Six Patriots players decided to opt out of the 2020 season yesterday due to COVID-19. Now that the dust has settled a little bit, the question is. How will the Patriots replace them? We don’t know if Bill Belichick is going to use the $24 million he now has in cap space. Chances are, he will roll most of the cap space into next season. If he does that, that…
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Patriots: Youth and inexperience highlight the 2020 Patriots staff
Jedd Fisch is the most prominent Patriots coaching hire this off-season. The Patriots announced their 2020 coaching staff today and one of the first things that jumps out at you is just how much youth and inexperience there is on this staff. Image courtesy of Mike Reiss. Offensively, the addition of Quarterbacks coach Jedd Fisch is significant. Fisch has been a long time coordinator at the NFL and college levels…
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Patriots: Hightower and Cannon headline the list of Patriots opting out of the 2020 season
Linebacker Dont’a Hightower opting out of the 2020 season is a huge blow to the Patriots defense. After signing free agent quarterback Cam Newton in June, Patriots fans were once again talking Super Bowl. Those plans however have taken a major hit in the last 12 hours with the announcement that right tackle Marcus Cannon and linebacker Dont’a Hightower have both opted out of the 2020 season due to concerns…
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Boston College: BC Women’s Soccer Alum turned Super Fan starts national #FreeJurk movement
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Patriots: Patriots release ten players ahead of training camp.
The Patriots released ten players over the weekend ahead of the start of training camp. Veteran cornerback Lenzy Pipkins was released on Saturday and the team announced the following players were released yesterday: Quarterbacks J’Mar Smith and Brian Lewerke; Wide receivers Isaiah Zuber, Will Hastings, and Sean Riley; defensive tackle Courtney Wallace; linebacker Kyahva Tezino; and safeties Malik Gant and Adarius Pickett. The moves allow the Patriots to get to…
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Opinion: The Jets did the right thing in moving on from Jamal Adams
The New York Jets traded pro bowl safety Jamal Adams and a 4th round pick on Saturday to the Seattle Seahawks for S Bradley McDougal, a 2021 1st round pick, a 2021 3rd round pick and a 2022 first round pick. On paper, the deal is comparable to what the Raiders got for Khalil Mack. The only difference is, Adams is not the impact player that Mack is. The Jets…
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Some final thoughts before NFL camps ramp up this week
By Kevin J. Stone/@kstone06 Well, here we are. After months of questioning whether or not the NFL would truly be able to plow ahead like they thought they could, training camps are set to pick up steam this week. There’s still quite a bit of uncertainty as to how the regular season may look, but at the very least we should have some actual football topics to discuss starting soon….
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High School: Jaden Young and Nathan Roach commit to Navy
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High School: Football remains a high risk sport in the state of Massachusetts
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High School: Fall Sports pushed back to September 14th but football still faces an uphill climb
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