It has been an eventful first training camp for Patriots Head Coach Jerod Mayo. After a busy off-season focused on hiring his staff, free agency and the draft, Mayo has gotten a taste of the turbulent world of an NFL head coach. From navigating injuries to the contract issues involving Davon Godchaux and Matthew Judon, Mayo has gotten a first hand look at just how unpredictable the life of an…
The Patriots announced five personnel changes to the front office for the upcoming season. Alonzo Highsmith was hired as a senior personnel executive, Casey Belongia joined the staff as an area scout (Midwest), Bob Kronenberg was hired as a pro scout and A.J. Richardson and Landon Simpson were hired as scouting assistants. The team also announced that four members of the scouting department received promotions. four members of the staff…
Getty Images When Jerod Mayo took over for Bill Belichick in January, his primary focus when building his staff was on the offensive side of the ball. He could afford to focus on the offense because he knew the strength of his team would be on the defensive side of the ball. It is not to say that Mayo did not care about the defense, he obviously does. He is…
The Patriots have signed first round pick Drake Maye. The team announced the signing yesterday afternoon. Maye signed a fully guaranteed four-year, $36.63 million deal that includes a $23.46 million signing bonus according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Getting Maye signed earlier than later is important for several reasons. For one, he can now focus on learning the offense and playing football. Typically most top ten picks get their deals done…
Ju-Ju Smith-Schuster is healthy and ready to compete for playing time. The wide receiver position for the Patriots has been much maligned in recent years. Despite a concerted effort the last five years to upgrade the position, the production has not been there. The receiver room as a whole has been underwhelming. The Patriots addressed the position once again this off-season by re-signing Kendrick Bourne, signing K.J Osborn and drafting…
The Patriots kickoff voluntary OTA’s today in Foxboro. Head Coach Jerod Mayo is scheduled to meet with the media at 11:30 am. After he meets with the media, the team will practice for two hours and then six players will meet be made available to the media at 2:00 pm. The NFL allows teams to have team activities in three phases during the offseason. Today’s practice will be the first…
The reaction to Patriots coach Jerod Mayo’s comments regarding Drake Maye have been the talk of this past weekend’s rookie mini-camp. Mayo met with the media prior to Saturday’s practice and he was asked about his early impressions regarding Drake Maye. “Early impressions of Drake? Look, he has a lot to work on. A lot to work on. But I have no doubt that he will put the time in….
Before we even got to truly see just how good Christian Gonzalez could be, his season was cut short in 2023. Now, the second-year corner from Oregon is feeling healthy and ready to go for 2024. “Healthy, excited to go, focused on just getting better and coming in every day and just keep getting back to work,” Gonzalez said to open his media availability on Tuesday when asked how he…
According to NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe, the Patriots do not plan on “redshirting” rookie quarterback Drake Maye. Wolfe recently spoke with Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo who told him that while Jacoby Brissett has a leg up on the other quarterbacks because he played under Alex Van Pelt in 2022 in Cleveland, it will still be a competition. The best players will compete to play. Maye will not be “held…
FOXBOROUGH – Hunter Henry and Jabrill Peppers were all smiles when they each sat down at a table inside the Gillette Stadium media work room on Tuesday afternoon. The Patriots officially began voluntary offseason workouts on Monday and both guys were eager to get things going. Peppers is entering his third year with the team and has become an unquestioned leader of the locker room. Henry re-signed after serving as…