going to be cold (I mean, I know it’s New England, but no chance it’s below…
Entering his ninth season with the Patriots, David Andrews still has that desire. Often times, when retirement is legitimately considered, guys already have one foot out the door. Even last season, there was speculation that it might be the last one for No. 60 – one of the last few remaining players from the Dynasty years. But, whether it was being chirped by local high school kids while working out…