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…
Six practices in and Drake Maye has a long way to go
I finally got to see Drake Maye in person on Tuesday and a lot of what I saw on film for the past two years is still present in his game. Maye is physically talented, there is no doubt about that. The arm talent especially pops in person but he has a lot to work on mechanically. For starters, his footwork has improved but he is still heavy footed. Part…
NEFJ Nuggets from Patriots training camp: Day 6
FOXBOROUGH – The focus was back on football Tuesday morning. In what was truly the first hot, muggy, gotta-get-through it day for training camp, there was no sideshow, no negotiations for everyone to see, no fights or scrums, just football. It was the second day of pads for the players and while we still (somewhat surprisingly) haven’t seen any goal line work, we got a little bit of red zone…
Stevenson, Harris could be underrated 1-2 punch for Pats’ offense
FOXBOROUGH – If it feels like we’ve been talking about the uncertainty of the O-line and QB position for a while now, it’s because we have. This is Year 5 of the post-Brady era and those two questions still remain the biggest lingering over the new-look Patriots. However, one place where the Pats may actually be better than we thought is at running back. Despite the questions surrounding who’s going…