Report: Bill Belichick signed ‘lucrative, multi-year deal’ in offseason

October 22, 2023

Early Sunday morning as tailgates began firing up at Gillette Stadium ahead of the Bills game, a bit of a bombshell broke. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Bill Belichick – who’s job security has been in question the last few weeks – actually signed a ‘lucrative, multi-year’ contract in the offseason. “Sources say Bill Belichick during the offseason quietly agreed to. lucrative, multi-year new contract,” he said during NFL…

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Mac Jones is still trusting his process despite lack of results

October 18, 2023

At some point, Mac Jones isn’t going to be the quarterback of the New England Patriots. The only question is, does that time come this season, or after 2023? Time is ticking to decide whether the team wants to pick up his fifth-year option and given the fact that the Pats are 1-5, the future doesn’t look to bright for No. 10. Still, despite all the negativity and mounting losses,…

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O’Brien still searching for answers with Pats’ offense

October 18, 2023

As Bill O’Brien stood in one of the large rooms inside the Patriots’ media work area on Tuesday morning, he was asked to give a ‘state of the offense’ from his perspective. After all, upon coming back, O’Brien was supposed to be the one that saved everything after last year’s debacle with Matt Patricia and Joe Judge. Well, six weeks in, the offense is somehow worse than it was a…

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Tyquan Thornton ready to help struggling Pats’ offense

October 17, 2023

After getting a game under his belt last Sunday in Vegas, is Tyquan Thornton ready to help the Patriots’ struggling offense? He may not have a choice. With the team desperate for any time of speed element, Thornton is pretty much the only guy who can provide it right now. Demario Douglas did return to practice on Tuesday so he could too, while Kayshon Boutte continues to be a mystery….

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Top 16 College Poll – Week 7

October 17, 2023

Week seven featured five programs locally on bye weeks. We also saw a thrilling finish at Brown and a couple of blowouts including Harvard blowing out Howard and UMass getting blown out at Penn State. Here is Top 16 Poll after Week 7.  1. Harvard (5-0)- Crimson cruise past Howard. Next up is a trip to New Jersey to take on Princeton, 2. Holy Cross (4-2)- Crusaders had a bye…

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Raiders 21, Patriots 17 – Lack of urgency, discipline & execution on offense leads to another loss

October 15, 2023

Image courtesy of AP Photo/John Locher When you thought it couldn’t get any worse, it did. While the Patriots’ defense battled again, the offense failed to hold its end of the bargain in a familiar theme, leading to an ugly 21-17 loss. In an unimaginable scenario during any of the last 20+ years, the Patriots are now 1-5 and have more questions than answers at every level of the organization….

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Mac Jones could be on a short leash against the Raiders

October 15, 2023

According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Patriots quarterback Mac Jones could be on a “short leash” in today’s game against the Raiders. Jones has been benched each of the last two games against the Cowboys and Saints and could be sat down much earlier today if he struggles early according to Rapoport.  Rapoport also reported that both Bailey Zappe and Will Grier got more reps with the first team offense…

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(18) Harvard 48, Howard 7 – Crimson cruise to 5-0 with dominant win

October 14, 2023

CAMBRIDGE – If there was any Harvard fans worried about whether or not No. 18 Harvard may overlook Howard on Saturday afternoon, those fears were squashed early. The Crimson jumped out to a 28-point halftime lead and rolled 48-7 over the Bison in front of 7,678 inside Harvard Stadium. With the program’s first Ivy League title since 2015 in sight after such a hot start, Harvard is now 5-0 with…

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Brown 28, Princeton 27 – Bears storm back to win OT thriller

October 14, 2023

PROVIDENCE – Senior wide receiver Graham Walker went from possibly costing Brown a chance to tie today’s game against Princeton to winning it for them in overtime. Walker caught a pass along the Brown sideline and fumbled. Princeton recovered and all seemed lost. Luckily for Walker, the Bears defense got a key stop and gave the offense the ball which allowed them to tie the game. The Bears went on…

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Bryant 43, Robert Morris 24 – Bulldogs open final year of Big South play with emphatic win

October 14, 2023

Image courtesy of Bryant Athletics By Mike Scandura NEFJ Correspondent SMITHFIELD – As quarterback Zevi Eckhaus goes, so goes Bryant’s offense. Just ask Robert Morris. Eckhaus, a junior, torched the Colonials by completing 22-of-36 passes for 283 yards and three touchdowns and also ran six times for 86 yards plus another touchdown as the Bulldogs prevailed, 43-24 in a Big South-OVC game on Homecoming Saturday. “He’s the best offensive player…

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