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Another crop of Boston College NFL hopefuls get a chance to shine at Eagles’ annual Pro Day
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With Boston College nearby, and Bill O’Brien as a close friend, Mike Vrabel and the Patriots have plenty of intel when it comes to monitoring local players potentially worth drafting.
Even so, it never hurts to compile additional data, and Monday’s Pro Day gave the Patriots — along with 29 other teams — another opportunity to see what the Eagles have to offer. Vrabel and O’Brien watched intently, side by side, as players completed drills and more in front of a packed crowd inside the Fish Field House.
“Mike’s done an unbelievable job at the Patriots in a very short time, turning that around,” O’Brien said. “We try to recruit guys that are tough, that are smart, that are dependable, and I think those are the type of guys that he’s looking for on his team. So yeah, you’re hoping there’s a little bit of a pipeline.”
Twelve players participated in the event, including 11 former Eagles: offensive linemen Jude Bowry, Kevin Cline, Delby Lemieux (Duxbury/Dartmouth), and Logan Taylor; running backs Jordan McDonald and Andre Hines Jr. (BC/Wagner); wide receiver Lewis Bond; tight end Jeremiah Franklin; defensive linemen Quintayvious Hutchins and Sed McConnell; linebacker Vaughn Pemberton; and long snapper Ben Mann.
Some had the chance to interact with Vrabel, who stayed for the duration of the event alongside Patriots offensive line coach Doug Marrone and vice president of personnel Ryan Cowden.
Hutchins (6 feet 3 inches, 240 pounds) said Vrabel gave him feedback, including hand placement and how to leverage his body weight. While there was certainly some added pressure given the circumstances, he wouldn’t have it any other way.
“It was genuine,” Hutchins said. “He took the time out to see something in me, to stop his day to say something to me. It was a moment of shock of him coming to me face to face, but it was really cool.”
Vrabel also had an extended conversation midway through the event with Taylor (6-7, 312), a capable tackle and guard.
Bond (5-11, 190), who caught passes from current Boston College quarterbacks Mason McKenzie and Grayson Wilson, said having Vrabel nearby shows the type of connections present at BC.
“Great guy,” Bond said of Vrabel. “He kind of reminded me of Coach O’Brien a little bit. All about football. Smart, knows football. He’s very disciplined and going to lead that way.”
For Bond, BC’s all-time leader in receptions, Pro Day was another opportunity to prove himself after he didn’t receive an invite to the NFL Combine. He displayed his usual precise route-running abilities and reliable hands and made a splash throughout the day.
Bond remembers watching his teammates compete at Pro Day his freshman year. He has remained in contact with former BC star Zay Flowers, who has shown him that putting in extra work yields fruitful results.
O’Brien said he believes Bond has a “really good shot” to be drafted and highlighted his versatility and dependability as defining attributes.
“Lewis Bond is one of the best players to ever play here,” O’Brien said.
He also praised Bowry and Taylor for their intelligence and character, along with their talent, and expressed confidence in their ability to blend into their surroundings at the next level.
O’Brien said that when former Eagle Zach Allen spoke to the team last week, he noted that Boston College is held in high regard in NFL locker rooms. His goal is to keep that tradition going after Donovan Ezeiruaku, Ozzy Trapilo, and Drew Kendall impressed in their rookie seasons last year.
“The NFL locker room is a sacred place to be, and I think guys like BC guys fit right in there because of the type of guys they are,” O’Brien said.
Bowry (6-5, 311), who has worked with O’Brien, Marrone, Vrabel, and Dante Scarnecchia at various points, is optimistic Monday was another step in the right direction.
“There’s always something I can improve, but I think I showed what I needed to show,” Bowry said.
For Lemieux (6-4, 295), a first-team All-American who participated in the Senior Bowl, Pro Day also felt like a full-circle moment after coming to the Boston College campus as a kid.
He grew up watching Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, and the rest of the Patriots win Super Bowls, and it’s still difficult for him to fathom that he has a shot to play in the NFL himself. With that said, he proved Monday that he belongs and fulfilled his mission of leaving with no regrets.
“A big part of this process for me hasn’t been about trying to prove people wrong, but about trying to prove the people right that believed in me and have supported me through all of this,” Lemieux said.
Although it is just June 22, it’s certainly starting to seem like the Boston Red Sox could end up being sellers later on this summer when the 2026 Major League Baseball trade deadline gets here.
Boston took two out of three games from the Seattle Mariners over the weekend, but still finds itself 13 games under .500 at 31-44. Right now, Boston is six games out of an American League Wild Card spot as well. Boston needs a long winning streak to turn the tide. If not, the club will certainly trade pieces away. The conversation has gotten loud enough around the team that Red Sox starter Sonny Gray said he “would be open” to having a conversation about waiving his no-trade clause if someone from the club approached him about it to Tim Healey of The Boston Globe.
“If someone came to me from the Red Sox and made a decision that that’s the direction that this team was going to go, I would be open for a conversation,” Gray said to Healey. “Whatever happens from then, only time will tell. But I would be open for a conversation.
Could Sonny Gray Be The Next Star Out Of Boston?
“Holding veto power is ‘an earned thing’ and means a lot, Gray said. He negotiated it into the three-year, $75 million deal he signed with the Cardinals heading into 2024.”
When it comes to Gray, he has been a major addition for Boston so far this season. He has a 3.12 ERA in 13 starts to go along with a 55-to-17 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 69 1/3 innings pitched. Gray is also 8-1 on the season. Even in a campaign full of losses for Boston, Gray has been able to consistently be a stopper for the club.
If he were to become available, he would be an intriguing, although imperfect trade candidate. From a talent perspective, he’s awesome and would help a contender. But from a contract point of view, he has a $30 million mutual option for the 2027 season with a $10 million buyout. Mutual options rarely get picked up. The buyout is very high and could be a barrier. That will be a bridge to cross later on, though. What’s important to note right now is the fact that Gray is “open” to a conversation about a trade. It doesn’t mean that it will happen, but it’s possible.
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Jets were 300 feet apart in Boston close call that forced Delta flight to abort landing, expert says
BOSTON (AP) — A Delta Air Lines jet was roughly 300 feet (90 meters) from an American Airlines plane during a close call at Boston’s airport that forced the Delta aircraft to abort a weekend landing attempt, an aviation expert said Sunday.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it was investigating the incident between two commercial flights that happened Saturday at Boston Logan International Airport.
Todd Curtis, a former safety engineer at Boeing, estimated the distance between the two jetliners using Flightradar24, a website that tracks flights. Curtis now coproduces a podcast about flight safety issues.
“This is a significant incident,” Curtis said, adding that it was particularly concerning because it involved two professional airline crews.
He said federal aviation officials have been concerned about such runway incursions for a while now and will scrutinize Saturday’s close call.
Near-misses and runway incursions at U.S. airports will be the subject of a hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation will seek ways to strengthen safety across the national airspace system.
The Delta flight from Dallas had to execute a go-around, or aborted landing, to avoid the American plane departing from an intersecting runway, according to the FAA and flight logs.
The crew of Delta flight 2351 coordinated with air traffic control to perform the go-around, an airline spokesperson said. The plane, which had 129 passengers and six crew members on board, landed safely and deplaned normally, according to the spokesperson.
Go-arounds are safe, routine procedures performed at the discretion of the pilot or air traffic controllers, according to the FAA.
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Volunteer rescuer seriously injured Friday helping unresponsive teenage hiker in NH – The Boston Globe
A volunteer rescuer was seriously injured while helping multiple hypothermic hikers who called for help near the summit of a New Hampshire mountain Friday night, officials said.
The rescuer, who had to be helped back to the trailhead, was carrying an unresponsive teenager through stormy conditions on Mount Lafayette in Franconia when they were hurt, according to a statement from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. The hiker, 19-year-old Dmytro Grechko of New Jersey, later regained consciousness and was taken to Littleton Regional Hospital for treatment.
A small rescue team set out around 8 p.m.for reports that the two teenagers were suffering from severe hypothermia about an eighth of a mile below the summit, according to the statement. More than five hours later, rescuers found Grechko and his friend, 19-year-old Jason Fisher of New Jersey, who was cold and wet but remained conscious.
Rescuers began warming the teenagers, who had set out without warm clothing or lights, around 1 a.m., according to the Fish and Game Department. Additional crews were called to help carry Grechko to the Greenleaf Hut, a mountain hostel operated by the Appalachian Mountain Club located on the shoulder of the mountain.
As crews worked to rescue the New Jersey teenagers, another group of hikers called for help about a mile away from the trailhead, the statement said. Rescuers found those hikers wet, cold, and suffering from hypothermia, and gave them lights and dry clothing before helping them to safety.
Crews reached the hut with Grechko just before 3 a.m. and began treating all rescued hikers for hypothermia and other cold-related injuries, according to the statement. Grechko later regained consciousness, and after the group was warmed and dried, rescuers escorted him down the Old Bridle Path. They reached the trailhead around 7:55 a.m.
The Fish and Game Department warned that conditions in the White Mountains can change rapidly and urged hikers to check forecasts from the Mount Washington Observatory before attempting a summit. Officials also reminded visitors to carry proper gear.
“Hikers are encouraged to be prepared for their trek to include packing the ten essential items: map, compass, warm clothing, extra food and water, headlamp, fire starter, first aid kit, whistle, rain/wind jackets & pants, and a knife,” the statement said.
Lila Hempel-Edgers can be reached at lila.hempeledgers@globe.com. Follow her on X @hempeledgers and on Instagram @lila_hempel_edgers.
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