• Patriots work out local draft prospects
  • Josh McDaniels looking forward to reinventing his offense with Drake Maye
  • Staples promotes Matthew Jacowleff to head coach
  • Patriots trade Joe Milton and capitalize on a late round pick
  • Joe Milton traded to Dallas

Mayo gets to focus on football in tonight’s preseason opener

It has been an eventful first training camp for Patriots Head Coach Jerod Mayo. After a busy off-season focused on hiring his staff, free agency and the draft, Mayo has gotten a taste of the turbulent world of an NFL head coach. From navigating injuries to the contract issues involving Davon Godchaux and Matthew Judon, Mayo has gotten a first hand look at just how unpredictable the life of an…

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10 Patriots to watch in the preseason opener

AP Photo/ Mark Stockwell The Patriots will host the Carolina Panthers in the preseason opener tonight at Gillette Stadium. It will be our first opportunity to see Drake Maye and the rookie class in action. It will also be our first look at Jerod Mayo as the coach of this team.  1. Drake Maye: The future face of the franchise has had an eventful training camp thus far. We have…

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Patriots are reportedly out of the Brandon Aiyuk sweepstakes. It is time to re-focus and move on

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY SPORTS The Patriots will not be trading for star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk after all.  ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Tuesday night that the team has decided to pull out of the running for Aiyuk and are “excited about their young receivers and want to focus on them.”  Sources: After inquiring about Brandon Aiyuk’s availability, the Patriots have decided not to explore any further trade possibilities…

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Drake Maye’s two minute struggles overshadow his improvement

Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye has shown growth and improvement over the course of the first 11 practices of training camp. Patriots coach Jerod Mayo praised him in his pre-practice press conference. “I thought Drake did a great job not only progressing on the field, but also off the field. You can already tell like he is going to put in that extra work. You know, I walked by the…

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NEFJ Nuggets from Patriots training camp – Day 11

FOXBOROUGH – Apologies for not posting our Day 10 nuggets on Monday, I was deathly sick and only caught the last 35-40 minutes of practice. Anyway, there were more encouraging signs on Tuesday, which was the final practice before the first preseason game at home against Carolina on Thursday night. Here’s everything from the soggy hillside behind Gillette… -Surprisingly decent crowd given the weather, it was bigger than some of…

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Is Brandon Aiyuk really a possibility? Here is what we know

(Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) The San Francisco 49ers have given disgruntled star teceiver Brandon Aiyuk permission to seek a trade to a team that is interested and has spoken to the 49ers. So the Patriots, Browns and Steelers seem to be the most interested.  According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, all three teams are in the hunt for Aiyuk. Here is what we know so far in regards to…

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It is time for the Judon contract circus to leave town

Matthew Judon met with the assembled media after Monday’s training camp practice and as usual, the exchange was intresting to say the least.   Judon was initially joined by teammate Jahlani Tavai who was “speaking” on his behalf. Judon was doing his best Marshawn Lynch inpression and didnt want to get fined. Tavai was removed and Judon started answring questions. When asked why he left practice last Monday, Judon explained…

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