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Copied! A Long Island native who grew up 10 minutes from the Jets facility at Hofstra, Rob Carpenter had to make a few turns after being chosen in the 1991 NFL Draft out of Syracuse before he found his way back home. Selected in the fourth round by Cincinnati, the wide receiver was headed for New England seemingly before his cleats were broken in. "It was just like I was back in college," Carpenter said. "(Current Patriots and former Syracuse Coach Dick) MacPherson was the one who put...

Keeping Score: Jim Reid knows how to pick ’em Published: 1/1/2021 4:51:09 PM Modified: 1/1/2021 4:50:57 PM Good morning! Jim Reid knows recruiting. He’s a football lifer who grew up in Medford, played at the University of Maine and married his teenage sweetheart Judy Crowley. He’s been a head coach at UMass, Richmond and VMI, and an assistant coach at Syracuse, Virginia, Iowa, Boston College and Bucknell. So yeah, Jim Reid knows recruiting. “I love recruiting, I think it’s fun,” sa...

Keeping Score: Jim Reid knows how to pick ’em Published: 1/1/2021 4:52:26 PM Modified: 1/1/2021 4:52:13 PM Good morning! Jim Reid knows recruiting. He’s a football lifer who grew up in Medford, played at the University of Maine and married his teenage sweetheart Judy Crowley. He’s been a head coach at UMass, Richmond and VMI, and an assistant coach at Syracuse, Virginia, Iowa, Boston College and Bucknell. So yeah, Jim Reid knows recruiting. “I love recruiting, I think it’s fun,” sa...