THEARON W. HENDERSON/GETTY IMAGES The Patriots and All-Pro cornerback Christian Gonzalez have agreed to a record-breaking four-year, $135 million contract extension featuring $102 million in guaranteed money. The lucrative contract makes the 24-year-old defensive back the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history, surpassing recent market-setting deals across the league and keeping Gonzalez in Foxborough for the foreseeable future. The agreement comes at a critical juncture, finalizing terms right before the Patriots…
Patriots balance mental side of things leading into opener
FOXBOROUGH – On its own, asking a football coach if his team can be over-prepared for a game seems outlandish. However, given how much time has been spent talking about and waiting for the Super Bowl rematch against the Seahawks, it’s a fair question to ask. At some point, guys just need to get on the field and let it loose. For the most part – aside from obvious wrinkles…
Doug Marrone knows value of having Vera-Tucker in Pats O-line room
Image courtesy of Sports Illustrated FOXBOROUGH – One of the most important free agent signings the Patriots made this offseason was guard Alijah Vera-Tucker. Vera-Tucker is a pro’s pro at just 27 years old as he enters fifth NFL season. Vera-Tucker missed all of 2025 with a torn tricep just days before Week 1. When healthy, he’s as good as it gets up front. Vera-Tucker has played in and started…
Springer confident Borregales has put shaky training camp behind him
Image courtesy of Andy Borregales FOXBOROUGH – With no true competition other than himself this summer, Andy Borregales started hot early in camp, but the road got real bumpy real quick. A poor preseason performance against Indianapolis. struggles in practice and then ultimately, a rebound as summer came to an end. The roller coaster ride certainly wasn’t what the staff or locker room wanted to see from the second-year kicker,…
Despite loss, McKenzie shows incredible toughness for BC
Image courtesy of Cincinnati Enquirer Losing your first ever Division 1 FBS start is rough, but getting your ass kicked while doing it makes it that much worse. Mason McKenzie was hammered throughout the afternoon during Boston College’s season opening 34-15 season-opening loss to Cincinnati, yet he kept getting back up every time. McKenzie missed one play after getting absolutely smoked on a roughing the passer call, but that’s it…….
Week 1 New England college recap
It was a rough weekend for the majority of New England’s college programs. UMass shocked the world Thursday, UConn rolled in Jason Candle’s first game and Stonehill earned an important win over New Haven on Saturday (stories on the site), but it was ugly for the other teams in action. Here’s what you may have missed: Temple 38, No. 8 URI 14 The two-time defending CAA champs had a tough…
Scrimmage recap: St. John’s Prep, BB&N learn plenty before regular season
By Mukala Kabongo NEFJ Correspondent DANVERS – Jack O’Keefe’s field goal lifted St. John’s Prep to 10-7 victory over Buckingham Browne & Nichols in an inter-league scrimmage before the regular season begins. Here’s some key takeaways for both squads: Eagles Offense – St. John’s Prep’s passing attack looked very sharp against the Knights. Quarterback Chris Vargas was as expected, completing 9/12 passes including a rushing touchdown on the Eagles’ first…
Maye talks Super Bowl rematch as prep for Seattle ramps up
FOXBOROUGH – Saturday was a Wednesday down in Foxborough. With Opening Night in Seattle just four days away, the Patriots are in full game week mode, with Saturday afternoon’s practice serving as a Wednesday during a ‘normal’ game week. The storylines continue to be abundant – particularly as the Christian Gonzalez situation heats up – but the obvious and most glaring one is whether or not the Patriots are ready…
Cincinnati 34, Boston College 15 – Rough start for Eagles
Image courtesy of Yahoo Sports Well, that was less than ideal if you’re a BC fan. Boston College made changes galore in the offseason. Staff, roster, overall commitment to the program. It was all supposed to lead to a strong start on the road against Cincinnati on Saturday. Instead, fans saw all-too-familiar mistakes repeating themselves with some bad luck thrown in. It all added up to an ugly 34-15 loss….
Stonehill 21, New Haven 3 – Skyhawks shut down Chargers for first win
By Craig Boland, NEFJ Correspondent WEST HAVEN – With 1:54 left in the first half, quarterback Jack O’Connell of Stonehill hit Torance Washington for a 35-yard touchdown pass to put the Skyhawks up 21-3 going into halftime. It turned out that this was the last score of the game on Saturday, producing a solid and much-needed win for Stonehill against New Haven their newest NEC rivals. “I thought the boys up…