AP Photo/Mark Stockwell It was a good weekend for the first round quarterbacks in week one of the preseason. At least for five of the six that were drafted. Drake Maye did not play enough to make an impression. Here is how the rookie quarterbacks did in limited action this weekend. Caleb Williams (First overall): 4/7, 95 yards, 101.8 passer rating Jayden Daniels (Second overall): 2/3, 45 yards, 1 rushing…
NEFJ Nuggets from Patriots training camp: Day 12
Practice #12. Hard to believe that training camp is winding down. It has gone by quick., Weather: Mix of Sun and clouds , 75 degrees Four takeaways from Mayo’s pre-practice media scrum. Q: What went into the decision to part ways with JuJu Smith-Schuster? JM: Yeah, it was a decision between Eliot [Wolf] and myself, really to give the younger guys an opportunity to go out there and get more…
Former Tar Heel turned Eagle Kamari Morales gives insight into Drake Maye
CHESTNUT HILL – There’s no one currently living in New England that knows Drake Maye better than BC tight end Kamari Morales. Aside from Maye’s family, of course. Morales – who is playing his final year of college football at BC under Bill O’Brien – was a teammate of Drake Maye’s at North Carolina. Maye and Morales were close both on and off the field. Following Boston College’s eighth training…
UConn open practice and five observations
By Tony Catalina NEFJ Correspondent EAST HARTFORD — With their season set to kick off in three weeks and the home opener the following week, the 2024 UConn Huskies took the field at their home stadium for the first time this season on Saturday afternoon. The fans in attendance at “The Rent” got their first real chance to look at this year’s team as they try to gain back the……
5 Observations from our camp visit with Boston College
Image courtesy of B.C Athletics We got a chance to visit with the Boston College Eagles on Friday as part of our camp visit. It was Practice #6 for them coming off of a day off. The energy was high and you can tell that O’Brien and his staff push the pace. They are not afraid to get after the players and demand their best on every snap and rep. …
Patriots release wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster
Mark Alberti/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images According to sources, the Patriots have released wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. Smith-Schuster signed a three year, $25.5 million dollar contract last off-season. He was supposed to off-set the loss of Jakobi Meyers but the veteran receiver struggled finishing with 29 catches for 260 yards with one touchdown in 11 games last season. Source: The #Patriots are releasing WR JuJu Smith-Schuster. While a surprise, this…
It was a nearly perfect NFL debut for former Holy Cross star Jalen Coker
FOXBOROUGH – After a sluggish, rainy, fairly boring 17-3 Patriots win over the Panthers on Thursday night, Jalen Coker walked down the visitors tunnel and back out onto the field. Right there in the corner of the end zone was a big support group waiting for him with open arms. Friends and family who have now become rabid Carolina fans, supporting No. 18 following his first NFL game about an…
Patriots 17 Panthers 3: Post Game Grades
FOXBOROUGH- Our first installment of post game grades sees quarterback Joe Milton at the head of his class with an A. I thought he had a strong night as did the interior of the defensive line. Here are my grades for the Patriots after their 17-3 win over Carolina. A QB Joe Milton: Milton threw for 54 yards and a touchdown pass while rushing for 25 yards. He gave the…
7 Points on the Patriots 17-3 win over the Panthers
FOXBOROUGH- The Patriots made their 2024 season debut on Thursday night in a 17-3 win over the Carolina Panthers. It was far from pretty. The game was a slog until Joe Milton came in and gave the Patriots offense a spark. He played well in the fourth quarter and gave Patriots fans something to cheer about. Here are seven points on tonight’s game. 1.Maye plays one series: Drake Maye played only…