Image courtesy of the New England Patriots FOXBOROUGH – In the far right corner of the Sports Illustrated Pavilion where Mike Vrabel was introduced as the Patriots’ 16th head coach on Monday, there was a backdrop set up for stand up interviews that ultimately turned into a bit of ‘legends corner.’ Andre Tippett and Troy Brown gathered with reporters both formally and informally to speak about Vrabel. While Tippett’s words…
CHSCA announces its 2024 All-State team and the All-Class teams
The CHSCA announced on Monday their 2024 All-State team and their All-Class teams. The All-State team features the 27 best players in Connecticut and some of the best talent in New England. Several players have Division One offers. The skill group in particular has several talented players, like quarterbacks Nick Conlan of West Haven and Dravyn Roberts of East Hartford. Columbia commit Michael Walters of Brookfield and Windsor’s John Manning……
Vrabel outlines his vision for the Patriots offense
The Patriots recent struggles on offense are well documented and new coach Mike Vrabel hopes to change that. While Vrabel did not get into specifics as to what type of offense they would utilize, he did reiterate that the Patriots will run a system that fits the talent on hand. It sounded like a possible return to the multiple offense they ran for years when Bill Belichick and Tom Brady…
Accountability returning to New England with hiring of Vrabel
FOXBOROUGH – In front of a jam-packed Sports Illustrated Pavilion on Monday afternoon, Mike Vrabel took the first step in bringing accountability back to Foxborough. Over the course of close to 40-minutes, Vrabel talked about building a coaching staff, working with Eliot Wolf (and apparently Ryan Cowden), his desire to come back here and most importantly, how he was going to get this franchise back to respectability. There’s of course…
Segel: Vrabel’s introductory press conference should be the last one for a while
By Alan Segel NEFJ Contributor Foxborough—Back in 1978, there was a movie released by Universal Pictures titled ‘Same Time Next Year.’ It starred Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn and it was about a couple that had an affair and kept meeting year after year on the same date. The film came to mind this past weekend when the Patriots hired Mike Vrabel as their new coach. He was hired on…
Ryan Cowden expected to join the Patriots front office
One of the first dominos in the hiring of Mike Vrabel is about to fall as the Patriots are expected to hire Giants advisor Ryan Cowden to a front office advisor role. Charles Robinson reported it first. Cowden spent last season with the New York Giants as an advisor to general manager Joe Schoen.He is a Vrabel ally from their time together in Tennessee where Cowden served as director of…
Vrabel will make the Patriots a credible franchise again
AP Photo/George Walker IV, File The Patriots and Mike Vrabel agreed to terms this morning on a deal that will make him the team’s next head coach. Vrabel is scheduled to be introduced at a press conference on Monday at noon. Vrabel’s hiring brings the former three time Super Bowl champion back home where he played for eight seasons and was a cornerstone of the first part of the Patriots…
2024 NEFJ MIAA All-State Teams
It was another fantastic year for high school football in Massachusetts. Here are our first, second and third teams as well as this year’s honorable mentions. Congrats to everyone on a great year, we’re already looking forward to a stellar 2025. First Team Offense QB: Osiris Lopez, Leominster, Jr. RB: Mekhi Dodd, Catholic Memorial, Sr. RB: Justin Marques, Fairhaven, Sr. WR: Merrick Barlow, St. John’s Prep, Sr. WR: Lawson Foley,…
Vrabel set to become next head coach of the Patriots
Around 10:30 on Sunday morning, arguably the worst kept secret in Patriots history was finally revealed from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport. The Patriots are hiring team Hall of Famer Mike Vrabel as the franchise’s 16th head coach. One week after firing Jerod Mayo less than an hour after the regular season finale, another former linebacker is now tasked with bringing the team back to relevance. There’s several…
MHSFCA announces All-State Teams
The Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association released their All-State Teams in each division on Saturday. Here is who made the team in each division. Congratulations to all who made the teams. Divisions 1 and 2 Divisions 3 and 4 Divisions 5 and 6 Divisions 7 and 8 You are unauthorized to view this page.