• UConn looking forward to first major road challenge since September
  • More than just the Brice Cowell Musket on the line when Maine & UNH meet Saturday
  • Alumni perspective on the firing of Don Brown & state of UMass football
  • In awkward spot, Shane Montgomery just looking to get Minutemen over the finish line
  • Despite vast difference in records, Bryant-URI could provide fireworks

NEWFTBJ Staff Picks for Week 4

Yeah I know we’re a little late to the pick party, but we dithered back and forth as to whether or not we wanted to do picks. Well, we decided we are. So here are Patriots, college and high school picks for the weekend. Patriots at Packers John: No Mac, no chance. Green Bay is not what they once were offensively but they’ll score enough to win what should be…

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Patriots: Coaches, teammates & Hoyer himself believe Pats can win with No. 5 under center

Image Courtesy of Icon Sportswire/Getty Images Brian Hoyer was greeted with an “hey Axel,” by a member of the media on Wednesday afternoon. Hoyer responded with a “thanks a lot Slater.” If not for Mac Jones’ injury late in Sunday’s loss to Baltimore, many of us would have never known the backup quarterback’s real first name. Now, not only is Hoyer’s birth name common knowledge, but the veteran QB was…

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Patriots: Our first look at the Green Bay Packers

By Mason Sousa, NEFTBJ Contributor Welp. This hurts. And by the looks of it Mac Jones was in a world of hurt on the final Patriots offensive play of the game in Week 3 as well.  It’s on to recovery of a high ankle sprain for Mac and it’s on to Green Bay for the rest of the New England Patriots. It’s one thing to lose a game, it’s another…

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