The mystery of what will happen to Matt Patricia has finally been solved, After months of speculation, Patricia is no longer with the Patriots. ESPN’s Tim McManus is reporting that Patricia is joining Nick Sirianni’s staff in Philadelphia as Senior Defensive Assistant. Patricia has been in limbo for months after being removed as offensive play caller after a disastrous 8-9 season in which the Patriots had one of the worst…
From Germany to North Andover, new addition to Merrimack staff welcomed with open arms
Image courtesy of Merrimack Athletics If you were at the Merrimack spring game last Friday night, you may have seen Michelle Hurzeler with a whistle during early stretches. Not many people know her, but they will soon. Hurzeler is making a name for herself and is the newest member of the Warriors’ staff with an official title of Graduate Fellow Strength & Conditioning Coach. Hurzeller has also served in the…
Patriots Draft: Top 30 Visit Tracker
The Patriots have had multiple players in this week for visits. I will track the visits for you and will share my thoughts on each visit as our list is updated. Isaiah Bolden, 6-2 205, CB, Jackson State My Thoughts: Bolden started his career at Florida State. He has terrific size and is dynamic in the return game. He has the athleticism and ball skills to be a starting boundary……
Mayo mum on any role change, but things are clearly different
FOXBOROUGH – As Jerod Mayo was swarmed by a room full of reporters on Tuesday morning, Jerod Mayo stepped up onto a podium with a towel around his neck, seemingly after a workout. Maybe he was just preparing to sweat out the plethora of questions ahead of him. Either way, Mayo addressed quite a bit during the first bit of media availability at Gillette Stadium. While he was coy with…
Breaking down Matt Groh’s pre-draft presser. We look at the five key topics he addressed
Patriots Director of Player Personnel Matt Groh met with the media on Tuesday, ahead of next weekend’s NFL Draft and had some pretty interesting things to say. https://twitter.com/newftbj/status/1648372345852116998?s=46&t=0-klhPVppXQ66vGpXhGesA Here are some of the topics Groh addressed. Thoughts on getting it right with the 14th pick Groh stressed that it is important the Patriots come away with a an impact player at Pick 14. “It’s great to find those free agents,……
Sydney’s sights & sounds from UMass spring practice
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Adrian Klemm meets with media for the first time
New Patriots offensive line coach Adrian Klemm meet with the media for the first time on Tuesday. Klemm was hired as the Patriots offensive line coach in January, replacing Matt Patricia who along with assistant offensive line coach Billy Yates coached the group last season. https://twitter.com/newftbj/status/1648369779252637696?s=46&t=0-klhPVppXQ66vGpXhGesA The offensive line struggled last season and in many people’s eyes were the root cause of the team’s struggles offensively. In reality, it was…
Bill O’Brien addresses a variety of topics in his first meeting with the media
New Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien answered several questions today in his first meeting with the local media since being hired in January. https://twitter.com/newftbj/status/1648367647002705920?s=46&t=0-klhPVppXQ66vGpXhGesA O’Brien spoke for almost ten minutes and addressed a variety of topics from being back in New England to his assessment of Mac Jones to moving on from last season. Jones was a popular topic as you can imagine. O’Brien was asked right out of the…
1-on-1 with Troy Brown
Image courtesy of National Football Foundation On Tuesday morning, the Patriots held the first bit of media availability heading into the 2023 season. Director of Player Personnel Matt Groh, new offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien and Jerod Mayo all got the majority of the attention as you’d expect, but the other assistant coaches were also on hand to chat with reporters for a bit. I spoke briefly with Pats legend Troy…