While not always noticeable, Chris Board’s role on Patriots has been an important one

December 29, 2023

Image courtesy of New England Patriots The only thing Patriots fans really know about Chris Board is that he makes a significant amount of money to play special teams. Around here, that usually means you draw more criticism than praise unless your impact is glaring. No. 45 doesn’t get mentioned much on the TV broadcast (aside from the penalty last week that negated a 76 yard punt), but his impact…

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New Patriots LB Chris Board looking forward to reuniting with Judon

May 9, 2023

From 2018-2020, Matt Judon and Chris Board were teammates with the Baltimore Ravens. Judon’s been a Patriot for a couple years now, but he’ll be seeing a familiar face around the locker room this fall as Board signed with the Patriots as a free agent. On Tuesday, Board met the New England media for the first time for a quick 15-minute Q&A session. When asked about teaming back up with…

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Patriots investment in special teams is the best way to fix a unit that has struggled the last two years

March 19, 2023

Contrary to what some Patriots fans think, the best way for the team to fix their troubled special teams units is by upgrading the talent on them, not firing the coordinator. Fans want to fire special teams coach Cam Achord but that would only solve so much of the problem. The Patriots needed to upgrade the talent on their special teams units and they did that this week. It all…

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