If you’re going to play in the NFL, you obviously need confidence. If you’re going to play in the NFL after going to a smaller school, you need that confidence and a little bit of luck. For former Rhode Island receiver Ivory Frimpong, that confidence has been with him for quite a while now. Frimpong – who caught 36 balls for 494 yards and two touchdowns last year – is…
It took three years, but Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley got his first real recruiting class and now he finally gets a legitimate offseason to continue implementing his vision. Think about it. Just about two months after taking the job in December of 2019, Coach Hafley had any spring ball plans completely erased by a pandemic. Instead of getting to know his new team, he was just trying to…
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced over the weekend that they have hired former Boston College linebacker, Patriots assistant and Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores as a special assistant on defense and linebackers coach. The hiring got people’s attention because Flores is suing the NFL, the Denver Broncos, the New York Giants and the Houston Texans. Flores filed the lawsuit after a text exchange with Bill Belichick in which Belichick mistakenly…
Photo: @NFLPABowl While the Reeses Senior Bowl and East-West Shrine game get the majority of attention as the big pre-draft prospect showcases, the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl isn’t too shabby either. That game took place on Saturday night, with the National Team beating the American team 25-24 in the Rose Bowl out in California on a last-second missed field goal. The final score in these games is virtually irrelevant though, what’s…
Featured image via Omar Rawlings/Getty Images Follow me on twitter: @zcarey13 It is finally here! A year after their first losing season in 20 years, the Patriots retooled and reloaded. This team looks very, very different from the last time the Patriots were in the playoffs, but they are hungry. And one thing has stayed consistent. Bill. Belichick. The greatest coach of all time provides stability and a high floor…
When the Patriots play the Dolphins in the regular season finale this Sunday, former Boston College tight end Hunter Long will officially wrap up his rookie season in the NFL. Long was a third round pick for Miami in last year’s draft. The former Eagle has appeared in seven games and has just one catch on three targets this season, but that’s mainly because the Dolphins have two very good…
Photo via: AP/Greg M. Cooper Follow me on twitter: @zcarey13 Happy New Year readers! To welcome us into 2022, we have a matchup between two very different teams with two very different goals. The Jaguars come in off of a loss to the Jets last weekend and the Patriots come off a demoralizing loss to the division rival Bills that likely cost them the division. Lets get started. Jaguars @…
New Years Day means resolutions. Everyone has resolutions on the first day of the year. From losing weight, to exercising more to spending more time with loved ones, everyone has something they want to improve on. We here at New England Football Journal have personal and professional resolutions. Like Bill Belichick, we won’t share our personal resolutions but here are our New Years resolutions for New England Football for 2022….
Photo: @HCrossFB When the Holy Cross Crusaders heard and saw the news they’d been waiting for last Sunday, there was a little celebration that quickly turned to focus on the task at hand. Holy Cross watched the NCAA FCS Selection Show as a team and saw they would be hosting a playoff game at Fitton Field for the first time since 1983. The opponent will be Sacred Heart, but it…
FOXBOROUGH – For the final time before their first preseason game, the Pats were back at practice on a muggy Tuesday afternoon. This one was a bit different as the team was inside Gillette Stadium for the second time in five days, this time for a public practice. Here’s what stood out as the team prepared for the Washington Football Team… -As fans entered the stadium the very first song…