Jacoby Brissett must balance the fine line between being a competitor and a mentor

July 16, 2024

Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports The Patriots signed a familiar face in March to mentor the young quarterback they were going to be drafting in April’s draft. Veteran Jacoby Brissett signed a one year, $8 million dollar deal to be a bridge starter and to help develop the next franchise quarterback.  The team was familiar with the well traveled signal caller. The Patriots drafted Brissett in the third round of the…

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Cole Strange tore his patellar tendon according to report

June 19, 2024

According to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, Patriots guard Cole Strange tore his patellar tendon last season and that is why he has been out of action since the injury. Strange suffered in the injury in his left knee. As a result, Patriots coach Jerod Mayo deemed Strange “month to month” when he met with the media during OTA’s.  The Patriots repped second year guard Sidy Sow at left guard this spring….

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St. Mary’s wins a thriller over Leominster in the Girls Flag Football Championship

June 19, 2024

FOXBOROUGH- St. Mary’s scored on a late touchdown catch by Kaileigh Patterson to beat defending champion Leominster 18-13 in the second annual Girls Flag Championship at Gillette Stadium.  Patterson, a sixth grader and the daughter of Spartans coach Terrell Patterson stole the show as she was one of the top performers of the evening. She opened the scoring in the championship game with a pick six and she sealed for…

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Patriots put on an unbelievable show in honoring Tom Brady

June 13, 2024

FOXBOROUGH- Tom Brady was inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame on Wednesday night. It was an amazing ceremony befitting of the greatest player of all-time, the greatest quarterback of all-time and the greatest Patriot of all-time. NBC’s Mike Tirico emceed the event and he did a good job of hosting the three hour event.  The induction reminded me of a Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony but with…

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Patriots sign second round pick Ja’Lynn Polk

June 13, 2024

The Patriots announced that they have signed second round draft Ja’Lynn Polk.  Polk, 23, was selected by the Patriots in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft with the 37th pick overall out of Washington. The 6-foot-1, 203-pounder played in 41 games in college and finished with 143 receptions for 2,231 yards with 18 touchdowns. Last season, Polk had 69 receptions for 1,159 yards and 9 touchdowns. He began…

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Damien Harris shares his thoughts on 2022 and Bill Belichick

June 7, 2024

Former Patriots running back Damien Harris was on the Athletic’s Football Show podcast recently with Robert Mays and talked about a variety of things including the offense during the 2022 season. Harris confirmed everything we pretty much already knew. It was a debacle. Harris said the players knew the offense under Matt Patricia and Joe Judge wasn’t going to work even before the season started.  “We knew before our first…

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AVP calls Brissett the starter but Maye is closing on him

June 4, 2024

New Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt met with the media on Tuesday morning prior to the Patriots final OTA practice. Van Pelt answered several questions including ones on the quarterback competition. Van Pelt made it clear. Veteran Jacoby Brissett is the team’s starter.  For now. “Jacoby, again, is our starter. He’s playing excellent football for us in the spring. And Drake is coming on. Until that changes, we’re going…

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Maye Day! Patriots sign Drake Maye

May 29, 2024

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…

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Patriots sign fourth round pick Javon Baker

May 25, 2024

The Patriots announced on Friday that they have signed fourth round draft pick Javon Baker. Baker, 22, was selected by the Patriots in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft with the 110th overall pick out of the University of Central Florida.  The 6-foot-1, 202 Baker began his college career at Alabama, before playing two seasons at UCF. In 27 games at UCF, Baker registered 108 receptions for 1,935…

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Strange to reportedly miss the start of next season

May 22, 2024

Getty Images According to NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport, Patriots guard Cole Strange is expected to miss the start of the 2024 season. Rapoport also mentioned that Strange may not be ready until the middle of next season. It is awful news for the Patriots and for Strange. Now we know why Patriots coach Jerod Mayo was so non-committal yesterday when it came to a time table on when Strange…

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