Charles Krupa/AP If there is one place where the relentless glare of tabloid headlines and sports talk show chatter loses its power, it is between the white lines of an NFL practice field. For Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel, the opening of training camp could not arrive at a better time. Following a grueling, highly publicized off-season dominated by the fallout of a personal matter, the return to football offers…
Patriots Positional Preview: Wide Receivers
Eric Canha-Imagn Images Heading into the 2026 season, the New England Patriots’ wide receiver room features an intriguing mix of proven veteran playmakers, dynamic slot receivers, and hungry young talent competing for roster spots. The talent has been upgraded and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels has two legitimate targets to work with now in A.J Brown and Romeo Doubs. Both will be highly productive in the Patriots system. The room is…
CAA Media Day – Merritt says it’s ‘put up or shut up’ time for Bryant
Bryant head coach Chris Merritt wasn’t going to mince words during the Bulldogs’ appearance at the first of two CAA virtual Media Days on Wednesday. The Bulldogs need to start competing in the CAA. Now. Last season, Bryant’s second year in the conference ended in disappointment, finishing 3-9 and 1-7 in the conference. Sure, the program got its first ever FBS win (over UMass) and its first ever conference win……
CAA Media Day – Is Maine finally ready to compete in the CAA again?
Are the Black Bears finally back? It’s taken baby steps, but after a 6-6, 5-3 record in the CAA a year ago, it appears as if Maine is finally ready to jump back in the ‘contender’ conversation in the ultra-competitive conference. It’s been eight years since Maine won a CAA title, going 10-4 in 2018 under Joe Harasymiak, who is now the head coach at UMass. Since then, Maine’s best…
CAA Media Day – The standard remains the standard for UNH
The more things change, the more they stay the same. New UNH head coach Sean Goldrich last played for the Wildcats in December of 2015. Now, nearly 11 years later, Goldrich steps back onto a campus that looks, sounds and feels familiar. The standard hasn’t changed either. UNH is seeking its 20th playoff appearance as a program, including back-to-back years and four out of the last five. During the first…
CAA Media Day – Rhode Island not shying away from expectations
Rhode Island is far from flying under the radar any longer. After back-to-back CAA titles – last year’s coming in the form of a solo championship – the Rams are the preseason favorite to three-peat as CAA champions. You can expect to see Jim Fleming’s squad high in the FCS rankings throughout the year as well. The CAA preseason poll and preseason honors were unveiled on Wednesday morning prior to…
Everything from UMass’ appearance at MAC Media Day
Images courtesy of UMass Athletics UMass head coach Joe Harasymiak, new face-of-the-program Pop Watson and veteran leader Tyler Martin were in Detroit on Wednesday for MAC Media Day. Here’s everything they had to say while on set. The entire MAC Media Day is available in the replay section of ESPN+ HARASYMIAK On the messaging about turning things around in 2026 “I think the biggest thing that we’ve kind of taken…
Patriots offense has chance to be good in 2026, but not 2007 good
The Patriots offense has the potential to be very good in 2026. In fact, they could end up one of the top offenses in team history when all is said and done. Some people like our Kevin Stome think they could be as good as the historic 2007 offense, but that is too high a bar in my opinion. Why the optimism for this year’s offense? Well, it starts with…
Landry headlines group of players not cleared to practice
Charles Krupa/AP As the Patriots prepare to open training camp, a trio of players will begin their summer work on the sidelines. According to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, EDGE Harold Landry III and tight end C.J. Dippre have been placed on the active/physically unable to perform (PUP) list, while running back Terrell Jennings is opening camp on the active/non-football injury (NFI) list. These designations mean that while all three players count…
Patriots Positional Preview: Tight End
Getty Images Tight end is an intriguing position to watch as training camp opens up. Hunter Henry is locked in as the starter but the Patriots lack depth at the position and will need guys to step up, specifically rookie Eli Rairdon who will have to play more snaps than the Patriots anticipated early on. Nonetheless, this is a position to watch in camp. The Patriots would like to carry…