Pats Pulpit— Kyle Dugger is a hard-hitting beast | Photo by Al Bello/ Daily news and links for Monday. Ugly-schmugly... Patriots have a win, baby! No matter how much of a downer the 2022 season was for Pats fans, we always had the Jets. It’s nice to know the tradition continues. Sunday’s matchup showed a little more life than last November’s 10-3 slog. While I don’t want to paint this as an old-school classic defensive game, I adore this Patriots defense. Kyle Dugger and Jabrill Peppers are hard-hitting beasts. Matt Judon, Keion White, Christian Barmore, amazing. When I...

NESN.com—The Patriots’ first Week 3 injury report held no surprises — with one exception. Defensive lineman Christian Barmore was limited in Wednesday’s practice due to a knee issue. His status will be worth monitoring as the week progresses. Marcus Jones was the only true non-participant after suffering a shoulder injury during last Sunday’s home loss […]

NESN.com—FOXBORO, Mass. — There’s a growing list of Patriots players who are vastly underrated on a national scale. Center David Andrews certainly is in that group, as is cornerback Jonathan Jones. Near the top: Ja’Whaun Bentley. The sixth-year linebacker was excellent last Sunday, recording nine tackles and one quarterback pressure in New England’s season-opening home […]

NESN.com—Alabama suffered a big loss over the weekend, and Mac Jones is wearing it — thanks to Brenden Schooler. The No. 10 Crimson Tide on Saturday lost 34-24 at home to the No. 4 Texas Longhorns. And Jones, an Alabama product, clearly had some side action on the game with Patriots teammate Brenden Schooler, who […]