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Patriots LB Anfernee Jennings kicked out of practice vs Packers

Things are getting heated on the field in Day 2 of the Patriots and Packers joint practices.

Things got chippy on the practice field between the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers on Thursday. It even escalated to the point where Patriots linebacker Anfernee Jennings was kicked out of practice.

Per NESN’s Dakota Randall, Jennings was ejected after delivering a blindside hit to Packers linebacker Keshawn Banks during a punt drill. Banks reportedly appeared to be engaged in an altercation with Patriots rookie defensive end Keion White when the incident occurred.

The joint practice has mostly been a continuation of a fiery meeting on Wednesday, but things have clearly reached a whole other level on Day 2 with a Patriots player needing to be thrown out of practice.

At the very least, this should make for more drama when the two teams collide in Saturday’s preseason game at Lambeau Field.

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Winners and losers from Patriots’ loss to Texans in preseason opener

Who were the winners and losers in the Patriots’ preseason opener?

A sluggish offensive performance ended in the New England Patriots getting pounded at home in a 20-9 loss to the Houston Texans in Thursday’s preseason opener.

It wasn’t the best of showings from the Patriots, but it was also the first of three preseason games. There’s no need in hitting the panic button just yet.

There were some serious positives to take away from the team’s effort. One rookie defensive player had Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud running for his life, while a rookie offensive player scored the one and only touchdown in the game for the Patriots.

Let’s take a look at the winners and losers from Thursday night’s game.

Alabama football countdown to kickoff: 33 days

We are now just 33 days away from the start of Alabama’s 2023 football season!

The Alabama Crimson Tide will take the field for the 2023 college football season in 33 days, as Middle Tennessee State visits Bryant Denny Stadium on Sept. 2.

Here at Roll Tide Wire, we will be counting down the days until Nick Saban and his team take the field.

With 33 days remaining we take a look at a former standout linebacker for the Crimson Tide, [autotag]Anfernee Jennings[/autotag].

Jennings played in Tuscaloosa from 2015-19 where he totaled 193 tackles, 33.5 tackles for loss, and 14.5 sacks.

Jennings is currently a member of the New England Patriots.

Freshman defensive lineman Hunter Osborne currently wears No. 33 for the Crimson Tide.

Anfernee Jennings’s Photo Gallery

58 days till Patriots season opener: Every player to wear No. 58 for New England

Here’s a list of every Patriots player to wear the No. 58 jersey number

The countdown continues with the New England Patriots being 58 days away from their regular season opener on September 10.

We’re celebrating by listing every Patriots player that has ever worn the No. 58 jersey throughout franchise history.

Linebacker Anfernee Jennings was the last player to wear the numbers. The former Alabama standout came into the NFL with big shoes to fill considering he took over the number for former All-Pro linebacker Jamie Collins.

There’s no secret that the Patriots love their linebackers, and several that have come during and before the Bill Belichick era have impacted the team in big ways.

Some have even worn No. 58 on their jersey. Here’s every Patriots player that has worn those numbers (via Pro Football Reference):

59 days till Patriots season opener: Every player to wear No. 59 for New England

Here’s a list of every Patriots player to wear the No. 59 jersey number

The New England Patriots are now 59 days away from opening up their 2023 regular season at home against the defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles.

So we’re continuing our countdown series by listing every Patriots player that has ever worn the No. 59 jersey.

Linebacker Terez Hall is the current Patriots player that wears the number, but there have been a total of 23 players that have worn it throughout franchise history. There are more recent examples like linebacker Anfernee Jennings, and then there are examples like Brian Stenger, who wore the number all the way back in 1973.

Here’s every Patriots player that has ever worn the No. 59 (via Pro Football Reference):

Patriots’ top 10 defensive players in Week 16, according to PFF

Here are the top 10 best defensive grades for the Patriots in Week 16.

Defense doesn’t always win championships, especially if the offense continues to get in its own way. Such has been the case for the New England Patriots this season.

Nothing changed in the Week 16 matchup with a Cincinnati Bengals team that was believed to be the hottest team in football headed into Gillette Stadium.

Yet, the Patriots defense forced three turnovers, including a pick-six, on quarterback Joe Burrow and the Bengals’ prolific offense, along with holding them scoreless for the entire second half.

Of course, none of it mattered in the end as the game ended on a fourth-quarter turnover from running back Rhamondre Stevenson in the red zone. Pro Football Focus graded all of the players on the defensive side of the ball for the Patriots in the Christmas Eve loss to Cincinnati.

Here are the top-10 graded players.

3 standout stars from Patriots Week 7 loss to the Bears

Even after an ugly performance, three standout stars offer a glimmer of hope for the Patriots moving forward.

The New England Patriots were outwitted in all three facets of the game on Monday, as the Bears demolished them at Gillette Stadium. It was an embarrassing game across the board filled with distractions as quarterback Mac Jones returned to the starting lineup, only to be replaced by rookie QB Bailey Zappe.

The Patriots’ have very little to be proud about in what was a disastrous performance on the primetime stage of Monday Night Football.

Let’s get into the stars of the game for the Patriots in the blowout loss.

The Morning After: Bill Belichick doing what he hates most, creating distractions

Where do things stand for the Patriots a day after their Monday night meltdown?

The Morning (afternoon) after a blowout loss on national tv at home is not always fun. The New England Patriots looked frankly outmatched and outcoached against an inferior team in the Chicago Bears. But then again, that is the beauty of football.

Anyone can win.

The Patriots fell to 3-4 and have yet to have any consistency on the season in either direction. Mac Jones was benched early after a rough start returning from his four-week absence. Bailey Zappe looked good at first, but then things started to quickly unravel.

And one of the league’s worst rushing defenses beat one of the league’s best rushing offenses, allowing just 71 rushing yards, with 24 of those yards coming from Jones before he left the game.

Matt Judon had hilarious reference to Jordan Poole and Draymond Green practice fight

Matt Judon had a hilarious reference to the Golden State Warriors’ practice fight

It’s always interesting when the NFL and other sports leagues collide, particularly when big news happens.

There was an altercation between Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green and shooting guard Jordan Poole during an NBA practice on Wednesday. Green actually threw a punch and dropped Poole after a verbal spat on the court, as shown in a video that was obtained by TMZ.

Flip it to the football side of things, and members of the New England Patriots were play-fighting on Friday after practice. Linebackers Anfernee Jennings and Josh Uche jokingly sparred in the locker room.

That’s when fellow linebacker Matt Judon had this hilarious response to the wrestling, as noted by WEEI’s Khari Thompson.

“Anfernee Jennings and Josh Uche were just mock wrestling and Matthew Judon walks past and says, ‘Which one of y’all Jordan Pool?'”

The entire team will have the task of wrestling a victory away from the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. ET.

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This linebacker could be the missing piece in New England

Should the Patriots consider making a splash at linebacker before the trade deadline? Patriots Wire’s Cam Garrity thinks so.

The New England Patriots are off to a less than ideal 1-3 start, and they have a glaring hole on the defensive side of the ball.

The team has struggled to find anyone opposite of Matthew Judon since Kyle Van Noy’s departure, and they desperately need another outside linebacker to help in blitz packages, coverage and in the run. Not to mention, Judon is an elite defender when he has his health, but due to the lack of substitutes or players to take off the pressure, he’s asked to do too much at times

And quite frankly, he isn’t at the stage of his career where he can handle heavy snap loads. Keeping Judon fresh keeps him effective.

The plan has always been for some young defender to take over opposite him. Anfernee Jennings had a great camp, and Josh Uche looked like he could be fully unlocked after showing promise early. But through four games, neither has managed to make the desired impact. If the Patriots wish to make the playoffs this year, the defense could really use a playmaker. Luckily for them, there is one disgruntled linebacker who could be available ahead of the trade deadline.

That player is none other than Roquan Smith of the Chicago Bears.

Smith has been adamant about his desire to be traded or paid what he deserves, and the Bears are in a rebuilding/retooling mode where they don’t have much to put around their young QB. Smith is the Bears’ best asset on the team, and he could demand a ransom. But as the Bears struggle through 2022 with Smith’s pending unrestricted free agency looming, they will possibly lower the price to send him to a team willing to roll the dice on him staying long-term.

Either they do this by November 1st or use a $19 million franchise tag next season on him, which would be beneficial for both sides. But Smith wouldn’t be able to be tagged again in the following season, meaning the team paid a high bill for a rental on a bottom of the barrel team and would fail to get anything in return as other teams would rather wait for his tag to expire.

The Patriots need to add some playmakers that fit the current team’s timeline. With Mac Jones on a rookie deal, it only makes sense to make these franchise-altering moves to add the next generation’s superstar to the defense with Devin McCourty and Judon both getting older.

The Patriots could wind up offering Chicago a package centering on two first-round picks (2023 and 2025) and a future second-rounder. Smith is projected to warrant a hefty contract and could be upwards of $115 million with $60 million guaranteed. It’s a lot of money for many, but for one of the league’s best tacklers and versatile weapons, it would surely be worth it, especially for a Bill Belichick-lead defense. If anyone could unlock another gear out of Smith, it would be Belichick.

The Patriots would add a 26-year-old linebacker opposite of Judon, who would take the pressure off of others in the run game and would feast on the opposite edge. As we get closer to the November 1st deadline, the price will certainly go down for picks, and the Patriots could strike a deadline deal for the superstar and start building their defense around Smith, Christian Barmore, Kyle Dugger and Jack Jones for the future.

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