Image courtesy of the New England Patriots The Patriots 2024 schedule was unveiled on Wednesday night. Here are six observations on what will be a tough schedule for Jerod Mayo in his inaugural season as head coach. 1. Brutal start: The Patriots schedule is tough overall but especially early on. They open against the Bengals in Cincinnati which will be challenging. They then come home for a good Seattle team…
The New England Patriots announced today that they have signed four rookie free agents: RB Terrell Jennings, G Ryan Johnson, LB Jay Person and Australian DE Jotham Russell. The Patriots will receive a roster exemption for Russell as an International Pathway Program player. All four players attended the Patriots rookie mini-camp this past weekend. In a corresponding move, the Patriots released veteran running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn. Terrell Jennings, 23, played…
The Patriots general manager search lasted all of six days as the team announced this afternoon that Eliot Wolf has been named the team’s new Executive Vice President of Football Operations. The news is not a surprise as Wolf was expected around league circles to be named the new head of football operations. Wolf’s responsibilities will include the overall direction of the personnel department, the management of the salary cap…
The Patriots announced earlier this afternoon that they have signed three of their draft picks and nine undrafted free agents. The Patriots signed sixth-round draft picks CB Marcellas Dial, QB Joe Milton III and seventh-round draft pick TE Jaheim Bell. In addition to signing Dial, Milton and Bell, the Patriots also signed the following rookie free agents: RB DeShaun Fenwick, CB Kaleb Ford-Demont, T Zuri Henry, LB Jontrey Hunter, DE…
Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports According to CBS Sports insider Jonathan Jones, the Patriots have begun the process of hiring a general manager or head of football operations. It is the first time owner Robert Kraft has had to hire a general manager in his tenure as owner. Jones says that the Patriots have already vetted outside candidates and have received permission to interview them. Unlike when they hired Jerod Mayo,…
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…
The Patriots added some depth to their linebacking corp on Tuesday signing veteran linebacker Oshane Ximines. Ximines, 28 was originally drafted in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft out of Old Dominion. He spent four seasons with the New York Giants. The 6-foot-4, 254 Ximines has played in 48 regular season games with nine starts and has registered 69 total tackles, 6 ½ sack, 6 passes defensed, 1…
(AP Photo/Bryan Woolston, File) Credit: AP The Patriots signed defensive tackle Christian Barmore to a four year, $90 million dollar extension this morning. $41.8 million of it is guaranteed. The deal locks up Barmore for the next five years including the last season of his rookie deal. Barmore emerged as one of the best interior defensive lineman in the NFL last season after finishing with 64 total tackles and 8.5…
The Patriots surprised the football world on Saturday evening when they drafted Tennessee quarterback Joe Milton in the sixth round (Pick 193) of the NFL Draft. The pick surprised people but if you know director of scouting Eliot Wolf’s history and his ties to the Green Bay Packers, taking two quarterbacks in the same draft is not a surprise. Wolf’s father Ron Wolf was the Packers general manager in the…
Photo: (Anderson Independent Mail-USA TODAY Sports) Marcellas Dial was drafted 180th overall in the sixth round of this weekend’s NFL Draft by the Patriots. He has had an interesting journey on his way to the NFL. Dial played at Georgia Military College before transferring to South Carolina in 2021. Dial played in 38 games for the Gamecocks, starting in 29 of them. The 6-0 190 pound cornerback finished his career…