• Patriots players talk mentality on eve of joint practices
  • Wagner ready to lead the Milton Wildcats back to the top this season
  • Rhode Island & Yale ranked in AFCA preseason coaches poll
  • UMass defense gelling quickly in camp
  • Patriots begin Philly prep with 17th training camp practice

Williams stepping away from Patriots once again

File Photo Patriots defensive coordinator Terrell Williams is stepping away from the team for a few days to address a new health issue, head coach Mike Vrabel announced on Wednesday. The decision comes after Williams has experienced a series of health-related incidents since joining the Patriots this offseason. According to Vrabel, this latest issue is “unforeseen” and unrelated to a previous medical scare that kept Williams away from the team…

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No. 5 URI has huge early season test coming up this weekend as target gets bigger

Five and rising. The defending CAA champs and now 2-0 URI Rams have moved up to No. 5 in the AFCA Coaches Poll this week after beating Stony Brook on the road. Jim Fleming’s team has another huge early season test this weekend when the Rams visit perennial FCS playoff contender Holy Cross in the Cruaders’ home opener. This will be Rhody’s first non-conference game after opening the year with…

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Bryant’s first win over FBS opponent serves as validation

It’s not often you can say you did something for the first time in history. The 2025 Bryant Bulldogs and head coach Chris Merritt can now say that forever after earning the program’s first win against an FBS school, beating UMass last Saturday. Perhaps more importantly, it was validation for the belief that the tide was turning for Bryant with a big investment from the school behind the program and…

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Is the Myth of Miami in September overhyped or real?

FOXBOROUGH – Back in my day (late 90s early 2000s) the Patriots were always in Miami in September and the Dolphins were here in December. Brady’s bomb to Troy Brown for the OT win and Tedy Bruschi throwing snow in the air are moments that never get etched in fans’ minds forever if the schedule was the way it’s been the last decade or so, with locations usually flipped. This…

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CIAC Class LL preview

By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent Outlook: The Greenwich Cardinals have won two of the last three Class LL state titles, defeating West Haven 14-0 last year. Linebackers Jack Kelly, Santi Parra, and Justin Carroll return, who combined for 347 tackles last year on a team that allowed just 9.3 points per game last season. On offense, they return leading running back Hector Lopez, who rushed for 1,218 yards and 13…

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