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Cole Strange tore his patellar tendon according to report

According to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, Patriots guard Cole Strange tore his patellar tendon last season and that is why he has been out of action since the injury. Strange suffered in the injury in his left knee. As a result, Patriots coach Jerod Mayo deemed Strange “month to month” when he met with the media during OTA’s.  The Patriots repped second year guard Sidy Sow at left guard this spring….

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St. Mary’s wins a thriller over Leominster in the Girls Flag Football Championship

FOXBOROUGH- St. Mary’s scored on a late touchdown catch by Kaileigh Patterson to beat defending champion Leominster 18-13 in the second annual Girls Flag Championship at Gillette Stadium.  Patterson, a sixth grader and the daughter of Spartans coach Terrell Patterson stole the show as she was one of the top performers of the evening. She opened the scoring in the championship game with a pick six and she sealed for…

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Renegades end regular season on high note as playoffs loom

Image courtesy of Boston Renegades It wasn’t always pretty at times for the 2023 Renegades relative to the success the franchise has had the last five years, but it doesn’t matter now. With a 55-20 blowout of the D.C. Divas at Harry Della Russo Stadium in Revere on Saturday night, Boston finished the regular season at 4-2, second behind the 6-0 Pittsburgh Passion in the National division. The five-time defending…

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North holds off South in Shriners Game, 21-17

WALTHAM — In Saturday night’s Shriners Football Classic, it would be hard not to be impressed with the South’s offensive arsenal. In the 46th edition of this game at Bentley, South had a handful of quarterbacks who could really sling it. But the North had an answer in Bishop Fenwick defensive back Luke Connolly, who played a big role in the North’s 21-17 victory. Connolly made two interceptions, and tipped……

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Chewing on the B.O.N.E. 10 observations from the Best of New England Camp

SPRINGFIELD- The Best of New England camp has become an annual tradition in New England. It is a camp that allows young men to show what they can do on the field in front of over 100 college coaches. It has also becoming a meeting place of sorts for college coaches as they enter the summer. Here are ten observations from our visit on Friday. New England has a plethora……

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Pirates Preview: San Antonio Gunslingers (5-5) at Massachusetts Pirates (6-5)

The Pirates are coming off of a tough a 36-33 loss to the Green Bay Blizzard last week. It has been a tough stretch for Massachusetts as they dropped four of their last five games.  Today they take on a San Antonio team that has been good of late, winning three of their last four games. With little more than a month left in the season, the Pirates are entering…

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Linemen shine at BONE

SPRINGFIELD — On Friday at the BONE camp at Springfield College, some of the best takes were the 1-on-1 battles between linemen. With some of the best talent in the Northeast on display, you saw some real competition. The way the 1-on-1s were structured, the offensive linemen had a slight advantage. The defenders were not able to go until the first movement on the offensive line. Still, some of the……

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Patriots put on an unbelievable show in honoring Tom Brady

FOXBOROUGH- Tom Brady was inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame on Wednesday night. It was an amazing ceremony befitting of the greatest player of all-time, the greatest quarterback of all-time and the greatest Patriot of all-time. NBC’s Mike Tirico emceed the event and he did a good job of hosting the three hour event.  The induction reminded me of a Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony but with…

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Patriots sign second round pick Ja’Lynn Polk

The Patriots announced that they have signed second round draft Ja’Lynn Polk.  Polk, 23, was selected by the Patriots in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft with the 37th pick overall out of Washington. The 6-foot-1, 203-pounder played in 41 games in college and finished with 143 receptions for 2,231 yards with 18 touchdowns. Last season, Polk had 69 receptions for 1,159 yards and 9 touchdowns. He began…

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