Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports The New England Patriots have made a decisive move, locking up one of their most dynamic and versatile players, Marcus Jones, with a three-year contract extension. The deal is reportedly worth $36 million in new money, keeps the cornerback and All-Pro return specialist in Foxborough through the 2028 season, preempting his scheduled unrestricted free agency next offseason. The extension signifies the team’s commitment to a player…
College Dudes of the Week – Week 9
Image courtesy of Brown Athletics Hard to believe there’s just four weeks left in the college football regular season for our 17 New England teams. Following Week 9, some familiar names and a few new ones make an appearance this week… Grayson Saunier was nearly perfect in Dartmouth’s 49-3 blowout win against Columbia. Saunier went 12-13 for 162 yards and a touchdown. Saunier also had three rushing touchdowns and 55…
NEPSAC Top 10 Poll – Week 7
Some unbelievable games this past weekend lead to some changes in this week’s poll. We also welcome Pingree as a newcomer to our Top 10. Well deserved move up.
Here is this week’s poll.
New England Chaos Poll – Week 8
The Chaos Poll saw some movement this week but remained steady at the top. Plenty to talk about here so we would love to hear from you. Did we get it right? Are we missing someone? Let us know. Tabor Academy (MA) 6-0 Avon Old Farms (CT) 7-0 New Canaan (CT) 6-0 St. John’s Prep (MA) 7-0 King Philip (MA) 7-0 Springfield Central (Ma) 6-1 Greenwich (CT) 5-1 Catholic Memorial…
MIAA Top 25 – Week 8
By Tyler Amaral NEFJ Staff We’ve reached the final week of the Massachusetts high school football regular season. Milford is the one team to fall out after suffering its third loss in four games. The Scarlet Hawks have been replaced by Bridgewater-Raynham. There are six ranked-vs.-ranked matchups this week, giving teams one final chance to improve their playoff seeding. Brackets will be finalized for all eight divisions Sunday, November 2….
Connecticut Top 25 – Week 7
By Andy Close & Robert Gullo NEFJ Correspondents We’re now past the midpoint of the Connecticut high school 2025 football season, with many great matchups taking place this past weekend including the No. 1 vs. No. 2 team. In our latest poll, the Top-10 stayed the same as last week, with a little bit of movement, but nothing significant. ` Here’s our latest poll: 1. New Canaan (6-0): New Canaan…
Division 1 New England College Football Poll – Week 9
More movement this week as the cream starts to rise to the top. The middle is still all jammed up and rotating on a weekly basis. With four weeks left in the regular season, the push to the postseason is on for some… 1. Harvard (6-0) – Andrew Aurich’s team appears to be a wagon. Now ranked 15th in the AFCA Coaches Poll and the offense is still pretty much…
Campbell learns valuable lessons about being a pro after going up against Garrett
Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images FOXBOROUGH- Patriots rookie left tackle Will Campbell found out on Sunday what the rest of the NFL has know for several years now. Browns defensive end Myles Garrett is a monster. With Halloween around the corner, Garrett was a nightmare for Campbell and the rest of the Patriots offensive line, racking up a career high 5 sacks in the Browns 32-13 loss. Garrett lined up in his…
Vrabel makes another intriguing change with new pregame introductions
FOXBOROUGH – If you were listening to Mike Vrabel’s weekly interview with Scott Zolak during the 98.5 Sports Hub pregame show on Sunday about 20 minutes before kickoff, you would have heard some rather stunning news. Vrabel told Zo that individual player introductions would make a return against the Browns. The Patriots made history 23 years ago on that special February night in New Orleans when Pat Summerall told the…
Patriots 32, Browns 13 – Pats win 5th straight game with dominant 2nd half
Image courtesy of Yahoo Sports FOXBOROUGH – It’s been a long time since Rte. 1 was packed at 9 a.m. and it’s been equally as long since Gillette Stadium was alive as it was on Sunday. After a slow start in the first half, New England scored 23 points in the second half, cruising to a fairly dominant 32-13 win over Cleveland. The Patriots now sit at 6-2 and winners…