by Zack Cox on Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 11:30AM 2,750 The New England Patriots sat on the sidelines Thursday during a wild and crazy first round of the 2017 NFL Draft. And with zero picks in the second round, either, Bill Belichick’s club isn’t scheduled to make its first pick until late Friday night. In anticipation of Day 2, here are a few players on Nicholas Goss’ best available list who could be fits for the Patriots, with the caveat that any or all of them might be gone by the time New E... NESN.com
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2017 NFL Draft Winners, Losers: Analyzing Best, Worst Of Wild First Round
Share this: PHILADELPHIA — The 2017 NFL Draft was labelled as unpredictable, and that held true throughout Thursday night. As always, some teams handled the chaos and pressure better than others. Here are the most notable winners and losers of the first round. WINNERSSan Francisco 49ersThe 49ers need to rebuild their defense because the unit that led them to three straight NFC Championship Game appearances from 2011 through 2013 mostly is gone. Well, the 49ers are on track to a successful retooling after selecting Stanford defensive end Solomon Thomas at No. 3 and Alabama linebacker Reuben Foster at No. 31. Thomas has the skill and strength to be an excellent run stopper, while Foster brings great athleticism and tackling to the linebacker corps. Foster nearly fell
NFL Draft 2017: Predicting Biggest Busts At Every Position
Share this: Despite weeks and months of NFL draft preparation, there will be players selected this weekend who turn out to be busts. That’s life in the football world. The draft is an inexact science, and the bust whammy does not favor any particular position. Teams can do as much homework as they’d like, but the NFL is a whole different beast, and players who thrive in college aren’t necessarily going to succeed at the next level. The Sports Daily identified players at each position from the 2017 NFL Draft class who are most likely to be considered busts in the next five years or so. Check them out at the link below. Predicting biggest draft busts at every position >> Thumbnail photo via Kim Klement/USA
Sharks’ Joe Thornton Played With Torn ACL, MCL In NHL Playoffs
Share this: Hockey players are often pegged as the toughest athletes in all of sports, and Joe Thornton’s play in the Stanley Cup playoffs legitimizes that notion. After the San Jose Sharks were eliminated from the postseason following a 4-2 first-round series loss to the Edmonton Oilers, Sharks head coach Pete DeBoer revealed the 37-year-old center played the final four games of the series with a torn ACL and MCL. Joe Thornton, as announced by the Sharks suffered both a torn ACL and MCL prior to round one. He's headed into surgery today. — Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) April 24, 2017 Thornton was sidelined for the first two games of the series but managed to take the ice in the final four. He recorded two assists
Aaron Hernandez’s Suicide Cast A Shadow Over Patriots’ White House Visit
Share this: WASHINGTON, D.C. — His full name was not uttered while the White House honored the New England Patriots, but it was clear Aaron Hernandez’s suicide loomed large over the ceremony. President Donald Trump’s speech honoring the Patriots was tame. Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft addressed the crowd but not the media. The Patriots didn’t send veteran players out to answer questions, only rookie wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell and second-year long snapper Joe Cardona, both of whom were asked by Patriots media relations to speak after the ceremony when Trump mentioned them by name. Neither played with Hernandez and Cardona would only refer to him as “Aaron” when asked how his teammates responded to the former Patriots tight end’s death. They were
Umpire CB Bucknor Nearly Ruined Nats-Braves Game With Horrible Call
Share this: Bad umpiring is nothing new for CB Bucknor, but he outdid even himself Tuesday night. The Washington Nationals were up 3-1 on the Braves in Atlanta in the bottom of the ninth inning when reliever Shawn Kelley came in to try to get the Nats out of a one-out, bases-loaded jam. Kelley got Braves left fielder Emilio Bonifacio on a flyout, and the right-hander seemed to strike out third baseman Chase d’Arnaud swinging in the next at-bat. It was a wide miss, but Bucknor apparently thought he caught a piece of it and called it a foul tip after convening with the rest of the umpires. That wasn’t even Bucknor’s only bad call of the night, as he whiffed on calling Nats left
Way More Patriots Chose To Visit President Obama Than President Trump
Share this: Since President Donald Trump took office in January, there has been a host of comparisons between him and his predecessor, Barack Obama. And there was another opportunity for that Wednesday when the New England Patriots visited President Trump to celebrate their Super Bowl LI victory over the Atlanta Falcons. The Patriots, of course, have been to a few championship celebrations at the White House with their last visit coming in 2015 after their victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX. Much of the focus in the lead up to the Patriots’ visit to the White House has been on the players that chose not to attend, including quarterback Tom Brady. And their absence definitely was recognizable when compared to the number