• 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

5 observations from our visit with the Brown Bears

Image courtesy of Brown Athletics PROVIDENCE- Brown made major strides last season finishing 5-5 but the expectations are much higher this season for a team that returns seven fifth year players and 23 seniors overall.  Despite the higher expectations, Coach James Perry doesn’t look too far ahead. He wants his team to focus on the day to day and to have short and long term goals.  It was the first……

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Scrimmage observations – Springfield Central vs. Milford

MILFORD — In what is becoming a big, annual scrimmage between two of the top teams in the state, Milford hosted Springfield Central Friday night in Milford. Since the two coaching staffs put this game together in 2022, the action has been intense, and the teams generally have a better idea of what they have. On Friday, Central “won” the portion of the game played by the first string, 14-6…….

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NEFJ Preseason All-Division 1 College Teams

Our fourth annual preseason All-Division One teams are here. As always, a lot of work goes into this list and we hope we recognized all the players that deserve the recognition. We do our best to promote the players and the programs.  Here are our three teams and our Honorable Mention team.  First Team Offense  QB: Thomas Castellanos, Jr. Boston College RB: Jordan Fuller, Sr. Holy Cross RB: Kye Robichaux,……

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Merrimack season preview & game predictions

By Ryan Barry NEFJ Correspondent The Merrimack Warriors kick-off their 2024 campaign on Saturday afternoon in Colorado Springs, Colorado when they take on the Air Force Falcons of the Mountain West Conference. With Dan Curran leaving to take the Holy Cross job, new head coach Mike Gennetti leads the program after 19 seasons as an assistant in North Andover. Gennetti takes over a program that begins play as an FCS…

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Mayo names Brissett as Pats’ Week 1 starter

Image courtesy of Sports Illustrated  This was always going to be the case, no matter how much Pats fans wished for a different outcome. On Thursday morning – minutes before he was set to speak to the media after he wasn’t scheduled to speak initially – Adam Schefter broke the news that Mayo had told the team Jacoby Brissett would be starting Week 1 against Cincinnati. No matter how much…

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Patriots make a flurry of roster moves

The Patriots were busy on Wednesday, signing seven players who they released to their practice squad and claiming four other players.  The Patriots claimed LB Curtis Jacobs off waivers from Kansas City, OT Demontrey Jacobs off waivers from Denver, DT Eric Johnson off waivers from Indianapolis and OT Zach Thomas off waivers from the Los Angeles Rams. In order to add those players, the Patriots cut CB Isaiah Bolden, DT…

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Patriots players reveal best & worst high school training camp memories

Getty Images Friday night lights are right around the corner, but the dog days of training camp are still biting for about a week or two. High school players around New England officially kick off the regular season next weekend, but hot, grind-it-out practices and a few scrimmages are still the focus as teams forge their identities. These two weeks each summer are also a time where young athletes grow…

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