The NFL Draft is around the corner and the Patriots, like most teams have done their due diligence when it comes to finding talent in the draft and as undrafted free agents.
Patriots Draft Needs: #1: EDGE
Drafting an edge defender is the Patriots number one draft need in this year’s draft. As good as the Patriots defense was last season, they were an edge rusher short. They need to address that need in this draft.
Dedham and Sharon to co-op for two years
Dedham High School officially announced today that it has entered into a two-year football cooperative agreement with Sharon High School.
Checking in with North Attleboro this off-season
New England Football Journal checked in with North Attleboro Head Coach to see how the off-season is going for the Red Rocketeers thus far.
Here is what Coach Strachan had to say about the off-season thus far in North Attleboro.
Jason Candle weighs in on the Spring Showcase and the end of spring ball
HARTFORD, CT- Following the 2026 spring showcase at Pratt & Whitney Stadium, UConn Head Coach Jason Candle expressed a mix of pride and pragmatism as he reflects on his first spring session in Storrs. With a roster featuring dozens of new faces, Candle emphasized that while the team has made strides, they are still very much in the building phase.
UMass special teams coordinator Joe Castellitto talks spring ball
While the offense and defense certainly deserved plenty of criticism for the year UMass had in 2025, special teams is of course part of that too. Special teams often flies under the radar during seasons like that because there are so many other problems much bigger than the execution of the kick off, punt and field goal units. But, the lack of a return and coverage game, along with just……
5 observations from our spring visit with CCSU
Image courtesy of Rob Heary By Rob Gullo NEFJ Correspondent NEW BRITAIN — The Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils will look to three-peat as NEC champions, but they have a long road ahead before the start of the season. The Blue Devils, who have won seven-plus games in each of the last two seasons, head into this season facing arguably more work than the last two seasons in figuring…
Brian Lee is stepping down at King Philip after 21 seasons
King Philip Head Coach Brian Lee is stepping down after 21 seasons. Asked why he was stepping away, Lee simply said it was time. “I’ve accomplished everything I set out to do at KP. All that work and constant battles with outside forces takes a toll, and I’m tired. It was time.” Lee took over the program in 2005 and after three lean years, turned the program in 2008 with…
Wolf holds pre-draft press conference on Monday
FOXBOROUGH – Inside the still-coming-along, but already beautiful New Balance Athletics Center next to Gillette Stadium on Monday, Eliot Wolf held a pre-draft press conference 10 days from the first day of the NFL Draft. New England is obviously in a much different position this season picking at No. 31, so there’s a lot of things on the table. Wolf talked moving around the board, AJ Brown (sort of) and…
Potential Patriots: Oscar Delp, TE, Georgia
Courtesy of Georgia Athletics Oscar Delp HT: 6’5 WT: 245 lbs School: Georgia Delp has good size and athleticism but when you look at his college production, he is still figuring out how to reach his football ceiling. He has above-average speed and body control for his frame, which shows in his route running and when he has a runway after the catch. He plays with physicality in all areas……