By Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent AMHERST – It was one final chance to impress the NFL world for outgoing UMass seniors on Tuesday afternoon during the Minutemen Pro Day. In front of a contingent of NFL scouts and their friends and family, 10 former UMass players put their best foot forward in hopes of extending their football careers. Teams in attendance included the New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars, and……
Brown fired up as spring ball gets underway for UMass
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UConn hires Brad Robbins as quarterback coach
Jim Mora has hired Brad Robbins as the Huskies new quarterbacks coach. Robbins replaces former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Nick Charlton who left for the Cleveland Browns earlier this month. Robbins was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Southern Utah previously. He has also coached at Tennessee Tech and VMI among his previous stops. He inherits a good quarterback room which features Joe Fagnano, Ta’Quan Roberson, Tucker McDonald……
With unique opportunity, DiBiaso writing his own chapter of the family legacy
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Jerod Mayo meets with the media at the owners meetings
Patriots coach Jerod Mayo met with the assembled media on Monday in Orlando at the owners meetings. Mayo touched a variety of topics from free agency, to being a head coach to the NFL Draft. He opened with a statement regarding free agency. The clarity I would begin with is free agency – the media, the fans – everyone wants that big signing. But at the same time, as we…
Mayo sheds light on Patriots’ offseason
Image courtesy of Mike Reiss/ ESPN Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo spoke to ESPN’s Mike Reiss at the annual NFL Owners Meetings on Sunday evening and touched on a couple of topics. Mayo talked about the Patriots approach in free agency thus far and why they did not sign any of the big free agents available. “The most important thing for us was to get our people back here. Re-sign…
New England Top 50 NFL Prospects:
With the NFL Draft a month away, here are our top 50 draft eligible prospects in New England. The offensive line is the most dominant position this year. Four of our top six players are offensive lineman. It is a deep and talented group. The prospect list is subject to change in terms of additions. It is a working list. These are players we think can play professionally somewhere. At the……
As O’Brien continues early recruiting push, big names visit campus this weekend
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Jaedn Skeete could break out for Boston College
CHESTNUT HILL — Back when Jaedn Skeete signed with Boston College, then-Eagles coach Jeff Hafley threw a pretty big compliment the receiver’s way. Hafley said that the Catholic Memorial star was the best player in Massachusetts from that class of 2023. Considering who else was coming out that year — the likes of Samson Okunlola (Thayer/Miami), Joenel Aguero (St. John’s Prep/Georgia), and Boubacar Traore (Catholic Memorial/Notre Dame), among others —……