Patriots Football Daily: NFL Annual League Meeting

The NFL’s Annual League Meeting is underway in Orlando, Fla. Teams owners, general managers, head coaches, and other top brass from around the league gather with the media and each other. Commissioner Roger Goodell makes a state-of-the-league address. Owners discuss NFL business and vote on rule proposals.

Yesterday the head coaches present at the event took a group photo. For the first time in 25 years, there was a new representative for the New England Patriots. Jerod Mayo made his Annual League Meeting (sometimes referred to as the Owner’s Meeting) debut as New England’s head coach. Mayo posed with all but five of the NFL head coaches in the group photo (he is fourth from the right in the back row).

NFL annual head coaches photo, 2024, Orlando, Fla.

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— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 24, 2024

There was also a photo of general managers taken but the New England Patriots were not represented. Not only does Eliot Wolf (the de facto GM) not officially hold the title, but he is not at the meeting. The reason? He’s working to improve the Patriots roster.

Two rule proposals getting a lot of attention are the banning of “hip-drop tackles” and a revamped kickoff proposal, which is said to increase returns while keeping them (relatively) safe.

To address the lowest kickoff return rate in @NFL history during the 2023 season and concern for player health and safety, the NFL Competition Committee has proposed a new kickoff rule.

If adopted by NFL clubs, the new rule will keep the excitement of kickoff returns in the… pic.twitter.com/0ltQpSrAvC

— NFL Football Operations (@NFLFootballOps) March 22, 2024

There will be updates throughout the meeting on Patriots Football Daily.

Also in today’s Patriots Daily…

New England Patriots

Patriots Football Now – Jerod Mayo learned quickly to say nothing

Patriots Football Now – Patriots Roster Breakdown: JuJu Smith-Schuster

NFL Draft

Patriots Football Now – 2024 NFL Mock Draft 3.0: Lots of quarterbacks go early

Patriots Football Now – New England Patriots seven round mock draft

AFC East News

WKBW – Door not shut on Micah Hyde, Tre’Davious White returning to Buffalo

Phin Phantic – Five receivers not named Odell Beckham Jr. the Dolphins should consider

Yahoo! Sports– Jets in touch with Corey Davis about possible reunion

NFL News

NFL.com – Bears GM says trading Justin Field ‘one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do’

Yardbarker – Aidan O’Connell ‘earned the right’ to compete for Raiders starting QB job

Patriots Football Now – 30 available free agents for New England to target

Boston Bruins

Go to our sibling site Boston Hockey Now to check out the great Boston Bruins coverage from Jimmy Murphy and the BHN team. The NHL season is underway and plenty is happening in the Bruins 100 Anniversary season.

Boston Hockey Now – Bruins sign Duran to two-year entry-level contract

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Football Fun Fact of the Day

Today is New England Patriots defensive tackle Trysten HIll’s birthday. He turns 26. Hill was one of 72 players to appear in a game for the Patriots in 2023. He was one of only six players to appear in only one game. The others: Joshuah Bledsoe, Malik Cunningham, James Ferentz, Riley Reiff, and Marco Wilson.

Post of the Day

Today’s post is from the Jamual, with a highlight of Charles Leno Jr., listed as the outside top available free agent the New England Patriots should be targeting…

Liked what Charles Leno did throughout Sunday's game in pass protection. Really good on the day with his set points and set quickness. Establishing half-man often & using good two-hand strikes/placement when engaged. Good independent hand usage at times to win his engagements. An… pic.twitter.com/CHpVbQdW3R

— Jamual (@LetMualTellit) October 4, 2023