The NFL Draft all-star game circuit begins with the Hula Bowl down in Orlando, Florida today. There are several players in the game with New England ties but we will talk about that in a separate piece. Here are ten players to watch from today’s game that could be fits for the Patriots as either draft prospects or undrafted free agents. Team AINA Joshua Cephus, WR, UTSA, 6-2 185: Cephus……
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Patriots have a succession plan in place with linebackers coach Jerod Mayo. Language in Mayo’s contract establishes him as the successor to Bill Belichick. If that is the case, then the Patriots do not have to interview any other candidates according to league rules. They can simply name Mayo the next coach of the team whenever they decide to announce it. The Kraft’s…
By Alan Segel FOXBOROUGH—Patriots owner Robert Kraft and now former head coach Bill Belichick came through the door just before noon on Thursday to announce to the assembled media and Patriots nation watching what was already known. Bill Belichick, after 24 years, would no longer be the leader of the 6-time Super Bowl Champions. The departure was announced as “mutually agreed to part ways” Bill Belichick spoke first and then…
The Patriots and Bill Belichick agreed to mutually part ways today. For the third time since buying the team in 1994, Robert Kraft will begin a search to hire a head coach. Mike Vrabel and Jerod Mayo head up the list but there will be other candidates as well. Here are ten names to keep an eye potentially for the Patriots head coaching opening. 1.Mike Vrabel, Former Tennessee Titans Coach:…
FOXBOROUGH – Fittingly, Bill Belichick’s statement during a joint press conference with Robert Kraft on Wednesday afternoon was brief and to the point. Both Belichick and Kraft each had a statement that lasted about five minutes in a jam-packed room full of cameras and reporters. Kraft was scheduled to answer questions later in the day and Bill did not take questions. “Robert and I – after a series of discussions…
By Jon Lyons NEFJ Correspondent Bill Belichick is no longer the head coach of the Patriots. All good things come to an end, but that first sentence still seems surreal. 296 wins as Patriots head coach. 30 playoff wins. Six Super Bowl championships. The greatest tenure of a head coach in NFL history is over and, despite the legitimate reasons for this ending, it should be met with gratitude and…
Bill Belichick is out as head coach of the New England Patriots. Belichick and the organization mutually agreed to part ways, ending the most historic run in NFL history by any coach. After 24 years of leading the Patriots, Belichick is moving on. He reportedly still wants to coach and he will have multiple suitors. Belichick’s run with the Patriots was unprecedented. He won six Super Bowls, 17 AFC…
Before all you Bill Belichick supporters get all excited about the possibility of him returning to the Patriots next season, you might want to curb your enthusiasm. In his season ending press conference on Monday morning, Belichick proclaimed that he would do what’s best for the team in regards to giving up personnel control. This surprising comment was not just meant for the Kraft family and the Patriots organization, it…
Bill Belichick met with the media on Monday morning and answered questions regarding this past season and his future with the organization. Belichick was candid in his assessment of this past season and how it was a failure. He sounded like a coach who was planning on returning, reiterating that he is under contract next season and that he will do his job. By the end of the press conference…
We’re live in what could be Bill Belichick’s last game as coach of the Patriots. Comment on the game and anything else (Bill Belichick) in the comments section. Patriots first possession: 1st & 10 from their 25 Three and out. Zeke was open but he saw Whitehead out of the corner of his eye. Not the start the Patriots needed offensively but not surprising either. 63 yard punt by Baringer….