Patriots set 53-man roster

August 27, 2024

All the guessing and prognosticating is done. We now know what the 2024 Patriots look like…for now. New England released 16 players on Tuesday to get down to the 53-man limit after making a bunch of moves on Monday too. The Patriots also placed Kendrick Bourne, Sione Takitaki and Cole Strange on PUP, which means they’ll be out for at least the first four games of the season. Christian Barmore…

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Some good & a bunch of ugly in Pats’ preseason finale

August 25, 2024

Ready or not, the Patriots are on to the regular season. New England wrapped up the preseason with a 20-10 loss against the Commanders, but more important than the result were some developments that will have the sports radio talk shows in town buzzing for the next two weeks… The Good Drake Maye was fantastic given the disastrous offensive line play. Maye had an 18  TD pass to Kevin Harris…

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Following the Windham Jaguars Football journey in Ireland: Day 3

August 24, 2024

The Windham High School football program is on a journey of a lifetime this week. The Jaguars are participating in the Global Ireland Football Tournament. Assistant coach Lauren Gaudette has been chronicling their trip for us. Here is a little bit of what the players and coaches have experienced on their trip.  Day Three:  Maclay beat Windham 35-23. Here is quick summary of the game.  Maclay scores on their first…

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Following the Windham Jaguars Football journey in Ireland: Day 2

August 23, 2024

The Windham High School football program is on a journey of a lifetime this week. The Jaguars are participating in the Global Ireland Football Tournament, and will open their season Friday (7 a.m. EST) against the Maclay School of Tallahassee, Florida. Windham flew from Boston to Dublin on Tuesday and is scheduled to return on Sunday.  Assistant coach Lauren Gaudette is chronicling their trip for us. Here is a little…

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Following the Windham Jaguars Football journey in Ireland

August 22, 2024

The Windham High School football program is on a journey of a lifetime this week. The Jaguars are participating in the Global Ireland Football Tournament, and will open their season Friday (7 a.m. EST) against the Maclay School of Tallahassee, Florida. Windham flew from Boston to Dublin on Tuesday and is scheduled to return on Sunday.  Assistant coach Lauren Gaudette is chronicling their trip for us. Here is a little…

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NEFJ Nuggets from Patriots training camp – Day 18

August 21, 2024

FOXBOROUGH – Just two days left of training camp. The Pats took another step forward towards their final preseason game on Sunday night in Washington with practice No. 18 on Wednesday afternoon. There was a lot of scout team work as the defense worked off cards and began to prep for the Commanders. Drake Maye took his first reps with the 1’s, but did not throw the ball in the…

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Mayo says Maye could be Patriots starting quarterback in Week 1

August 19, 2024

Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports Patriots coach Jerod Mayo made his first appearance of the season on the Greg Hill Show earlier this morning and talked about a wide range of topics ahead of Sunday’s preseason finale against the Washington Commanders. Mayo addressed the quarterback situation and he reiterated that Jacoby Brissett and Drake Maye are in a quarterback competition and that Maye has a shot at winning the competition and…

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NEFJ Nuggets from Patriots training camp – Day 15

August 17, 2024

FOXBOROUGH – The end is in sight for the grind that is training camp. The Pats held a brief hour-and-a-half practice on Saturday afternoon without fans for the first time, signaling the near end of camp ahead of the final preseason game in Washington next Sunday. While it was a short, non-padded session, there were still plenty of good nuggets coming out of it… -No Calvin Anderson or or Nick…

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QB controversy is here sooner than many – including the Patriots – thought it would be

August 16, 2024

It took until the week of the final preseason game, but Jerod Mayo, Alex Van Pelt and the Patriots have a QB controversy on their hands sooner than many expected. Drake Maye didn’t put up any earth-shattering numbers during the preseason game against Philly on Thursday night, but the flashes of what could be are impossible to ignore. There was the deep ball to Javon Baker that should have been…

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Pats lose 2nd preseason game, but Maye & defense provide signs of hope

August 15, 2024

FOXBOROUGH – What a difference a week makes. After Pats fans were underwhelmed with the sample size they saw from Drake Maye in the first preseason game, Thursday night was a much different story. New England may have lost its preseason game to Philadelphia 14-13 on Thursday night, but the defense and more importantly Maye flashed and provided some much needed hope for the future. Maye had his first NFL…

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