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I post stories from Boston sports. Featured on @SInow, @NBCSBoston, @BostonDotCom, @Patriots. #NEPats #DifferentHere #DirtyWater Ran by @_JosephManning
Joined September 2023
#Patriots WR DeMario Douglas:. “My two years, I’ve been been losing, and I feel like it’s time to make a change. We got pieces, and we’ll add more pieces next year. I’m trying to be in the playoffs, I’m trying to go for a run, and have a winning season. I’m tired of losing.”
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Bill Belichick introduces his former #Patriots player David Andrews to his UNC football team:. "Undrafted player. Ten years in the league. Eight-time team captain as a free agent. All-decade payer. And multiple Super Bowls for an undrafted player.". (🎥: @UNCFootball)
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BREAKING: This year, #Patriots legendary WR Julian Edelman is eligible for the first time to be inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame, per @MikeReiss. Congrats @Edelman11!
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.@ByMarkDaniels on #Patriots QB Drake Maye after the loss:. “He looked angry and was quiet as he sat in his locker. The juxtaposition of Maye’s reaction to the loss compared to some of his teammates was striking. This rookie looks the part. The Patriots roster does not.”
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Tom Brady on his one regret with the #Patriots and #Buccaneers:. "I see like Patrick out there at quarterback, running around, laughing, having fun, I'm like, 'I used to be like that! What the hell happened to me?. I just got too serious.". (🎥: @thepivot)
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#Patriots HC Mike Vrabel on bringing WR AJ Brown to New England:. "Yeah, we'll see. I'm proud of his development, his personal development. And working on himself. He's a passionate player, and I love him to death. And I have a very, very close relationship with him."
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REPORT: The #Chargers are one of a few teams that are interested in #Patriots WR KJ Osborn, per @MikeGiardi.
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Julian Edelman commented on the video:. “All day bro. Feel free to rock 11 when you sign #FoxboroForever”. AJ Brown wearing 11 on the #Patriots would be sweet!
#Eagles WR AJ Brown received a signed Julian Edelman #Patriots jersey:. "I know Eagles fans just weren't being hot. Boom boom. Boom boom. Man, I just be playing, man. I play too much, man. I like to have fun. Bam, man. The goat, man.". (🎥: 1k_alwaysopen / IG)
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If the #Patriots sign Cooper Kupp and Kyle Juszczyk, they win the offseason, no matter what they do in the draft.
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#Patriots QB Drake Maye has changed his header to a picture of him in the huddle with his teammates.
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#Patriots WR DeMario Douglas' family reacts to him catching the crazy TD from Drake Maye:. "Get outta there, Drake! Run it in! Ohhhhhh! Ohhhhh! Ohhhh!". (IG: only_angie_mack
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#Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez on Drake Maye’s interception:. “I’m behind Drake. Everybody’s behind Drake. Mistakes are going to be made, but he still made a lot of plays today….It’s good riding behind Drake. He’s a leader and it’ll fun to continue to play with him.”
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Terry Francona with a eulogy for former #RedSox pitcher Tim Wakefield who died earlier last year.
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Former #Patriots QB Mac Jones liked a comment on his latest Instagram post saying:. “I miss watching you play for the Pats Mac”. (IG: @MacJones_10)
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#Patriots WR Stefon Diggs and QB Drake Maye at the voluntary offseason program. (📸: @EricJAdler)
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REPORT: The #Patriots have called the #Eagles about WR AJ Brown, per @MatthewBerryTMR:. "I've heard the Patriots WILL do whatever they can to get a real 'WR1' for Drake Maye. One person told me they heard the Patriots called Philly asking if A.J. Brown was available."
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#Patriots DE Keion White posted this on Instagram after tallying 2 solo tackles, 5 assisted tackles, and 1.5 sacks only to lose. (IG: _keion)
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#Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez is tied with #Texans CB Derek Stingley, Jr for 1st place in the #NFL for fewest yards allowed per target (5.7) through the first 10 games of the season. 🔒. (Via @NextGenStats)
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#Patriots LB Robert Spillane is at work at Gillette Stadium:. "Everyday is a day closer to game day!". (IG: @14rspillane)
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#Patriots DC Terrell Williams on the players he wanted to coach in Detroit:. "I’ve coached some of the most violent on-the-field players. I don’t know any other way to explain it other than we’re looking for violent players. That’s just what it has to be.". (Via @ByMarkDaniels)
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Peyton Manning names #Patriots Drake Maye when talking about making connections:. "Last night, I saw Drake Maye having a conversation with Baker Mayfield. A young QB like Drake Maye learning how to be a pro, learning how to go through a coaching change.". (🎥: @PatMcAfeeShow)
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#Patriots VP of Player Personnel Eliot Wolf will keep his role, but will answer to Mike Vrabel, per @AdamSchefter:. "He's staying in his job, whatever that is. Vrabes is the man.". (🎥: @PatMcAfeeShow)
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#Patriots CB Jonathon Jones on if he wants to return:. "One goal of mine is to be in one place for my entire career, but more importantly just get back to winning football. And I think Vrabes can being that culture back to New England.". (🎥: @NBCSBoston)
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#Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez reacts to teammate Drake Maye going to the Pro Bowl:. "Ya dracooo". (IG: christian.gonzalez3)
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REPORT: The #Patriots were targeting C Jared Wilson with the 77th pick in Round 3, per @MikeReiss, but traded down with the #Panthers and then the #Chiefs. They ended up landing Wilson 18 picks later as well Carolina’s 2025 5th-round pick and Kansas City’s 2026 4th-round pick.
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#Patriots WR Kendrick Bourne commented under #Rams WR Cooper Kupp’s trade announcement:. “NE here we come lol”. This is Kendrick’s fourth plea of the offseason for New England to trade for Cooper. (IG: @CooperKupp, @BournePoly11)
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I don't care how good people think Drake Maye is. If the #Patriots are behind the 50 and down by a TD with 0:02 left in the game, you put Joe Milton in there. It shouldn't even be a discussion.
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REPORT: #Rams WR Cooper Kupp is interested in the #Patriots, per @_AndrewCallahan:. "According to a league source, Kupp is curious about the prospect of playing in New England and has shared that curiosity with some.". Callahan adds Kupp and Kendrick Bourne are still friendly.
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According the @RapSheet, the #Patriots OC job is "vacant." Alex Van Pelt, however, has not been let go. Looks like he might stay on the staff in a different role this year. Hopefully as a quarterbacks coach.
REPORT: The #Patriots interviewed #Bears interim coach and OC Thomas Brown for their OC job on Tuesday, per @RapSheet.
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Mac Jones peaked in Year 1 when the #Patriots gave him the best coaching staff and surrounding teammates. His play declined when those things went away. Drake Maye had a terrific first season without a great coaching staff or surrounding teammates. Year 2’s going to be great.
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#Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez on Instagram:. “Asked. I answered.”. (IG: christian.gonzalez3)
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Rodney Harrison on #Patriots QB Drake Maye:. “Better than I anticipated. I like the kid's personality. I like his demeanor. He has this quiet competitiveness about him. He's a lot better athlete than I thought. The main thing I see is they don't have enough talent around him.”
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#Patriots LB Matt Judon is working his ass off. Can’t wait to see these moves next year @man_dammn!. (IG: 3hunnid__)
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Frank Piraino to the #Patriots?. "Sources around the NFL expect Vrabel to bring Frank Piraino, his former strength coach in Tennessee, to New England to achieve that goal [conditioning and weightlifting].". (Per @MikeReiss)
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#Patriots WR Kyle Williams will wear #18, last worn by special teamer Matthew Slater. RB TreVeyon Henderson will wear #32. Previously worn by Ochaun Mathis, Jaylinn Hawkins, and Devin McCourty. Good players to take on these numbers. (📸: @nfl_jersey_num)
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#Patriots HC Mike Vrabel at New England's Phase 2 of the offseason program. (📸: @Leannas_photos & @EricJAdler)
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The #Patriots will hold a voluntary veteran minicamp on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, per @MikeReiss:. "This is only allowed for new NFL head coaches, and Vrabel is taking full advantage."
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REPORT: The #NFL might move the #Patriots-#Chargers Week 17 game to Saturday afternoon, per @MikeReiss:. "The NFL loves to promote its young quarterback stars and, if the game is moved. it would be a chance to expose Maye to a nationally televised audience for the first time."
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.@MikeReiss feels like the rest of #Patriots fans:. "Leading 24-17 and getting the ball at your own 48-yard line with 7:49 remaining after a Christian Gonzalez interception, YOU CAN'T LOSE THAT GAME."
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REPORT: One particular #Patriots WR was a reason for Tyquan Thornton being cut, per @MikeReiss:. “The emergence of second-year receiver Kayshon Boutte also was a factor in pushing Thornton down the depth chart.”
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#Patriots QB Drake Maye on if Vrabel was mad he missed his press conference to get engaged:. "I didn't get anything from them two. If they did, I would apologize. It was a big part of my life. I didn't know when they were going to hire the head coach.". (🎥: @UpAndAdamsShow)
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New #Patriots DT Milton Williams posts a picture of himself in his new uniform on Instagram. Looks like Milton is happy to be in New England!. (IG: mjw_97)
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#Patriots WR Kendrick Bourne wants New England to sign FB Kyle Juszczyk. Bourne and Juszczyk were teammates for four seasons in San Francisco. Mike Vrabel used a fullback in his offensive scheme in Tennessee. If he plans to use the same scheme, Juszczyk would be perfect.
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#Patriots HC Jerod Mayo says that his favorite play by Drake Maye was this one, where Maye throws and interception, but makes the tackle.
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Dante Scarnecchia on who the #Patriots should draft:. "If I’m taking a guy with the fourth pick in the draft, I’m taking a guy who can sack the quarterback or score touchdowns. Now, I’m not saying don’t take [an OT]. [But] there’s a lot of good football players out there.���
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#Patriots QB Joe Milton on Drake Maye:. "I don't know if there's any other person in this building that's as cool as Drake. He's cool You don't see him get mad, you don't see him get riled up."
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The #Patriots coaching staff now looks like:. HC Mike Vrabel.OC Josh McDaniels.ST Jeremy Springer.
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#Patriots WR Kendrick Bourne says he and QB Drake Maye have grown close to God together:. "I didn't know he was a Christian. I didn't know nothing about Drake. I was saying, 'Get Jayden Daniels, get Jayden Daniels.'. It's been dope to grow with him.". (🎥: @Sports_Spectrum)
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#Patriots DT Milton Williams is back at Gillette ready for the offseaon practice. (IG: mjw_97)
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.@AlbertBreer says that #Patriots owner Robert Kraft's Hall of Fame bid is in danger. Some reasons include "The Dynasty" series and ESPN's article concerning Belichick. Voters also don't like that he seems to be actively campaigning. Mike Shanahan is seen as a better candidate.
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REPORT: #Patriots QB Drake Maye was in Foxboro last week working out, per @MikeReiss:. "He was here in New England this past week, working out at Gillette Stadium and introduced to some of the most frigid weather in the region since the team drafted him last April."
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#Patriots QB Drake Maye receives praise from #Bills LB Matt Milano and RB James Cook:. Milano: "Drake Maye's nice with it.". Cook: "Yeah, he nice.". Milano: "He is nice with it.". (🎥: @BuffaloBills)
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#Patriots WR Kendrick Bourne on his QB Drake Maye:. "It's light at the end of the tunnel👀". After this year of darkness, it's going to be great!
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#Patriots HC Mike Vrabel on why Joe Milton was traded:. "His reps were going to be decreased as we worked through the offseason. We're going to try to do what's best for the team. That's going to be a tough one for me to continue to say over and over is Drake and Josh."
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LB Matt Judon is still a free agent. Would you be opposed to the #Patriots bringing him back on a 2-year deal as a way to continue bolstering the D-Line?
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#Patriots coaching staff:. HC Mike Vrabel.OC Josh McDaniels.QB coach: Ashton Grant.PGC: Thomas Brown.RB: Tony Dews.OL Doug Marrone, Jason Houghtaling.DC: Terrell Williams.DL: Clinton McMillan.OLB: Zak Kuhr.ILB: Milton Patterson.DB: Kevin Richarson.ST: Jeremy Springer, Tom Quinn
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#Patriots Super Bowl champion Robert Ninkovich posted this on his Instagram 🤔. (IG: nink50)
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#Patriots WR DeMario Douglas on why he is switching his jersey number to 3:. "The number 3 is big to me because I was raised by three strong ladies: my mom, my grandma, and my great grandma."
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#Patriots WR Javon Baker on Instagram:. “I ain’t forget . ”. Still looking to make people in wheelchairs stand up👀. (IG: javonbaker
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In the 5 days Mike Vrabel has been the #Patriots HC:. RESIGNED:.Robyn Glaser. LEFT:.Coaching assistant Keith Jones.RB coach Taylor Embree.WR coach Tyler Hughes.Assistant WRs coach Tiquan Underwood.TE coach Bob Bicknell. HIRED:.FO Ryan Cowden. INTERVIEWED:.2 OC Candidates
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#Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez on Bill Belichick's coaching style:. "He was a very different coach. He's super old-school--you mess up in practice, he'd bring you in in front of everybody. He'd like be cussing you out mid-team meeting. It was bad.". (🎥: Frat Rules Podcast)
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Last year, #Patriots QB Drake Maye worked hard to build relationships, per @ByChrisMason:. "He wanted to build bonds around the locker room, so he made a conscious effort to sit with different teammates during lunch and send texts when they were away from Gillette Stadium."
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AJ Brown is the most likely target for the #Patriots, per @tomecurran:. "I love the fact that you're actually sensible enough to go back to AJ Brown instead of barking up the Tee Higgins, DK Metcalf pole--and Aiyuk. AJ Brown is a much more reasonable get.". (🎥: @JonesandKeefe)
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Bill Belichick's only indirect mention of #Patriots owner Robert Kraft in his book:. "Someone came up with the phrase, ‘The Patriot Way.’ I think they made some money off it. Good for them. Here’s something you should know: The Patriot Way does not exist.". (Via @Dan_Shaughnessy)
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REPORT: Mike Onwenu is the only #Patriots player guaranteed to start this season, per @ByMarkDaniels. He will most likely play right guard:. "Odds are that. when free agency begins on Monday, the Patriots search for three new starters – both tackle positions and at left guard."
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#Patriots WR Stefon Diggs looking impressive in his drills. Hopefully he’s healthy for Week 1!. (IG: stefondiggs)
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.@GlobeChadFinn poses this question for #Patriots fans:. "Would you rather, right now, have Bill Belichick as the Patriots’ head coach, or Drake Maye as their quarterback? As someone who did not want to see Belichick go. the answer is easy. It’s Maye, without hesitation."
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#Patriots backup QB Joe Milton has updated his Instagram profile picture from his time at Tennessee to him in his New England uniform. (IG: joemilton5)
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#Patriots RB TreVeyon Henderson will be very useful, per @FieldYates:. "He will be a big-time factor on third down in New England because of his pass-catching and pass-protecting traits. He provides instant offense as a runner and receiver."
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#Patriots WR Kendrick Bourne posts his first offseason practice video and says this:. “Solid first day. Gotta be better, but getting my feet wet, man, knocking the rust off. The whole offseason was not happening last year, so this is a start, man.”. (IG: @BournePoly11)
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#Patriots WR DeMario Douglas is safe from roster cuts, per @MikeReiss:. “DeMario Douglas is probably safe, which means…Kendrick Bourne…Kayshon Boutte and 2024 draft picks Ja'Lynn Polk…and Javon Baker…are among those vying for a role in a suddenly crowded position group.”
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This might be both the best and the worst play the #Patriots have had all season. Best: Drake Maye.Worst: O-Line
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.@MikeReiss on what the #Patriots need to do to improve:. "Draft a stud left tackle, turn over every rock (draft/free agency/trade) for a speedy seperator, and identify a center for the future. Those are the three top pieces needed to best support Maye."
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