• New Patriots OLB coach Mike Smith expects big things from Harold Landry
  • Patriots work out local draft prospects
  • Josh McDaniels looking forward to reinventing his offense with Drake Maye
  • Staples promotes Matthew Jacowleff to head coach
  • Patriots trade Joe Milton and capitalize on a late round pick

Recruiting Roundup: Milford

With the loss of a talented senior class, Milford is expected by some to come back down to earth. Surely, the Scarlet Hawks can’t win a share of the Hockomock League Kelley-Rex and make another Final Four postseason run again. For those doubters, the Hawks might have a surprise in store. Milford should be very good again, and are in reload, not rebuild, mode. Milford will compete in Division 3…

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Boston College’s Jason Tudryn on the state of recruiting

FOXBORO — On Saturday, the second day of the New England Football Coaches Clinic at Gillette Stadium, Jason Tudryn covered a lot of ground with his presentation on the current recruiting landscape. Tudryn is the recruiting coordinator at Boston College, and has loads of experience at both the high school and college level. We got a chance after his talk to speak with him on a few topics. One aspect…

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McCourty retirement leaves a void in leadership. Here are five players who can fill the void

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Devin McCourty announced his retirement on Friday after 13 seasons with the Patriots. McCourty won three Super Bowls and was a two-time Pro Bowler. McCourty’s loss on the field will be felt. During his career he intercepted 35 passes and was one of the best free safeties in the game. Perhaps McCourty’s greatest contribution in recent years however was his leadership as he became one…

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Patriots pick up two compensatory picks in the 4th and 6th rounds

The Patriots were awarded two compensatory picks yesterday by the NFL. They picked up a third 4th round pick (#135) and an additional 6th round pick (#210). They were given the picks after losing cornerback J.C Jackson and offensive lineman Ted Karras in free agency last off-season. Here are the Patriots up to date draft picks. They now have a total of ten picks in April’s draft. Round 1, Pick…

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Patriots Biggest Needs Series: Wide Receiver

The Patriots have several significant needs this offseason and the New England Football Journal is breaking down each one. This installment is about wide receiver, a position that has some strong internal candidates, but could use an addition in at least one key spot. At present, the Patriots receiving corps consists of Kendrick Bourne, DeVante Parker, Tyquan Thornton and practice squad receiver Raleigh Webb. Matthew Slater is listed as a…

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