FOXBOROUGH – Another scorcher and another good day for the offense on Friday. Jumping right into it for this edition… -As usual, Sidy Sow and Michael Jordan are the first guys out at about 10:30. -Busy day for VIP guests as Ian Rapoport from NFL Network, Scott Pioli (also NFL Network now) and former BC/Falcons QB Matt Ryan were all in the house to check out practice. James White was…
UMass Minutemen open 2024 practice
By Ryan Barry NEFJ Correspondent AMHERST — The UMass Minutemen officially began their 2024 campaign on Friday morning at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. With a heat index of 90 degrees at the first horn of camp, players were still excited as ever to hit the field despite the steamy conditions. For UMass coach Don Brown, who enters his third season leading the Minutemen in the FBS era since his return in……
Pirates Preview: Massachusetts Pirates (9-8) at Green Bay Blizzard (14-3)
The Pirates shocked the IFL last week by knocking off the Frisco Fighters 53-50 in a come from behind win. Now they turn their attention to the number one seeded Green Bay Blizzard. The two teams last met on June 8th with the Blizzard prevailing 36-33. The Pirates lead the all-time series between the two teams 5-3. Here are three keys for the Pirates tonight if they want to advance…
Turnaround at Maine starts with playing Black Bears football
Image courtesy of Maine Athletics The Maine Black Bears opened training camp on Wednesday and the hope is that Jordan Stevens team can turn things around and get the program back on track. According to Stevens in last week’s CAA Media Day, the best way for the Black Bears to do that is to play traditional Maine football. They need to run the football and play fast and physical on……
Godchaux happy to get his extension and he can now focus on football
Nose tackle Davon Godchaux met the media after practice today and the number one topic of course was his newly signed contract extension. Godchaux openly talked about the extension he signed on Tuesday and why he deserved. Godchaux says his wife made him realize that you don’t always get what you want but he thankful for it. What Godchaux got was a two year extension for $21 million dollars. $16.5…
NEFJ Nuggets from Patriots training camp: Day 7
FOXBOROUGH – One week from the first official game under Jerod Mayo, the Pats were back out behind Gillette on Thursday morning for the seventh training camp practice. It was brutally hot – something Jonathan Jones said the team “needed” – but the Pats were not in pads after a day off. We got a lot of red zone work though and there were some more encouraging signs for the…
Mayo says Pats players will still pick captains
Throughout the last 25 years, Bill Belichick had players vote for team captains, although many believe he would sometimes fudge the ‘vote’ to get certain guys in leadership roles. Whether he did or didn’t get involved, it’s hard to argue that the Patriots have always had some pretty damn good leaders with the title of ‘captain’ since 2000. So, with Belichick now gone, how is new head coach Jerod Mayo…
URI opens fall camp with new faces and a new desire to break through
Image courtesy of URI Athletics The Rhode Island Rams kicked off fall camp on Wednesday with a several new faces but the same desire to win the CAA and get an FBS Playoff bid. If the Rams are going to achieve a program record fourth straight winning season, they will need a lot of the newcomers to step in and fill some big shoes. Perhaps the biggest shoes that need……
Onwenu embracing the changes on offense while staying positive
Michael Onwenu is now on of the elder statesman along the Patriots offensive line. Onwenu, a free agent this off-season re-signed with the Patriots on a three year, $57 million dollar contract. Entering his fifth season with the organization, Onwenu is one of the Patriots best players and arguably their best offensive lineman. He has played for four different offensive line coaches in his time with the team. Despite that,…
Pats extend another veteran as Godchaux gets new deal
Getty Images Earlier this week, Davon Godchaux’s agent Drew Rosenhaus, Jason Rosenhaus, Matt Groh, Eliot Wolf and Robyn Glaser were all spotted having a lengthy discussion during Patriots training camp. After practice, Godchaux, Drew Rosenhaus and Jerod Mayo held a 5-10 minute talk on the Friends and Family hill too. Well, apparently those discussions were productive and positive. Adam Schefter reported on Wednesday afternoon – a day off for the…