FOXBORO — The 12-3 Patriots had just two players selected for the 2026 Pro Bowl Games. Quarterback Drake Maye and cornerback Christian Gonzalez are set to represent the Patriots at the Pro Bowl games on Feb. 3 in San Francisco during Super Bowl LX week. That is, unless the playoff-bound Patriots are playing in the Super Bowl. Maye played in the Pro Bowl games last season as an alternate. This is Gonzalez’s first Pro Bowl selection, though he was named a second-team All-Pro last season. Maye was the third-leading vote-getter for the Pro Bowl games behind Chiefs tight end Travis…
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The Patriots are officially playoff-bound for the first time in four years. And unlike the 2021 season, it feels like they actually stand a chance this postseason. Patriots fans have questions about how to add depth to the current roster and what moves the team must make this offseason. Read below for this week’s Patriots mailbag. @DavidFallon954: How careful should the Pats be with letting guys get healthy with the next two games and a probable bye without risking losing one of the next two games? Given the Patriots’ current injury situation, they don’t really have enough players on their…
The Boston Red Sox have made plenty of big moves this offseason, but they are reportedly looking for another bat to add to their lineup. While there are many great players available in free agency, the best fit for the Red Sox may be Alex Bregman. He had a resurgent year for the Red Sox and was a great leader in their clubhouse. He will not be cheap, and figures to have many suitors, but MLB.com’s Andrew Simon sees the Red Sox as the perfect fit for him. “Bregman’s overall numbers were strong, and the Red Sox got a look…
Drake Maye and Josh McDaniels have been a match made in heaven this season for the New England Patriots. After hiring Mike Vrabel to replace Jerod Mayo as head coach, the Patriots brought McDaniels back for his third stint with the organization as offensive coordinator. McDaniels played a role in New England’s six Super Bowl titles with the legendary Tom Brady at QB, and he saw some success with then-rookie signal-caller Mac Jones in 2021. Maye showed flashes of his potential as a rookie in Alex Van Pelt’s system and has since taken his game to an MVP level under…
FOXBORO — The Patriots’ goal has not changed as they enter Week 17 with a 12-3 record. They want to win the AFC East. Mike Vrabel’s squad controls its own destiny to win the division. With wins over the Jets and Dolphins, they’ll win the division for the first time since Tom Brady was at quarterback in 2019. Quarterback Drake Maye was asked about the team’s vision over the last two weeks after clinching a playoff spot with Sunday night’s win over the Ravens. “It’s as simple as go win the division. That’s what the goal was. It wasn’t to…
Chicago, New England and Jacksonville were all fighting for draft positioning at this time a year ago, with the three teams finishing off seasons that left them at the bottom of the NFL standings.The disappointing 2024 season led to coaching changes that have paid immediate dividends, with the Bears, Patriots and Jaguars all clinching playoff berths this week in the first year of the new regimes.The work done by Ben Johnson in Chicago, Mike Vrabel in New England and Liam Coen in Jacksonville is impressive but far from unprecedented. This marked the 20th straight season that at least one team made the playoffs with a…
The Boston Red Sox have made some key pitching additions this offseason, but there are still some pitchers on the open market who could help their team. Right now, the Red Sox figure to have Garrett Crochet, Sonny Gray, Brayan Bello and Johan Oviedo leading their rotation. For the fifth spot, they could turn to Connelly Early, Tanner Houck, Payton Tolle or Kyle Harrison. However, Zac Gallen is available and could be a solid option as their No. 5 starter. Gallen is a former All-Star and has spent the last seven seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He did not have…
From all of us here at Over The Monster, we wish you a Merry Christmas, and we hope it’s a wonderful day surrounded by family and friends wherever you are!As we wait for action to resume, let’s hope some Sox free agent gifts are still somewhere at the bottom of Santa’s bag, and that the only thing Yankee fans get in their stocking is a lump of healthy Gerrit Cole.In the meantime, talk about whatever you’d like, and as always, be good to one another! Source link
In the spirit of the holiday season, the Boston Herald’s Red Sox reporters, Mac Cerullo and Gabrielle Starr, present their Red Sox wish lists. Happy holidays! Mac’s wishlist A breakout season for Anthony For all the talk we’ve heard about the Red Sox adding bats to improve their lineup, the biggest difference-maker on next year’s club may already be on the roster. As impressive as Roman Anthony’s rookie season was, he still hasn’t quite tapped into his full potential. Anthony only hit two home runs over his first 50 games last year, but over his last 21 games he really…
There could not be a better end to a season that has been a breath of fresh air for Lowell native Ty Chan. The 6-foot-5, 320-pound UConn offensive lineman fell in love with football again throughout the fall, leading the 9-3 Huskies to bowl eligibility for the third time in the last four years. Chan was at the center of it all in Storrs, Conn., a fixture in the trenches in front of Heisman Trophy candidate signal-caller Joe Fagnano. The redshirt junior spent three years at Notre Dame before transferring to UConn this season. When Chan and the Huskies take…