The Los Angeles Chargers have won the NFL schedule release video contest with a meticulous, gem-filled homage to anime greats.
As NFL fans clamor to see the official NFL schedule release for their favorite teams, NFL social media accounts are embroiled in a heated battle: which team can release the best video detailing their schedule release?
The New England Patriots used a special guest and stirred up the “Pink Stripes” controversy, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made a couple of greenscreen gags with cheery offensive lineman Tristan Wirfs.
But the Los Angeles Chargers won the NFL schedule release video competition, and it’s not even close.
Should we REALLY make our schedule release video an anime?
Though anime-lovers will enjoy the homage to some of the genre’s greatest hits, there are plenty of gems for NFL fans, including:
A slumped-over Urban Meyers in a London pub
A redacted message for the Cleveland Browns, presumably about Deshaun Watson
A Seahawks graveyard littered with the hopes dreams of Mina Kimes
The Falcons flying head-first into another loss (and a 28-3 reference)
Someone nicknamed “Chucky” thrown in the Las Vegas Raiders trash
The absolute brilliance of the @chargers anime schedule release is the selection of insanely brutal cracks. So fast moving you have to watch and rewatch to catch.
AFC West fans will enjoy a mechanized Mahomes battle, a Raiders pirate ship, and seeing Russell Wilson burn Mile High Stadium to the ground.
Los Angeles Chargers win the NFL schedule release with on-point anime homage
For fans of the Bleacher Report animation series “Gridiron Heights“, the Chargers NFL schedule is full of nods to both the Chargers players and season as well as famous Japanese anime. Polygon detailed some of the anime references, which include callbacks to Naruto, Avatar: The Last Airbender, mecha anime, and more.
Remarkably, the Chargers video team produced the video entirely in-house, which is a labor-intensive effort for an NFL video team that is constantly producing content. Chargers feature editor and producer Andrew Córdova explained that the Chargers pulled a lot of animation from anime lineart.
On Córdova’s Twitter thread, the producer ties beloved anime scenes to the essence of team-building in sport, as well as giving respect to the Japanese animators who created the original animations.
Exactly, love Haikyuu and the work the real animators at Production I.G did.
The show perfectly captures the camaraderie of a team and the exhilaration of competition, one of my favorite stories all-time.
It’s not exclusive to NFL fans: there is an extensive history of NFL players professing their love of anime such as Dragon Ball Z. Juju Smith-Schuster made it clear he was a Sasuke stan when he re-signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in March 2021.
The Chargers may have not won that fourth down that decided their 2021 season, but the Chargers video squad wins once again.
Former Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry, who became a star at LSU, is returning home to Louisiana to play for the New Orleans Saints.
Long before LSU Tigers rooted for Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase in the Super Bowl, Louisiana football fans were rooting for two Cleveland Browns wide receivers.
That’s because Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry were Tigers before they were Browns. But after four seasons with the Cleveland Browns, Landry became a free agent this NFL offseason — and he’s now chosen to come home to Louisiana to play for the New Orleans Saints.
Breaking: Jarvis Landry is signing with the #Saints, per source.
The 5x Pro Bowl WR – with an impressive 43 career TDs – is from Louisiana and starred at nearby LSU.
Only 29, I’m told Landry wants to keep playing for many years. Juice is coming home! 🐯⚜️🥤
The 29-year-old Lutcher, Louisiana native grew up along the Mississippi River about an hour north of New Orleans. After eight years in the NFL, he’ll now suit up in black and gold and play in the Caesars Superdome.
Jarvis Landry joins Tyrann Mathieu, New Orleans Saints in celebrated homecoming
Although the hometown allure has enticed many NFL players to sign with the team they cheered on as children, the Saints do not have a storied history of drafting players from their Baton Rouge backyard.
According to Brendan Boylan of the Saints News Network, the Saints only drafted three LSU players from 2000-2020. Until that point, the Saints had only drafted 11 players who were former Tigers.
Safety Tyrann Mathieu and Jarvis Landry won’t change the count on the current list, but these two add a great deal of value to the Saints as they head into a competitive NFC South season. Tom Brady has decided to return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while the Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons have rookie quarterbacks in the wings as these franchises attempt to turn things around in their division.
The Saints have seemed to suffer loss after loss, losing legendary head coach Sean Payton a season after losing future Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees. The Brees-Payton era in New Orleans is gone, but it’s already giving way to something new: a bonafide LSU Tigers reunion.
Landry is already hyped to play alongside former LSU teammate Tyrann Mathieu, who signed with the Saints on May 4.
Landry bolsters an offense headed by quarterback Jameis Winston, and with Landry, Michael Thomas and lauded rookie Chris Olave, the Saints have suddenly gone from weaponless in 2021 to fully loaded in 2022. If Winston has truly mastered his quarterbacking over the past two years, the NFC South is in for a nightmare offense facilitated by one of the best route-runners in the game.
Tyrann Mathieu reacts to his former LSU football teammate Jarvis Landry joining the New Orleans Saints.
One former LSU football star welcomes another to the New Orleans Saints, as Tyrann Mathieu could not be happier to reunite with his college teammate Jarvis Landry in the NFC South.
Mathieu and Landry were college teammates on the 2011 SEC Champion and national runner-up LSU team. The Honey Badger would make his way to the NFL two years later with the Arizona Cardinals, while Landry would be taken by the Miami Dolphins in the 2014 NFL Draft. Over a decade later, these two former Bayou Bengal greats get to play in their home state once again.
Jordan Schultz was the first to break the news of Landry signing with the Saints.
Breaking: Jarvis Landry is signing with the #Saints, per source.
The 5x Pro Bowl WR – with an impressive 43 career TDs – is from Louisiana and starred at nearby LSU.
Only 29, I’m told Landry wants to keep playing for many years. Juice is coming home! 🐯⚜️🥤
Tyrann Mathieu is pumped that Jarvis Landry is joining the New Orleans Saints
Though they star on opposite sides of the ball, Mathieu and Landry have flourished in their NFL careers up to this point. Mathieu has been the same defensive back dynamo he was during his unforgettable sophomore season in 2011 at LSU. Landry has quietly been one of the best possession receivers in the NFL for the last half-decade or so. He is a five-time Pro Bowl player.
As for what are reasonable expectations for the 2022 Saints, they can challenge the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the division and push for an NFC Wild Card spot. They should be better than the rebuilding Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers. However, the Saints have a new head coach in Dennis Allen taking over for Sean Payton, as well as Jameis Winston in year two post-Drew Brees.
The Saints narrowly missed the postseason a year ago, so one would think they will be in the mix heading into the final weeks of the upcoming season. While they are not a serious threat to come out of the NFC, a healthy Saints team has the ability to hang with anyone in the conference. By adding veteran playmakers in Mathieu and now Landry, the Saints have gotten very interesting.
With Landry still on the good side of 30, he could be a product player for years in New Orleans.
How Micah Parsons reacted to the Dallas Cowboys’ 2022 NFL schedule release is exactly the type of energy this contending NFC team needs to fully embrace this season.
Parsons spoke with Cowboys legend Michael Irvin about Dallas’ 2022 regular season schedule over the air on The NFL Network Thursday night. Though both games are at home, including Sunday Night Football in Week 1 vs. Tampa Bay, they are against teams that have been to the Super Bowl in the last two years. Parsons is not backing away from either of these challenges.
“Seeing, Tampa Bay and Cincinnati back to back, that was kinda like the first thing that I saw,” said Parsons. “Bengals in it last year, Super Bowl contender, obviously. Tom Brady and the Buccaneers are always Super Bowl contenders.”
“It’s a testament to see where our team’s at and where we stand at. And I think that’s a great start to [play against] those two Super Bowl teams, Super Bowl-type teams will be big ‘W’s for the Cowboys.”
If Dallas were to go 2-0 vs. these two contending teams, it might be the year for “America’s Team.”
Micah Parsons’ thoughts on Dallas Cowboys schedule should be how team thinks
Dallas may not be the favorite to come out of the NFC this season, but the Cowboys have every reason to think they can repeat in the division and get to the conference title bout. The NFC is down, and the Cowboys must take advantage. If they can beat the Buccaneers at home, that will go a long way towards them being in the mix for the No. 1 seed. Cincinnati could be hungover, too.
He may not play the most important position on the field, but Parsons is absolutely right in taking the early-season scheduling challenges in stride. Dallas should embrace the opportunity of taking on some of the best teams the NFL has to offer right out of the gate, in their building nonetheless. Dallas has not been to the Super Bowl since 1995, so why not try to buck that trend this season?
If the Cowboys ever want to evolve from being merely a glorified hype machine, they need to win big games like these two. It has been a long time since the Cowboys had a player like Parsons, one who can be a galvanizing presence to help shift the culture in a positive direction. Obviously, he cannot do this all on his own, but the Cowboys are certainly way better by having him on the team.
Win or lose, the Cowboys must approach their first two games of the year with Parson’s mindset.
MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins‘ 2022 schedule was released along with the rest of the NFL slate Thursday.
The 2022 NFL season will kick off on Thursday, Sept. 8 with the Buffalo Bills vs. the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium. ESPN opens its schedule with Monday Night Football on Sept. 12 featuring the Denver Broncos at the Seattle Seahawks.
The NFL expanded to 17 regular-season games last season. The final regular-season games for the 2022 season will be played Jan. 8, 2023. The playoffs begin Jan. 14 and continue through Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12 in Glendale, Arizona.
Here’s what’s in store for the Dolphins:
Schedule
Sept. 11: vs. New England
Sept. 18: at Baltimore
Sept. 25: vs. Buffalo
Sept. 29: at Cincinnati (TNF)
Oct. 9: at N.Y. Jets
Oct. 16: vs. Minnesota
Oct. 23: vs. Pittsburgh (SNF)
Oct. 30: at Detroit
Nov. 6: at Chicago
Nov. 13: vs. Cleveland
Nov. 20: Bye
Nov. 27: vs. Houston
Dec. 4: at San Francisco
Dec. 11: at L.A. Chargers
Dec. 17/18: at Buffalo
Dec. 25: vs. Green Bay
Jan. 1: at New England
Jan. 7/8: vs. N.Y. Jets
Strength of schedule: 21st, .481
Biggest takeaway
The nation will get a good look at the Dolphins. They get two prime-time games and a showdown on Christmas Day with the Green Bay Packers.
Week 3 against the Bills. The Dolphins were swept in embarrassing fashion by Buffalo last season, and this Sept. 25 matchup is their first shot at beating the reigning AFC East champion in what should be a measuring stick for coach Mike McDaniel’s team.
What the oddsmakers think
They have the Dolphins’ win total at 8.5. On paper, there are seven games that Miami should win if it considers itself a playoff contender — if it takes care of business in those games and pulls out a couple of swing games, Miami should clear 8.5.
Bold prediction
The Dolphins will start the season 8-2. That stretch to start the season will be difficult, but it’s also littered with winnable games. If McDaniel’s system works and Miami clicks early, it can start the season on a scorching hot note.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants‘ 2022 schedule was released along with the rest of the NFL slate Thursday.
The 2022 NFL season will kick off on Thursday, Sept. 8 with the Buffalo Bills vs. the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium. ESPN opens its schedule with Monday Night Football on Sept. 12 featuring the Denver Broncos at the Seattle Seahawks.
The NFL expanded to 17 regular-season games last season. The final regular-season games for the 2022 season will be played Jan. 8, 2023. The playoffs begin Jan. 14 and continue through Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12 in Glendale, Arizona.
Here’s what’s in store for the Giants:
Schedule
Sept. 11: at Tennessee
Sept. 18: vs. Carolina
Sept. 26: vs. Dallas (MNF)
Oct. 2: vs. Chicago
Oct. 9: at Green Bay in London
Oct. 16: vs. Baltimore
Oct. 23: at Jacksonville
Oct. 30: at Seattle
Nov. 6: Bye
Nov. 13: vs. Houston
Nov. 20: vs. Detroit
Nov. 24: at Dallas (Thanksgiving)
Dec. 4: vs. Washington
Dec. 11: vs. Philadelphia
Dec. 18: at Washington
Dec. 24: at Minnesota
Jan. 1: vs. Indianapolis
Jan. 8: at Philadelphia
Strength of schedule: 29th, .465
Biggest takeaway
The Giants are playing on Thanksgiving Day! It’s only the fourth time they have played on the holiday in the modern era, and the first time against the Dallas Cowboys since a 30-3 loss in 1992. In fact, the Giants haven’t won on Thanksgiving Day since 1982. And a Monday night matchup with the Cowboys on Sept. 26 is circled as the Giants’ only prime-time game this season, their fewest since 2004. Quite the dropoff from the usual three to five prime-time games they were accustomed to playing in recent years.
The Giants face a tough start with the Tennessee Titans (12-5 last season), Dallas (12-5), Green Bay Packers (13-4) and Baltimore Ravens (8-9) among the first six opponents. All will enter training camp with rosters significantly more talented than New York’s. The saving grace might be that only once in their first six games will the Giants face a hostile opposing crowd — in Week 1 against the Titans.
Revenge game
Cowboys at Giants on Monday Night Football in Week 3. Quarterback Daniel Jones and the Giants are looking to get their revenge in prime time. Jones is 0-8 as a starter in prime time, and New York has lost its past 10 night contests dating to 2018, when it beat the San Francisco 49ers and QB Nick Mullens on Monday Night Football. Did we even mention yet that the Giants were swept last season by the Cowboys and have dropped nine of the past 10 meetings against their NFC East rival? This is New York’s chance to prove its doormat days are in the past.
What the oddsmakers think
The oddsmakers have the Giants’ win total at 7, which seems ambitious. This would be a three-win improvement from last season’s 4-13 finish. Is the chance that Jones stays healthy (he hasn’t yet in three seasons) and a new coaching staff really enough to bring the four wins it would take to hit the over?
Bold prediction
The Giants will win twice as many games after the bye as before their break in Week 9. So that’s two wins in their first eight games and four in their final nine. It’s a byproduct of the tough early schedule, the easier post-bye matchups (beginning with home contests against the Houston Texans and Detroit Lions) and the time it takes to get acclimated to a new coaching staff.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots‘ 2022 schedule was released along with the rest of the NFL slate Thursday.
The 2022 NFL season will kick off on Thursday, Sept. 8 with the Buffalo Bills vs. the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium. ESPN opens its schedule with Monday Night Football on Sept. 12 featuring the Denver Broncos at the Seattle Seahawks.
The NFL expanded to 17 regular-season games last season. The final regular-season games for the 2022 season will be played Jan. 8, 2023. The playoffs begin Jan. 14 and continue through Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12 in Glendale, Arizona.
Here’s what in store for the Patriots:
Schedule
Sept. 11: at Miami
Sept. 18: at Pittsburgh
Sept. 25: vs. Baltimore
Oct. 2: at Green Bay
Oct. 9: vs. Detroit
Oct. 16: at Cleveland
Oct. 24: vs. Chicago (MNF)
Oct. 30: at N.Y. Jets
Nov. 6: vs. Indianapolis
Nov. 13: BYE
Nov. 20: vs. N.Y. Jets
Nov. 24: at Minnesota (TNF)
Dec. 1: vs. Buffalo (TNF)
Dec. 12: at Arizona (MNF)
Dec. 18: at Las Vegas (SNF)
Dec. 24: vs. Cincinnati
Jan. 1: vs. Miami
Jan. 7/8: at Buffalo (TBD)
Strength of schedule: 16th, .498
Biggest takeaway
Four straight prime-time games from Nov. 24 to Dec. 18 — three on the road and one against the defending AFC East champion Bills — shows that the national intrigue surrounding the Patriots remains strong. The final two of those prime-time games — at Arizona and at Las Vegas — sets up a scenario where the Patriots can remain out West for the week as coach Bill Belichick often likes to do. Overall, the team has five prime-time games.
Also, this is the first time the Patriots will open with two straight road games since 2014. The bye is well placed after nine games — directly in the middle of the season.
Revenge game
What will the offense look like Dec. 18 when the Patriots go up against their former coordinator, Josh McDaniels, in a prime-time matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders? The Patriots were hoping that the game would be played later in the season, in part because they wanted to play the Raiders in the preseason and practice with them before the preseason game. If the game was earlier in the season, that would have been tougher to pull off. Now those joint practices will happen.
What the oddsmakers think
The oddsmakers have the Patriots’ win total at 8.5. Belichick’s team needs a few things to happen to hit the over, starting with quarterback Mac Jones making the often-discussed second-year jump. There are big questions at linebacker and cornerback to answer as well, and the offensive coaching staff, where Matt Patricia and Joe Judge — whose primary backgrounds are on defense and special teams, respectively — are taking on lead roles.
Bold prediction
The Patriots will need to beat the Bills in the regular-season finale to secure a playoff berth, and it will be intriguing to see how it unfolds if Buffalo has already solidified its own playoff seeding. The Patriots’ 2021 season ended in embarrassing fashion at Buffalo in a 47-17 playoff loss, and in this scenario, they would have a chance to write a different story a year later.
Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy was arrested in Arapahoe County on Thursday, May 12 on second-degree criminal tampering charges.
On Thursday, May 12, the day the NFL officially released its NFL schedule, news was broken regarding Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy.
The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s office announced that Jeudy was taken into custody around noon local time, via Ryan O’Halloran of The Denver Post.
Arapahoe County Sheriff’s office says #Broncos WR Jerry Jeudy was taken in custody between 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. today. Jeudy hasn’t been booked yet so no information yet on charges.
Shortly afterwards, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s office tweeted out that the wide receiver is being charged with second-degree criminal tampering with a domestic violence enhancer, which is a misdemeanor. Jeudy is on a no bond hold, which means he cannot be released until he sees a judge.
Professional football player Jerry Jeudy has been arrested by Arapahoe Co sheriff deputies. He’s being held at the Arapahoe Co jail on charges of 2nd degree criminal tampering w/a domestic violence enhancer, a misdemeanor. He’s on a no bond hold. He’s innocent until proven guilty
Broncos: Jerry Jeudy brought into custody on May 12
As for what the charges mean, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero provided details. The second-degree criminal tampering charge in Colorado means to tamper with someone’s property “with intent to cause injury, inconvenience, or annoyance.” As for the domestic violence enhancer, that is due to Jeudy’s relationship with the accuser.
Jeudy is on a no-bond hold, meaning he must stay in jail until he sees a judge, who then can issue a mandatory protection order (restraining order). That hearing is likely to take place in the next 24 hours, per authorities.
Denver selected Jeudy with the 15th-overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft out of Alabama. He played 16 games in his very first season, but he was limited to 10 games in 2021 due to a high ankle sprain suffered in the team’s Week 1 game against the New York Giants.
Through his two seasons with the Broncos, Jeudy caught 90-of-169 targets for 1,323 yards and three touchdowns.
We will continue to keep you posted on this story once more details are made available.
The NFL schedule release revealed that the Patriots and Vikings have been added to the Thanksgiving Day slate of games in 2022.
With the NFL schedule release revealing what this upcoming season will look like, fans are getting a peek at what the Thanksgiving Day feast of games will look like.
As usual, the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are hosting games in the early morning and mid-afternoon slots. But the NFL has played a game of roulette with the primetime matchup, and two new teams have been added to the slate.
More specifically, two teams are making a long-awaited return to football’s special day.
NFL schedule release: Patriots-Vikings rounds our Thanksgiving Day games
It will mark the first time since 2017 that the Vikings are taking part in the Thanksgiving Day action. New England, on the other hand, hasn’t played on Thanksgiving in a decade having last played all the way back in 2012.
Without meaning too much disrespect, the Patriots-Vikings matchup saves the general football public from yet another year of the Saints and Falcons playing each other in the primetime game. Somehow three of the last four Thanksgivings have featured either the Saints and Falcons in the nighttime window with two of those being matchups between the two teams (New Orleans played the Bills last year).
Those already assuming Kirk Cousins and the Vikings will waltz into Gillette Stadium and get handed a loss should know that Minnesota has a 6-2 record in Thanksgiving Day games. The most famous of their showdowns was in 1998 when Randy Moss torched the Dallas Cowboys for three touchdowns, all of which were over 50 yards.
New England, on the other hand, is only 3-2 in Thanksgiving Day games but hasn’t lost since somehow getting blown out by the Detroit Lions back in 2000. Of course, the Patriots most famous Thanksgiving Day highlight was the Mark Sanchez Butt Fumble back in 2012.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots are in the fourth week of their voluntary offseason program, and veteran wide receiver Nelson Agholor already notices a difference for himself.
“Everybody runs certain routes, but the route tree [here] is a little different than what I’ve ran before,” he said. “Now I know it, so I get to put my own spin on how we do things and play fast.
“Whereas a year ago, I was learning, so you do things at a certain learning tempo. You never get to go full speed, because you want to make sure you’re doing it right, so you kind of move with caution. Now I know what it looks like and I get to just put my flavor on it.”
That flavor — for Agholor and a handful of other Patriots entering their second season in New England — figures to be a critical ingredient if coach Bill Belichick’s squad is to improve on last season’s 10-7 record and embarrassing 47-17 playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills.
The reason is obvious: Unlike last offseason, when the Patriots spent a then-record $163 million in guaranteed money in free agency, Belichick was more conservative this year and is banking on internal improvement from 2021 free agents and draft picks.
Agholor is a signature example of this thinking. He signed for two years, $22 million in March of 2021, and his production (37 receptions, 473 yards, 3 TDs) didn’t match the price tag for a variety of reasons. But he remains optimistic better days are ahead.
“The best part about it, Year 2 in the Patriots’ system is when guys really get going. I feel comfortable, I’m excited to have my best season with the Patriots and show why I’m here,” he said.
Agholor joins fellow returnees Jakobi Meyers (team-high 83 catches for 866 yards, 2 TDs) and Kendrick Bourne (55 for 800, 5 TDs) atop the receiver depth chart, with veteran trade acquisition DeVante Parker and speedy second-round pick Tyquan Thornton completing the top five.
With Agholor as a springboard, here are other players acquired in 2021 who the Patriots need to make a significant second-year jump:
Tight end Jonnu Smith: He signed for four years, $50 million and finished with just 28 receptions for 294 yards and a touchdown last season. He made a significant change in hopes of a rebound, becoming a full-time participant in the voluntary offseason program. He wasn’t in the program last year, in part due to expecting the birth of his daughter, and COVID-19 considerations.
QB Mac Jones: The 15th overall pick finished second in Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year voting, so his “jump” slots into a different category — leadership. Jones already seems to be embracing it, and is more comfortable in doing things like opening his home to teammates on the first night of the draft and having a Hibachi chef on hand. Said owner Robert Kraft in late March: “I actually believe [Jones] has a little more edge than we’ve seen. But he’s been respectful.”
Linebacker Cameron McGrone: When the Patriots selected the Michigan standout in the fifth round, they knew he probably wouldn’t play as a rookie as he recovered from a torn left ACL suffered in his final college season. McGrone did return to practice by the end of last season (he wasn’t activated to the roster), and inside linebackers coach Jerod Mayo might have had him on his mind when he was asked on the “Pats from the Past” podcast about fewer three-down linebackers coming out of college. Said Mayo: “We have some guys who can rush and cover, some guys that Pats Nation hasn’t even heard of.”
Linebacker Ronnie Perkins: The third-round pick from Oklahoma (96th overall) didn’t appear in a single game, in part because Matthew Judon and Kyle Van Noy were entrenched atop the outside linebacker depth chart. He was often spotted before games working on pass-rush technique with director of skill development Joe Kim, and now has a clearer path to a role after the team released Van Noy (Chargers) … if he proves he deserves it.
Cornerback Shaun Wade: The Ohio State alum was selected in the fifth round by the Ravens, and the Patriots traded for him at the end of the preseason, giving up a 2022 seventh-round pick and a 2023 fifth-rounder. But the 6-foot-1, 191-pound Wade played in just three games, in part due to injury, but also because of a learning curve after arriving so late. Cornerbacks coach Mike Pellegrino made the point last season that Wade was essentially learning a new language. The Patriots have a notable void at cornerback after J.C. Jackson‘s free-agent departure, and Wade will compete for it.
Linebacker Raekwon McMillan: The veteran was coming on strong in training camp last year before tearing his left ACL and missing the season. Given his injury history, banking on him over the course of a 17-game season comes with notable risk. Last year before the injury, Belichick had said: “I’ve been very impressed with his intelligence, his work ethic. He’s locked in every day.”
Safety Joshuah Bledsoe: A sixth-round pick from Missouri, he arrived in town with an injured wrist and spent most of the year rehabbing before returning to practice late in the season. He never appeared in a game. If healthy, he has a legitimate chance to be part of the team’s future based on some promising behind-the-scenes development.
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