Former WWE star Matt Cardona has offered encouraging words of wisdom to those who have been released by WWE recently Cardona knows a thing or two about becoming successful in the pro wrestling industry after being released by WWE as he has become one of the most sought-after freelance wrestlers The former WWE Intercontinental Champion urged the recently-released stars to work hard and turn over a new leaf and rebrand themselves He encouraged them to not live off of their old WWE personalities and suggested that they craft something new to become a success 1) Fade into obscurity 2) Coast off of your WWE name 3) Work your ass off — Matt Cardona (@TheMattCardona) May 3, 2025 Cardona was let go during the COVID-19 pandemic but he transformed himself following his release and has gone on to be one of the biggest names on the indie circuit He has featured in various promotions like AEW and the self-professed "Indy God" has become a bigger name now than when his WWE run ended – The New England Patriots announced today that they have released LS Joe Cardona is a veteran of 10 NFL seasons with New England after originally joining the team as a fifth-round draft pick (166th overall) out of Navy in the 2015 NFL Draft has played in 160 regular season games and 13 postseason games with the Patriots and was a part of two Super Bowl winning teams Cardona snapped in 16 games for the Patriots Patriots announced today that they have released the following six players: OL Jake Andrews The Patriots announced today that they traded QB Joe Milton III to the Dallas Cowboys The Patriots announced today that they have released LB Ja'Whaun Bentley The Patriots announced today that they have signed veteran WR Stefon Diggs as an unrestricted free agent from Houston The Patriots announced today that they have re-signed LB Christian Elliss as a restricted free agent after matching the offer sheet by Las Vegas The Patriots announced today that they have released LB Curtis Jacobs The Patriots announced today that they have signed C Garrett Bradbury and LB Jack Gibbens as free agents The Patriots announced today that they have signed QB Joshua Dobbs as an unrestricted free agent from San Francisco The Patriots announced today that they have signed LB K'Lavon Chaisson as an unrestricted free agent from Las Vegas and OL Wes Schweitzer as an unrestricted free agent from the New York Jets The Patriots announced today that they have signed S Marcus Epps as an unrestricted free agent from Las Vegas WR Mack Hollins as an unrestricted free agent from Buffalo re-signed TE Austin Hooper as an unrestricted free agent and signed DT Khyiris Tonga as an unrestricted free agent from Arizona The Patriots announced today that they have re-signed S Jaylinn Hawkins as an unrestricted free agent A look at the Patriots opponents from 2025 through 2027 The New England Patriots announced today that former wide receiver Julian Edelman has been voted into the Patriots Hall of Fame as the 37th inductee here's everything you need to know about the newest Patriots rookies Tom Brady's historic Hall of Fame induction ceremony has been nominated for an Emmy Award Tracking all of the Patriots transactions during the free agent signing period New England Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft announced the selection of former Head Coach Bill Parcells for induction into the Patriots Hall of Fame as a contributor FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots released veteran long snapper Joe Cardona Cardona has been with the Patriots since they selected him in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft out of Navy He was part of two Super Bowl championship teams playing in 160 regular-season games and 13 playoff games Cardona had a tackle in each of the first four games last season which was reflective of his coverage ability was named the USAA 2023 Salute to Service Award winner The award recognizes the exceptional efforts by a member of the NFL to honor and support the military community The Patriots selected Vanderbilt long snapper Julian Ashby in the seventh round of this year's draft (251st overall) which was the first indication Cardona's time in New England might be coming to an end Releasing Cardona continues a theme under new head coach Mike Vrabel. The Patriots have also moved on from longtime center David Andrews – Wednesday's Leadership Awards Banquet saw a pair of University of Evansville student-athletes recognized Cal McGinnis (baseball) was the recipient of the Ralph H Coleman Award while Giulia Cardona (volleyball) earned the Lois D The awards are presented annually to the top senior male and female student-athletes They take into account athletic achievement ·       Has been a key player for UE baseball since joining the team in 2023-24 from Bradley McGinnis has appeared in 68 games for the Aces and has started in all but two of those games over two seasons Was named the 2024 MVC Tournament Most Outstanding Player for drawing a walk to score Evansville's winning run in the championship game At the end of the MVC Tournament in 2024 McGinnis was batting .714 (10-for-14) with three doubles and was UE's leading batter coming into the 2025 season Has played all four infield positions for the Aces in 2025 while batting .359 with 10 runs Since transferring to Evansville McGinnis has been named to the Dean's List every semester including Fall 2024 with a 3.70 semester GPA Currently holds a 3.68 cumulative GPA and plans to become a lawyer following graduation ·       Finished with the UE program record for career kills with 2,183; her tally was second in MVC history ·       Two-time AVCA Division I National Player of the Week ·       Two AVCA All-Regional accolades (2023 ·       First All-American in program history earning 2023 AVCA All-American Honorable Mention honors ·       Three-time All-MVC First Team player ·       Was the national kills leader in 2023 and 2024 Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here an era of New England Patriots football has come to an end was informed of his release by the Patriots officially ending his time as the longest-tenured member of the current roster as those with ties to the “Brady-Belichick dynasty era” who have moved on from the team this offseason New Patriots coach Mike Vrabel has made it clear that he is looking to forge a new identity for both he and his team heading into the 2025 NFL season While Cardona’s departure signifies the end of the former championship regime it also is the final chapter to an era which may not be seen again in Foxborough Cardona attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport Rhode Island for one year before enrolling in the United States Naval Academy he was a four-year starter in football as a long snapper where he was not charged with a single bad snap the Patriots selected Cardona in the fifth round — pick 166 overall — of the 2015 NFL draft making him the fourth pure long snapper to be drafted in NFL history He was also the second drafted by the Patriots who selected Jacob Ingram in the sixth-round in 2009 He was a member of two Patriots’ Super Bowl Championship teams — LI and LIII — and was chosen to the New England Patriots All-Dynasty Team The 33-year-old had been a pillar of durability since joining the team in 2015 he experienced a torn tendon in his foot during New England’s Week 14 victory over the Arizona Cardinals Despite being listed on the team’s injury report for Week 15 Cardona chose to play through it for their next matchup with the Las Vegas Raiders forcing him to miss both of the team’s practices Cardona was eventually placed on season-ending injured reserve for the first time in his career who filled the role for the remainder of the season Cardona’s impressive streak of consecutive games played came to an end The ex-Midshipman appeared in 140 straight games for the Patriots — 127 in the regular season and 13 playoff contests Cardona finishes his Patriots career having played in 160 regular-season games amassing 1,435 snaps on special teams along with 20 tackles and one forced fumble For all of his achievements on the gridiron Navy have arguably been more even impressive the San Diego native balanced a second full-time job as an Ensign in the Navy requiring long hours during the team’s respites from practice he earned a promotion to lieutenant junior grade (LTJG) As a junior officer of Maritime Security Squadron 8 currently oversees the logistical needs of 500 sailors he joined the board of the Military Family Advisory Network a nonprofit organization that provides vital support to military families facing hardships Cardona has also been a strong presence in the community he personally visited with affected military families while leading a toy collection drive to help replace items lost in the inferno he took the time to lead several free football clinics for military children at various bases across New England including Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford Cardona has personally delivered new bicycles to military families and helped complete a new home for a wounded veteran As a military representative of the Patriots Cardona has actively participated in the Brothers of Life at Gillette Stadium an annual gathering hosted by the Kraft family which brings together wounded Israeli soldiers and American counterparts Due to his status as an active service member he has presided over more than a dozen re-enlistment and retirement ceremonies held at Gillette Stadium Cardona was promoted to Lieutenant in such a ceremony on June 7 the day following the 75th anniversary of the Normandy (D-Day) invasion of World War II Ashby played in all 13 games for Vanderbilt in 2024 He entered the 2025 draft cycle as one of the most-heralded players at his position in recent memory Ashby appears to be highly-qualified to succeed Cardona’s on-field duties the imprint which the former Midshipman left on New England — notably due to his service to his country and community — will forever regard Joe Cardona as a truly remarkable Patriot Make sure you bookmark New England Patriots on SI for the latest news, exclusive interviews, film breakdowns, and so much more! The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Sports Illustrated or its affiliates All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER The Patriots are cutting their longtime long snapper The news comes as no surprise after New England drafted long snapper Julian Ashby in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL draft Typically teams only spend a draft pick on a long snapper if they’re confident he’s going to earn the job New England drafted Cardona out of Navy in the fifth round in 2015 and his 10 years on the team made him the Patriots’ longest-tenured active player A Division of NBCUniversal DISCLAIMER: This site and the products offered are for entertainment purposes only and there is no gambling offered on this site This service is intended for adult audiences No guarantees are made for any specific outcome DONATE NOW TO HELP PROTECT STUDENT BORROWER RIGHTS Department of Education may continue implementing settlement relief canceling $6+ billion in federal student loans for 290,000 class members  BOSTON – Today, the Supreme Court denied a petition filed by three intervening institutions—Lincoln Educational Services Corporation Inc.—asking SCOTUS to stay the $6 billion borrower defense settlement and seeking to bypass the standard appeals process Attempts to delay settlement by the three schools have now been denied three times by Federal District Court Judge William Alsup the Department of Education may continue to discharge loans under the terms of the approved settlement The institutions may continue to pursue their appeal in the Ninth Circuit.  President and Director of the Project on Predatory Student Lending:  “Today’s swift and decisive action from the highest court should end any ongoing debate about the legitimacy of this settlement The message is clear: the rights of student borrowers will not falter politically-motivated attacks masquerading as legal argument.”  DeVos) was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in 2019 by seven named plaintiffs on behalf of themselves and all federal student loan borrowers whose borrower defense claims for loan cancellation were being ignored by the Department of Education The plaintiff class includes approximately 290,000 class members who make up the current borrower defense backlog.    For more details on the settlement, visit the FAQ on our website.   The borrowers are represented by the Project on Predatory Student Lending (PPSL) and Housing and Economic Rights Advocates (HERA) Gupta Wessler PLLC joined PPSL and HERA as counsel of record on the Supreme Court brief.  About the Project on Predatory Student Lending   Established in 2012, the Project on Predatory Student Lending represents over a million former students of predatory for-profit colleges Its mission is to use litigation to eliminate predatory practices in higher education and to relieve current and future borrowers from fraudulent student loan debt PPSL has won landmark cases to protect borrower rights and cancel more than $10 billion in fraudulent debt Its ongoing cases hold predatory colleges accountable and force the U.S Department of Education to act on behalf of students and stop protecting this insidious industry.    Housing and Economic Rights Advocates (HERA) is a California statewide not-for-profit legal service and advocacy organization dedicated to helping Californians — particularly those most vulnerable — build a safe free of discrimination and economic abuses in all aspects of household financial concerns training for professionals and community organizing support creates innovative solutions and engages in policy work locally This website is neither a solicitation nor an offer to represent you concerning any legal problem The information conveyed on this website is not legal advice and is not intended to and does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and our law firm or any attorney with our firm and faxes do not create an attorney-client relationship and you should not send any confidential information to us unless and until you and our firm enter into a formal agreement establishing an attorney-client relationship The New England Patriots released long snapper Joe Cardona after 10 seasons with the organization they also released the last player from the Super Bowl-winning era in New England Cardona had quite the run with the Patriots after being selected in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft He quickly grew into one of the greatest specialists in franchise history and even earned a Patriots All-Dynasty team nod But his time was clearly up after the team spent a seventh-round pick on Vanderbilt rookie long snapper Julian Ashby at the 2025 NFL draft Patriots coach Mike Vrabel has parted ways with some of the most beloved franchise players this offseason Not every Patriots fan agreed with the decision to release Cardona even if the intended goal is to rebuild the roster this one stung to the core for longtime fans Here are some of the reactions to the move on social media: Follow Patriots Wire on Twitter and Facebook The New England Patriots released veteran long snapper Joe Cardona Cardona was drafted by New England 10 years ago out of Navy in the fifth round of the NFL Draft Cardona was the final player remaining in New England to win a playoff game also the final Patriot to share the field with former quarterback Tom Brady He was part of two Super Bowl championship teams playing in 160 regular season games and 13 playoff games Cardona had a tackle in each of the first four games last season and a forced fumble The Patriots also drafted a long snapper in the seventh round of this year's draft last Saturday in Vanderbilt's Julian Ashby The longest-tenured Patriots player was released by the team on Tuesday The New England Patriots’ long snapper competition is over before it even began. Joe Cardona, who had held the job for the last 10 seasons, has been released just three days after the team selected Vanderbilt’s Julian Ashby in the seventh round of the NFL Draft Cardona is the latest veteran to be let go by the team this offseason David Andrews and Ja’Whaun Bentley were released let’s assess what the move means for the Patriots and the Patriots were not immune to it over the last few years their 2024 roster featured only five players who were part of the organization’s last Super Bowl team; the aforementioned quartet of Andrews the 33-year-old was the only one remaining he too is gone and with him the last concrete on-field memory of the Patriots’ glory days There are still plenty of links to that era of football in Foxborough starting with head coach Mike Vrabel and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels there is no denying this is an entirely new football team now the Patriots invested a seventh-round draft pick in Julian Ashby over the weekend to add some competition to the long snapper position there might not be a competition after all While New England could still bring in more depth to challenge the 22-year-old two thirds of the field goal and extra point operation will look different in 2025 the Patriots also opted to not retain place kicker Joey Slye With Slye leaving in free agency — he signed a one-year deal with the Tennessee Titans in March — the Patriots will decide between former practice squad member John Parker Romo and sixth-round draft pick Andres Borregales but his draft status suggests that he is no roster lock either One of the primary goals of head coach Mike Vrabel this offseason was rebuilding the culture at One Patriot Place — a culture that seemingly deteriorated under his predecessor Jerod Mayo in 2024 That process included a full-on overhaul of the team’s leadership as a look at the following graphic illustrates: And then there was one. pic.twitter.com/8UilX2bNqy As noted above, David Andrews, Ja’Whaun Bentley and now Cardona have all been released this offseason. Jacoby Brissett left in free agency after one season back in New England — he is now with the Arizona Cardinals — as did multi-year captain Deatrich Wise Jr Jabrill Peppers was removed as a captain after an in-season arrest in 2024 as do replacement captains Kyle Dugger and Hunter Henry it feels like the two defenders in particular might be on relatively thin ice as well Not only has Vrabel shown a willingness to replace team leaders his team also drafted safety Craig Woodson in the fourth round last Friday Cardona had been the longest-tenured Patriot since Devin McCourty’s retirement during the 2023 offseason that title is going to a player selected in the first post-dynasty draft Three of them remain on the team today: safety Kyle Dugger outside linebacker Anfernee Jennings and guard Michael Onwenu second-rounder Kyle Dugger is now the longest-tenured Patriots player Cardona’s salary cap impact was not the main motivator behind the Patriots parting ways with him While he did rank sixth among NFL long snappers with an average annual contact value of $1.575 his 2025 cap hit of $1.594 million ranked only 33rd on the team entering Tuesday Not all of that cap hit will be erased from the books via Cardona’s release; his remaining signing bonus proration totaling $500,000 will remain as dead cap The rest of the deal will be removed from the calculations but with another player taking his spot on the Top 51 list the actual net gain stands at only around $100,000 Long snapper might be the most anonymous position in all of football and yet Cardona managed to make a noticeable impact during his 10 seasons with the Patriots the numbers are not eye-popping — 20 tackles and a forced fumble in 173 combined games — but he provided a steady presence in the kicking game as well as leadership both on and off the field Besides appearing in 160 regular season games and 13 playoff contests for the Patriots Cardona also helped the team win two Super Bowls (LI LIII) and earned the NFL’s Salute to Service Award in 2023 as well as the Ron Burton Community Service Award in 2018 Veteran long snapper Joe Cardona's exit from the New England Patriots was just as classy as his entry The former Navy fifth-round draft pick made the rounds at Gillette Stadium to say his goodbyes after 10 years with the franchise It was an emotional moment considering Cardona was the last remnant from the Super Bowl era in New England He was a two-time Super Bowl champion and All-Dynasty player for the Patriots The writing was on the wall regarding his status with the team after the Patriots used a seventh-round draft pick on Vanderbilt rookie long snapper Julian Ashby ESPN's Mike Reiss touched on Cardona's final goodbye in New England in his weekly notes column "He made the rounds inside Gillette Stadium to say goodbye to various team employees with whom he'd developed a connection over the past decade joining a meeting of the Patriots' content team to say thank you." Cardona wasn't the only longtime Patriots player to make an exit linebacker Ja'Whaun Bentley and center David Andrews are all gone It's a jarring end of an era for the greatest dynasty in NFL history Patriots coach Mike Vrabel will attempt to build a new dynasty in New England In 2024, the court held seven status conferences on Plaintiffs’ Motion to Enforce the Settlement which seeks accountability for the Department of Education’s failure to provide timely and complete settlement relief by the original due date the Department has committed to completing Full Settlement Relief for substantially all class members in the automatic relief group by August 31 2024 hearing revealed that The Department reports that it is now in “substantial compliance” with the settlement provisions relating to the automatic relief group The court also continued to impose strict parameters to ensure accountability are to continue attending mandated biweekly meetings in person at the Department of Education The FSA Ombudsman has been designated as the official point of contact at the Department of Education for class members to direct questions about the status of their relief. Class members can direct questions about the status of their settlement relief to the Ombudsman’s office at sweet@ed.gov, with a copy to info@ppsl.org the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument regarding the attempt by three institutions to stop the Sweet settlement from going forward While the Ninth Circuit considers the case the Department of Education will continue to discharge loans and issue decisions under the terms of the approved settlement We will update this page with further information as that appeal develops.  explaining which type(s) of relief (discharge 2024: If you submitted your BD application between January 1 you should have received a decision by this date.   Thank you for all your hard work to make this a reality Thank you for staying the battle and ensuring justice prevailed Got my email approving discharge on previously denied application (four years after it was submitted) Named Plaintiffs brought this lawsuit on behalf of themselves and all other federal student loan borrowers whose claims for loan cancellation (“Borrower Defense applications”) had been ignored by the Department of Education — many of them since 2015 The law is clear: students who experienced fraud should not be required to pay back federal loans Since the Department of Education repeatedly ignored these students’ legal rights the only way they could have their voices heard was through the courts 2019: Case is filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in the San Francisco Bay Area on June 25 the Department begins issuing form denial notices to borrowers who had applied for loan cancellation April 2020: The first proposed settlement agreement is filed Spring 2020: Department of Education sends out tens of thousands of blanket denials of borrower defense claims acting in bad faith under settlement agreement allowing lawyers for the student borrowers in this case to obtain documents and to depose officials at the Department of Education March 2021: Borrowers file a supplemental complaint citing this new evidence and challenging the blanket denials June 22, 2022: The parties filed a proposed settlement agreement July 25, 2022: Borrowers file a response to predatory colleges’ meritless attempts to intervene in the settlement 2022: The court grants preliminary approval of the new settlement 2022: The court granted final approval of the settlement 2023: Three of the intervening schools filed notices of appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and moved the district court to stay the settlement pending their appeal 2023: The district court denied the motion to stay the settlement pending appeal 2023: The three intervenors moved the Ninth Circuit to stay the settlement pending appeal the settlement will not take effect as to the three intervening schools 2023: The Ninth Circuit denied the intervenor schools’ motion to stay the settlement pending their appeals This means that settlement relief can now proceed for class members from Lincoln Tech and will continue on course for everyone else millions of students borrowed federal student loans to attend various for-profit colleges nearly 500,000 borrowers have asserted their right under federal law to discharge their federal student loans due to their schools’ misconduct (“borrower defense”) the Department of Education started to adjudicate these claims in 2016 approving nearly 28,000 borrower defenses in the six-month period before January 20 the Department of Education halted all processing of borrower defense claims more than 200,000 students had a borrower defense application pending Many had been unresolved for nearly four years The plaintiffs filed this lawsuit to demand that the Department do its job and start adjudicating their borrower defenses immediately Over the course of this three-year litigation while the plaintiffs uncovered evidence that Department’s policies had stacked the deck against borrowers The recently approved settlement agreement will resolve these long-pending applications and finally deliver justice to borrowers June 25, 2019: Complaint August 20, 2020: Motion for Case Management Conference Proposed Order Setting Case Management Order Declaration of Eileen Connor Student Affidavits from Motion for Case Management Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five Part Six October 10, 2020: Hearing Zoom Chat Transcript October 23, 2020: Transcript of Fairness Hearing October 30, 2020: Plaintiffs Response to Order to Show Cause Affidavits in Support of Plaintiffs Response to Order to Show Cause Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five Part Six Part Seven Part Eight Part Nine March 28, 2021: Supplemental Complaint Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five Part Six Part Seven Part Eight Part Nine February 24, 2022: Plaintiffs’ Response to Order re Class Member Letter with exhibit June 9, 2022: Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment Part One (1-20) Part Two (21-26) Part Three (27.1) Part Four (27.2) Part Five (28-36) Part Six (37-39.1) Part Seven (39.2 - 53) Part Eight (54 - 63.1) Part Nine (63.2 Part Ten (63.3) Declaration of Rebecca Ellis June 22, 2022: Joint Motion for Preliminary Approval of Settlement June 22, 2022: Settlement Agreement Guide to the Settlement June 23, 2022: Defendants’ Opposition and Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment July 13, 2022: Lincoln Educational Services / American National University Motion to Intervene July 13, 2022: Everglades College Inc. Motion to Intervene July 14, 2022: Chicago School of Professional Psychology Motion to Intervene July 25, 2022: Plaintiffs’ Consolidated Opposition to Motions to Intervene July 25, 2022: Government’s Consolidated Opposition to Motions to Intervene August 4, 2022: Preliminary Approval Order August 9, 2022: Schedule for Final Approval August 9, 2022: Corrected Exhibit C Notice to Settlement Class with Corrected Exhibit C September 22, 2022: Joint Motion for Final Approval November 16, 2022: Final Approval January 27, 2023: Opposition to Motion To Stay Settlement Relief Exhibit A 2023: Plaintiff’s Opposition to Motion To Stay Pending Appeal and Motion to Dismiss Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four 2023: Plaintiffs Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss Appeals Part One Part Two March 29, 2023: Order Denying Motions to Dismiss April 23, 2023: Supreme Court Order of Pending Case May 4, 2023: Intervenors’ Opening Appellate Brief May 30, 2023: First Quarterly Report under Settlement Agreement in Sweet et al. v. Cardona August 2, 2023:Plaintiffs’ Response to Intervenors August 2, 2023: Department of Education’s Response to Intervenors August 28, 2023: Second Quarterly Report under Settlement Agreement in Sweet et al. v. Cardona November 27, 2023: Third Quarterly Report under Settlement Agreement in Sweet et al. v. Cardona February 2, 2024: Notice of Material Breach of Settlement Agreement February 14, 2024: Second Notice of Material Breach of Settlement Agreement February 16, 2024: Department of Education Response to First Notice of Material Breach March 1, 2024: Department of Education Supplemental Letter to Notice of Material Breach of Settlement Agreement March 1, 2024: Supplemental Letter to Meet & Confer Session March 19, 2024: Motion to Enforce Settlement Agreement Proposed Order Table of Contents Exhibits 1-19 Exhibits 20-29 Order for Loan Servicers to Appear April 2, 2024: Defendants’ Response To Plaintiffs’ Motion To Enforce Declaration Of Richard Cordray April 9, 2024: Plaintiffs’ Reply In Support Of Motion To Enforce Settlement Agreement August 26, 2024: Third Notice of Settlement Breach November 5, 2024: United States Court Of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit Decision December 20, 2024: Intervenor Everglades’ Petition for Rehearing En Banc December 30, 2024: Amicus Brief of Ohio and other states in support of Everglades January 31, 2025: Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Petition for Rehearing En Banc ongoing harm” due to the department’s failures Attorneys noted that borrowers were expecting to receive the settlement relief by January so that they could “pay for life necessities” such as healthcare or buying a car director of litigation at the Project on Predatory Student Lending a group that represents borrowers involved in the settlement stated that “the message is clear: the rights of student borrowers will not falter overblown political attacks masquerading as legal argument.” "Today’s swift and decisive action from the highest court should end any ongoing debate about the legitimacy of this settlement," Eileen Connor president and director of the Project on Predatory Student Lending (PPSL) said in a statement after the high court’s decision any ongoing debate about the legitimacy of this settlement,” Project on Predatory Student Lending President and Director Eileen Connor told CNBC “The schools set their sails to catch political headwinds by falsely equating the settlement of long-standing and hard-fought litigation with a completely distinct program of broad-based debt cancellation that is currently under review by the Supreme Court,” said Eileen Connor president and director of the Project on Predatory Student Lending any ongoing debate about the legitimacy of this settlement,” said Eileen Connor which represents the borrowers in the case called the Supreme Court’s decision “decisive and swift.” on behalf of borrowers who believed they were defrauded by the schools they attended Cardona — over stalled borrower defense claims which are claims borrowers can file to get their debt discharged if they can prove they were defrauded by their school.” “This means that settlement relief for those who attended the three intervening schools — American National University and Lincoln Tech – can proceed,” the PPSL update stated the Department of Education can move forward with relief for all class members.” the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the intervenor entities’ motion for a stay pending appeal,” said the Project on Predatory Student Lending the organization representing the class of student loan borrowers “This means that settlement relief for those who attended the three intervening schools – American National University the Department of Education can move forward with relief for all class members.“ Cardona settlement is distinct from the ongoing legal battle over Biden’s separate one-time student loan forgiveness initiative The Supreme Court is expected to make a decision on that plan this summer The Project on Predatory Student Lending has set up a detailed informational website for those interested in learning more about who qualifies for student loan forgiveness and other relief under the Sweet v Former New England Patriots long snapper Joe Cardona plans to continue playing in the NFL Cardona was released by the Patriots' organization on Tuesday The release ended a 10-year tenure with the team He was also the last-remaining player from the Patriots' Super Bowl era Reinforcements are coming at long snapper after the team used a seventh-round pick on Vanderbilt's Julian Ashby in the 2025 NFL draft Cardona made a massive impact on the Patriots' organization both on and off the field for a decade He might now be wearing a different jersey next season Cardona shouldn't have an issue finding work considering he is one of the more reliable long snappers in the NFL. He's a two-time Super Bowl champion and an All-Dynasty player Patriots fans will surely miss on the football field For the latest on the Sweet v. McMahon (formerly Sweet v. Cardona and Sweet v. DeVos) litigation, as well as relevant upcoming dates and case documents, please visit our case page.  We understand that recent actions by the current administration have raised a lot of uncertainty around the Department of Education The situation with the Department seems to be changing every day and we understand the stress this is causing the Department’s obligations under the settlement which is a legally binding contract overseen by the court PPSL will use the settlement agreement's enforcement provisions to ensure that the Department complies with all its obligations Full Settlement Relief consists of (i) discharge of the outstanding loans that were the subject of your borrower defense application (ii) refunds of any amounts you paid to the federal government toward those loans and (iii) deletion of the credit tradeline associated with those loans from your credit report Depending on the type of loan you had, it is possible that not all your payments were made “to the federal government” – even if your loans were called “federal student loans.” For more information about refund eligibility, please see “I am a Class Member with FFEL(P) loans, how does this affect my relief?” below Please note that this notice may have been sent to an email you no longer have access to or been routed to your spam folder and/or junk folder you have access to for an email from noreply@studentaid.gov The email might have one of the following subject lines ·      Approval of Your Borrower Defense Case Under Exhibit C of the Sweet v Cardona [or McMahon] Settlement: Borrower Defense Notice to Revise and Resubmit Cardona [or McMahon] Settlement: Borrower Defense Notice of Approval Cardona [or McMahon] Settlement Post-Class Applicant Borrower Defense Notice If you are unable to locate a notice/decision after searching for it, please email sweet@ed.gov, with a copy to info@ppsl.org borrower defense application number (if available) and a description of the decision or notice that you believe you are missing If you are in the automatic relief group, you should have already received Full Settlement Relief. If you have NOT received Full Settlement Relief, please email the FSA Ombudsman at sweet@ed.gov, with a copy to info@ppsl.org, and let us know what relief you are missing The FSA Ombudsman has been designated as the official point of contact at the Department of Education for Class Members to direct questions about the status of their relief please include your full name (and any other name or email address you might have used at the time you applied) and your borrower defense application number (if available) We are unable to answer individual questions about refund amounts owed to Class Members Your refund might be disbursed via multiple checks and/or direct deposits. Before emailing sweet@ed.gov about missing refunds please check your bank records for deposits from the U.S Your refund checks will not necessarily have anything written on them that refers to the Sweet case They might simply appear as checks from the U.S The timing of your relief will depend on when you submitted your borrower defense application Please see the descriptions below for a relief timeline: Decision group members in group 1 (people who applied for borrower defense on or before December 31, 2017) whose applications were approved should have received Full Settlement Relief by December 20, 2024. If you were approved but have NOT received Full Settlement Relief, please email sweet@ed.gov, with a copy to info@ppsl.org and your borrower defense application number if you have it If you submitted your borrower defense application on or before December 31, 2017, but have not received a decision (either an approval or a revise and resubmit notice), please fill out this form and we will raise your issue with the Department of Education Decision group members in group 2 (people who applied for borrower defense between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2018) whose applications were approved should have received Full Settlement Reliefby January 28, 2025. If you were approved but have NOT received Full Settlement Relief, please email sweet@ed.gov, with a copy to info@ppsl.org If you submitted your borrower defense application between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2018, but you have not received a decision (either an approval or a revise and resubmit notice), please fill out this form and we will raise your issue with the Department of Education Decision group members in group 3 (people who applied for borrower defense between January 1 2019) whose applications were approved should receive Full Settlement Relief by July 28 Please be patient as the distribution of relief for this group is currently in process If you submitted your borrower defense application between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2019, but you have not received a decision (either an approval or a revise and resubmit notice), please fill out this form and we will raise your issue with the Department of Education Decision group members in group 4 (people who applied for borrower defense between January 1 2020) should have received a decision on your application by January 28 you should receive your Full Settlement Relief within one year of the date when you received your approval decision If you submitted your borrower defense application between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020, but you have not received a decision (either an approval or a revise and resubmit notice), please fill out this form and we will raise your issue with the Department of Education Decision group members in group 5 (people who applied for borrower defense between January 1 2022) should receive a decision on your application by July 28 you should receive your Full Settlement Relief within one year of the date when you receive your approval decision If you do not receive a decision (either an approval or a revise and resubmit notice) by July 28, 2025, please fill out this form and we will raise your issue with the Department of Education please do not fill out this form before the decision deadline of July 28 If you are a Post-Class Applicant (you applied for borrower defense after June 22, 2022, but before November 16, 2022), you should have received notice from the Department of Education confirming your status as a Post-Class Applicant. If you are a Post-Class Applicant and have not yet received a notice from the Department confirming your post-class status, please email sweet@ed.gov, with a copy to info@ppsl.org stating that you would like to confirm your status All Post-Class Applicants should receive a decision on their application by January 28 you should receive your settlement relief within one year of the date when you receive your approval notice If you do not receive a decision by January 28 you are entitled to Full Settlement Relief.  If you are a Post-Class Applicant whose borrower defense application relates to loans from one of the following schools you might receive relief through the Department of Education’s group discharge process: ·      ITT Technical Institute ·      Corinthian Colleges (Everest ·      Westwood College ·      Art Institutes ·      Marinello School of Beauty ·      Ashford University ·      Schools owned by the Center for Excellence in Higher Education (CEHE) (CollegeAmerica ·      Drake College of Business ·      Lincoln Technical Institute campuses in Lowell or Somerville ·      Minnesota School of Business/Globe University (Criminal Justice programs)  Please see the Department of Education’s website here to learn more about group discharges If you are a Post-Class Applicant who applied for borrower defense with respect to one of the schools listed above, but you have not yet received notice that you are approved for group discharge relief, please email info@ppsl.org and tell us about your situation If you submitted borrower defense applications related to multiple schools, your applications may be in different groups. For instance, if you submitted two applications in January 2021, with one relating to an Exhibit C school and the other relating to a non-Exhibit C school your first application would be in the automatic relief group and your second application would be in the decision group If you submitted more than one borrower defense application at different times your applications may be in different groups if you submitted an application relating to an Exhibit C school in January 2021 and another application relating to a different Exhibit C school in August 2022 your first application would be in the automatic relief group and your second application would be in the post-class There are two types of FFEL(P) loans: some are held by the government Loans held by private bank lenders are known as “commercially held FFELs.”  FFEL and FFELP loans are considered “federal student loans” for purposes of the settlement if you are entitled to relief through the settlement any FFEL and FFELP loans that were the subject of your BD claim(s) will be discharged If you consolidated FFEL loans from multiple schools into one or more FFEL consolidation loans only the portion of the consolidation loan(s) that relates to the school(s) covered by your borrower defense application will be discharged If your FFEL or FFELP loans were commercially held and you made payments on those loans then you will NOT be entitled to a refund of those payments Although both are considered “federal loans” because they were authorized by federal law payments that you made on commercially held FFEL or FFELP loans were made to bank lenders such payments will not be included in any refund you receive under the Sweet settlement because the Department of Education does not have the legal authority to refund payments made to commercial lenders if you consolidated your FFEL or FFELP loans into Direct Consolidation Loans then any payments you made on the Direct Consolidation Loans will be eligible for a refund If you are a Class Member and you consolidated Sweet-eligible and non-Sweet-eligible loans together into one or more Direct Consolidation Loans the entire balance of your “mixed” Direct Consolidation Loan(s) will be discharged and you will be refunded all payments you made on that loan(s) If this refund amount is less than the sum of all payments you made to the Department of Education toward your Sweet-eligible loans including payments you made on Sweet-eligible Direct Loans or Department-held FFEL loans before consolidating you will be able to claim additional refunds through an administrative process We will notify eligible Class Members directly if and when they are able to submit requests for further refund calculations For information about FFEL consolidation loans, please see “I am a Class Member with FFEL(P) loans, how does this affect my relief?” above The settlement defines the class as “all individuals who had a borrower defense application pending as of June 22 the Department of Education agreed to rescind all borrower defense denials that it issued between December 2019 and October 2020 If you received a form denial notice during that time period the Department will treat your original application as if it had never been denied and you will be a member of the class The settlement divides the class—all individuals who had a borrower defense application pending as of June 22 The first group is the automatic relief group. You are a member of this group if you are a Class Member who submitted a borrower defense application relating to a school or schools on this list (often referred to as the “Exhibit C” list) then you are entitled to the following relief: (i) discharge of the outstanding loans that were the subject of your application (ii) refunds of any amounts you previously paid to the federal government toward those loans (iii) deletion of the credit tradeline associated with those loans from your credit report (“Full Settlement Relief”).  The second group is the decision group. You are a member of this group if you are a Class Member who submitted a borrower defense application relating to a school or schools not on the Exhibit C list you will receive an individual decision on your entitlement to settlement relief according to a set timeline If the Department of Education fails to issue a decision within the timeline you will receive Full Settlement Relief within one year of the missed deadline The Department of Education will use a “streamlined” procedure to evaluate applications of Class Members in the decision group This means that the Department will accept all allegations in the application as true; will not require further supporting evidence; will not require proof of reliance; and will not apply any statute of limitations If you are in the decision group and you are determined to be eligible for relief you will receive Full Settlement Relief (the same benefits as members of the automatic relief group) You will receive this relief within one year of the date you receive your approval decision. If you have not received relief within one year of the date of your approval including a reference to your original borrower defense application number the Department of Education will have six months to either grant relief or issue a final denial notice your notice will convert to a final denial upon the expiration of the six-month resubmission window You will not receive a notice of the conversion to denial you have the right to challenge that denial in federal court.    If you submitted a borrower defense application related to a Corinthian Colleges school, please see the Corinthian question below. If you applied for borrower defense after June 22 2022 (the date of final approval of the settlement) then you are not a member of the class as defined in the settlement agreement The settlement provides certain benefits to Post-Class Applicants Post-Class Applicants will receive decisions on their applications by January 28 If the Department of Education fails to provide any Post-Class Applicant with a decision during that time period then they will receive Full Settlement Relief (the same relief as if they were a Class Member in the decision group who did not receive a timely decision).  Post-Class Applicants will receive individual decisions on their applications regardless of whether they borrowed money to attend a school on the Exhibit C list you will not receive automatic relief if you applied for borrower defense after June 22 Post-Class Applicants also will not have their applications reviewed under the “streamlined” procedures applicable to Class Members in the decision group.  Post-Class Applicants will have the credit tradelines for their discharged loans deleted from their credit reports if their borrower defense applications are approved Post-Class Applicants will not automatically get refunds if their applications are approved but they might get refunds depending on their individual circumstances the Department of Education applies a statute of limitations to decide whether a successful borrower defense applicant will get a refund along with discharge The Department agreed that the limitations period would not apply to Class Members but it will apply to Post-Class Applicants Whether a Post-Class Applicant gets a refund will therefore depend on the facts in their application.  Post-Class Applicants who attended certain schools may be eligible for relief through the Department of Education’s group discharge process. For more information, see “I am a Post-Class Applicant, what does this mean for me?” If you applied for borrower defense after November 16 then you are not affected by the Sweet settlement Your application will be decided by the Department of Education according to the applicable regulations You can apply for borrower defense even if you are currently enrolled in the school you would be applying for Borrower defense can apply to any federal student loan that has already been disbursed In order to get settlement relief relating to Parent Plus loans a parent must have applied for borrower defense separately from their child (the student) during the applicable settlement time frames even if the student is already included in the class.   and you applied for borrower defense to repayment of a Parent Plus loan on or before June 22 If you applied for borrower defense for a Parent Plus loan after June 22 you are a Post-Class Applicant.  If you applied for borrower defense for a Parent Plus loan after November 16 your application will be decided according to applicable regulations Parent borrowers can and should apply for borrower defense if they have not already, even though the time has passed to receive any benefit related to the settlement. Parent borrowers can apply for borrower defense here. For an informational guide on applying for borrower defense, click here parents should specify that they are applying in relation to the loan they took out for the school that the student attended and they should detail the school misconduct that the student experienced the parent should also mention that in their application if the Department of Education garnished from your wages and/or took from your income tax refunds in connection with the loans that were the subject of your borrower defense application We are aware that there have been delays for many borrowers in receiving refunds for past tax and wage garnishments We are working with the Department to ensure that this relief gets delivered No, to receive Sweet relief, you must have submitted a borrower defense application for each school for which you were requesting a discharge. You can still submit a borrower defense application for the other Exhibit C school(s) you attended but that application will be decided under the applicable regulations The Department of Education will hold Class Members in forbearance or stopped collection status and will reimburse you for any accrual of interest until you receive your settlement relief or where applicable for members of the decision group until a decision denying settlement relief becomes final this should happen automatically; for commercially held FFEL loans you may have to notify your servicer that you are eligible for an administrative forbearance based on borrower defense.    If your servicer places you back into repayment status, or if your servicer refuses to honor your request for borrower defense forbearance, please contact sweet@ed.gov right away, with a copy to info@ppsl.org If you are a Post-Class Applicant or if you applied for borrower defense after November 16 you can still ask your servicer to place your loans in Borrower Defense forbearance until you receive a decision interest will still accrue on your loans while your Borrower Defense application is pending Whether you receive a refund of that interest upon resolution of your Borrower Defense application will depend on the applicable regulations.    Borrower Defense forbearance will not apply to federal student loans that were not covered by your Borrower Defense application If you have loans from another school that weren’t the subject of your application neither the Sweet case nor applying for Borrower Defense in relation to your federal loans will impact any private loans you may have from the school for which you applied for Borrower Defense While servicers should know about Sweet relief and Borrower Defense forbearance, sometimes servicer representatives do not have the appropriate or accurate information. If this happens, reach out to sweet@ed.gov and your servicer’s Ombudsman’s office if you received a notice from the Department of Education about this settlement that is the most accurate statement regarding your Sweet relief.     If you are a Class Member (in the automatic relief or decision group) you will not owe any interest on your Direct or FFEL loans for the period between final approval and the date you receive your discharge or final decision you may see interest appear on your account This is due to internal Department of Education processes Any interest that appears during this time will ultimately be removed even if If you are a Post-Class Applicant who elects to remain in a Borrower Defense forbearance interest will accrue on your loans while you await a decision If your Borrower Defense application is ultimately approved You can see whether you have a Direct Consolidation Loan or FFEL Consolidation Loan by logging into your account with Federal Student Aid or your federal loan servicer any FFEL and FFELP loans that were the subject of your Borrower Defense claim(s) will be discharged only the portion of the consolidation loan(s) that relates to the school(s) covered by your Borrower Defense application will be discharged If your FFEL or FFELP loans are commercially held and you made payments on those loans then you will not be entitled to a refund of those payments because the Department of Education does not have the legal authority to refund payments made to commercial lenders.  However if you consolidated your FFEL or FFELP loans into Direct Loans then any payments made on the Direct Loans will be eligible for a refund If you are currently having problems with your servicer related to billing on a Direct or FFEL Consolidation Loan that includes Sweet-eligible loans, please email sweet@ed.gov  with a copy to info@ppsl.org If you previously consolidated your federal student loans into a private consolidation loan – for example or CommonBond – then you will receive some settlement relief in certain circumstances.  If you refinanced Direct Loan(s) or government-held FFEL loan(s) with a private refinancer AFTER you applied for Borrower Defense with respect to those loans then you WILL get a refund of the amount paid to the government by the refinancer you will still owe your private lender any outstanding balance that you have with that lender and the refinanced loan will continue to appear on your credit report until it is paid off (The Department of Education does not have the legal authority to discharge loans that are currently held by a private lender even if those loans were originated as federal loans.) If you refinanced with a private lender BEFORE you applied for Borrower Defense then you will not receive settlement relief For a more detailed view of your federal student loans and grants, you can download your National Student Loan Data Systems profile which contains your federal loan and grant history, including information on federal loan type (i.e., Direct, Perkins, or FFEL). This profile does NOT include private loans. Please find instructions on how to download it here If you previously consolidated your federal student loans into a Direct Consolidation Loan or a FFEL Consolidation Loan (which allow you to combine multiple federal loans into one) then you will still get the settlement relief to which you would otherwise be entitled if you hadn’t consolidated You can see whether you have a Direct Consolidation Loan or FFEL Consolidation Loan by logging into your account with Federal Student Aid or your federal loan servicer.  you might not be eligible for a refund of payments you made on those loans (see details regarding FFEL(P) loans above) If you are currently having problems with your servicer related to billing on a Direct or FFEL Consolidation Loan that includes Sweet-eligible loans, please contact sweet@ed.gov with a description of the problem or CommonBond – then you will receive some settlement relief in certain circumstances.  If you refinanced Direct Loan(s) or government-held FFEL loan(s) with a private refinancer AFTER you applied for borrower defense with respect to those loans and the refinanced loan will continue to appear on your credit report unless and until it is paid off even if those loans were originated as federal loans.) If you refinanced with a private lender BEFORE you applied for borrower defense First, you do not have to consolidate any of your loans to receive Sweet relief. If anyone tries to tell you otherwise, it could be a scam If you want or need to consolidate your current federal loans for another reason (such as enrollment in an income-driven repayment plan or Public Service Loan Forgiveness) you can consolidate into a federal Direct Consolidation Loan If you are a Class Member or a Post-Class Applicant federal consolidation will not have a negative effect for the relief you are eligible under the Sweet settlement Consolidating any federal loans into a private loan (with a lender such as SoFi, Earnest, or CommonBond or, for example, a private loan with Navient) couldwaive certain rights you have with respect to your federal loans. The National Consumer Law Center warns “It is dangerous to consolidate federal loans into a private consolidation loan you lose the rights you have under the federal loan program including rights to cancel or reduce your loan payments Private lenders may even offer you bonuses if you agree to consolidate with them but this may not be the right choice for you you cannot get credit toward PSLF if you are in Borrower-Defense-related administrative forbearance If you want to keep making qualifying payments toward PSLF, you can opt out of administrative forbearance by contacting your loan servicer and telling them that you want to resume payments under a qualifying PSLF payment plan. Please be aware, however, that as of March 2025, servicers currently are not processing income-driven repayment applications. you should receive a refund of any amounts paid to the Department of Education toward Direct or Direct Consolidation loans including a refund of prior qualifying PSLF payments this does not include refunds of payments on commercially held FFEL loans.) On June 1, 2022 – shortly before the parties in the Sweet case reached a settlement – the Department announced that it would cancel all outstanding loans related to Corinthian schools including for people who had not already applied for borrower defense.   Class Members who applied for Borrower Defense for their Corinthian-related loans will receive the same relief as other Class Members in the automatic relief group (full discharge refunds of payment to the Department of Education and deletion of the credit tradeline(s)).   If you are a Class Member who applied for Borrower Defense for a Corinthian school, and you have not received Full Settlement Relief yet, please email sweet@ed.gov, with a copy to info@ppsl.org, and let us know what relief you are missing.  If you are a Class Member who attended one of these schools before Corinthian ownership your application will be placed into the decision group and you will receive a decision within the applicable time frame.   If you are a Post-Class Applicant who attended Everest, Heald, or Wyotech, but you have not yet received a discharge of your Corinthian loans, we want to hear from you. Please visit our Get Help page If you are a Class Member who applied for Borrower Defense for Drake College of Business you would have been included in a Decision Group because that school was not listed on Exhibit C You should now receive relief through the group discharge process If you are a Post-Class Applicant and you are eligible for group discharge for one or more of the schools listed above you should receive relief through the Department of Education’s group discharge process for your school and will not have to wait for a decision on your Borrower Defense application If you are a Post-Class Applicant who has not yet received a discharge for any school where the Department announced a group discharge, we are interested in hearing from you. Please visit our Get Help page Some Class Members may currently be receiving assistance from SNAP/Food Stamps If you are getting public assistance and you receive a refund you should be aware that the refund may impact your eligibility for benefits Eligibility is different depending on the type of benefits you receive Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 all student loan discharges are federally tax-free until December 31 That includes discharges under the Sweet settlement if your loans are discharged after January 1 there may be federal income tax implications and you should consult with a tax advisor unless Congress extends the tax exemption beyond 2025.   If you are a Post-Class Applicant and you receive student loan cancellation after January 1 your discharge should still be federally tax-free under Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Procedure 2015-57 which provides that the IRS will not assert that federal student loans discharged under the Borrower Defense to repayment process qualify as recognizable gross income you should consult with a tax advisor.   State income tax policies with respect to student loan discharges may vary If you have questions about state income taxes we recommend that you seek out resources from your state of residence and contact a tax advisor.  The Sweet settlement does not reinstate GI benefits applied to attend the school that was the subject of your borrower defense application The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has information on the restoration of benefits after school closure, or if a school is disapproved for GI Bill benefits, here The Sweet settlement itself does not have a specific provision for Pell eligibility restoration Class Members and Post-Class Applicants who receive settlement relief may be eligible for full or partial restoration of Pell eligibility under a new law that went into effect on July 1 which is part of the FAFSA Simplification Act restores Pell eligibility for any period in which a student received a federal student loan that was later discharged under the Secretary of Education’s authority to “compromise or release” a loan obligation—a legal provision which forms the basis for settlement relief To ensure that you continue to receive timely information about the settlement, please update your contact information in your Federal Student Aid (FSA) profile Log in to your account and navigate to the “Settings” page under your email address This is how the Department of Education will determine where to send you information and any potential refunds visit the FSA’s help center page on this matter You should also make sure to keep your servicer up to date regarding your contact information this FSA webpage explains and helps you identify your servicer PPSL is aware of the problems with the Borrower Defense application website, and we have raised this concern with the Department of Education. If you had trouble with the online Borrower Defense application and it affected your ability to qualify for class or post-class membership, please email sweet@ed.gov, with a copy to info@ppsl.org with a description of what happened and copies of any evidence you might have saved (e.g. PPSL is aware of this issue, and we have raised it with the Department of Education. If you applied for Borrower Defense but have had trouble tracking your application, or have experienced errors in the Department’s record-keeping, please email sweet@ed.gov, with a copy to info@ppsl.org. The class is represented by the non-profit legal services organization, The Project on Predatory Student Lending (PPSL). To contact PPSL, you should complete the form in the Get Help Tab at the top of the webpage. If you cannot fill out the form, you may email info@ppsl.org due to the high volume of communications we receive all communications are reviewed but we are not always able to respond.   is a veteran of 10 NFL seasons with New England after originally joining the team as a fifth-round draft pick (166th overall) out of Navy in the 2015 NFL Draft and the final piece of the team's Super Bowl-winning rosters during the 2010s the Patriots have cut long snapper Joe Cardona The Patriots have informed veteran long snapper Joe Cardona that they are releasing him per sources.Had been longest tenured player on the team.Patriots drafted LS Julian Ashby (Vanderbilt) in seventh round of the draft Cardona, the Patriots' undrafted long snapper from Navy appearing in a total of 160 games for the franchise he managed to be a part of two Super Bowl victories during 2017 against the Atlanta Falcons as well as 2019 against the Los Angeles Rams The Patriots made an eye-catching addition at long snapper as one of two special team acquisitions during this offseason's draft adding Vanderbilt's Julian Ashby in the seventh round at No seemingly hinting at the team's plans to eventually move on from Cardona down the line this summer that's exactly the sense that was in the building Cardona reportedly said his goodbyes to teammates with the end of his long-spanning tenure looming right around the corner Joe Cardona, who had a tackle in each of the first four games last season, said his goodbyes to teammates over the last day or so.This move is now officially filed with the league. https://t.co/gIPrldRVtT less than a week from the draft wrapping up New England has officially released the 33-year-old and is turning in a new direction on special teams for the 2025 season it now primes the Patriots to have a totally new group from their Super Bowl-winning days for 2025 marking a brand new era under first-year head coach Mike Vrabel JARED KOCH the team is parting ways with its long snapper from the second leg of its dynasty Cardona had been with the Pats for 10 seasons He entered the offseason tied with Andrews as the team’s longest-tenured player Although the team obtained the Mr. Irrelevant pick, that did not go to Cardona’s replacement. Instead, the Pats chose Vanderbilt’s Julian Ashby six spots earlier The only team to use a draft choice specifically on a long snapper this year the Patriots served notice Cardona’s time could be up Cardona will have a chance to catch on elsewhere soon Two seasons remained on Cardona’s third New England accord — a four-year $6.3MM pact — but the Patriots will incur only $500K in dead money from this release While no Pro Bowls are on Cardona’s resume it would surprise if the 33-year-old snapper did not resurface for an 11th NFL season elsewhere the team officially wrapped it by moving on from the above-referenced quartet of Super Bowl contributors this year Log in Register Writing was on the wail when they drafted that dude A single tear rolls down Bill Belichick’s cheek Even more idiotic making one the highest paid in league history Even more idiotic is not understanding that and if you know you want him without competition You’re pretending like he was a first rounder Also he drafted him in the 5th round which is egregious 10 yrs on a single team from a 5th round pick is idiotic How many other 5th rounders stick on there drafting team for 10 yrs How many LS stay in a single team for 10 yrs The avg career of 5th round picks is about 3.5 yrs which is also about leave avg for all players Seems like Cardona as a 5th round pick was good value to solidify an important position Register Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Josie is preceded in death by her father; Ted Segura She is survived by her mother; Jesus Arreola her husband of two years; Dante Armand Cardona as well as her siblings; Manuela Chavarria She is also survived by many extended family and friends to cherish and honor her memory A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00am on Wednesday A Graveside Service will follow at 1:00pm at Fort Bliss National Cemetery  Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Homes-West Please visit her online memorial at www.sunsetfuneralhomes.net Click to watch Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Your access to this service has been limited If you think you have been blocked in error contact the owner of this site for assistance ****You have attempted to log in with incorrect information too many times –although your information was correct and it blocked you—please contact the web team at [email protected] or go to https://cea.org/website-issues for assistance If you are a WordPress user with administrative privileges on this site please enter your email address in the box below and click "Send" You will then receive an email that helps you regain access Wordfence is a security plugin installed on over 5 million WordPress sites The owner of this site is using Wordfence to manage access to their site You can also read the documentation to learn about Wordfence's blocking tools or visit wordfence.com to learn more about Wordfence Click here to learn more: Documentation 5 May 2025 21:47:22 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString()); AS Monaco – Player props & odds to score a goal on May 3Data Skrive[gambcom-standard rankid="4130" ] Want to wager on Irvin Cardona to score in AS Saint-Etienne's upcoming match against AS Monaco on Saturday AS Saint-Etienne's last game was a 3-1 defeat away from home against Strasbourg while being outshot by one in the match Want to watch Irvin Cardona take on AS Monaco? 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For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub The New England Patriots have released long snapper Joe Cardona Cardona, 33, is a two-time Super Bowl champion who has spent the last 10 seasons in New England after being drafted by former Patriots coach Bill Belichick in 2015 has played in 160 regular-season games and 13 postseason games with the Patriots and was a part of two Super Bowl-winning teams The writing seemed to be on the wall regarding his future after the team spent a seventh-round pick on Vanderbilt long snapper Julian Ashby at the 2025 NFL Draft Patriots coach Mike Vrabel appears to be on a mission to cut the last remnants of the previous era and move forward with new leaders and a new vision For all of the talk of a new era last year the 2025 offseason under Vrabel truly feels like a new era for the Patriots Cardona was named as the recipient of the Salute to Service Award presented by USAA The award recognizes the exceptional efforts by members of the NFL family to honor and support the military community Cardona balanced a second full-time job in the Navy serving as a staff officer at the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport when he was promoted to lieutenant junior grade supporting the ongoing effort on the Korean Peninsula he attained the rank of lieutenant in the Navy Cardona has donated items to help military families impacted by natural disasters and led free football clinics for military children at bases across New England he was honored with the Patriots Ron Burton Community Service Award an accolade given to honor his work in the community MASSACHUSETTS – NOVEMBER 06: Joe Cardona #49 of the New England Patriots looks on during the national anthem prior to playing the Indianapolis Colts at Gillette Stadium on November 06 The New England Patriots announced Tuesday that they're releasing veteran long snapper Joe Cardona "Thank you for your commitment and dedication, Joe," the team said on its official X account, along with a salute emoji for Cardona, who is also a Lieutenant in the Navy Reserve. Cardona received the NFL's Salute to Service award in 2023 Cardona played long snapper for four seasons at Navy before the Patriots drafted him in the fifth round (166th overall) in the 2015 NFL Draft He went on to play 160 of a possible 164 games in 10 seasons for New England He logged 20 career special teams tackles and forced a fumble for the first time in his career during the 2024 season The last remaining piece of the Patriots' dynasty era Cardona also played 13 career playoff games and won two Super Bowls for New England in the 2016 and 2018 seasons After the Patriots drafted Vanderbilt long snapper Julian Ashby with the 251st pick in the 2025 draft the proverbial writing was on the wall for Cardona's time in New England new head coach Mike Vrabel can officially close the book on the same dynastic run that he was a part of himself as a linebacker for eight seasons in New England Download the app to LISTEN LIVE wherever you are and connect with us like never before His release solidified the end of an era and the beginning of a new one in New England.  One of his former teammates, David Andrews, posted a story on Instagram with an 11-word message on Cardona after his release from the Patriots "One of the best I got to strap it up with." Cardona was the Patriots' starting long snapper for a decade and was the last Patriot from the 2018 Super Bowl champion roster Andrews was also one of the last Patriots from that team and he had been released just a month prior Both Cardona and Andrews were released under new head coach Mike Vrabel the Patriots are beginning to bring in a new era of football Their replacements are likely already in-house, with the Patriots drafting players at both positions during the 2025 NFL Draft New England Patriots center David Andrews (60) watches from the sideline during the first half against the Carolina Panthers at Gillette Stadium the Patriots drafted Jared Wilson out of Georgia in the third round They also signed Garrett Bradbury in free agency to a two-year The Patriots were also aggressive in their replacement at long snapper, drafting one in the seventh round in Vanderbilt's Julian Ashby Long snappers seldom get selected in the draft which shows their dedication to replacing Cardona With the release of Cardona, the previous era of Patriots football is completely behind the Patriots. Bill Belichick's and Tom Brady's era of football in New England is over The sign that the new era is beginning is the release of Cardona and Andrews appreciating their decade-long run together on the Patriots Andrews' message is a signal that the previous era of Patriots football is over, and a new one is beginning. With Drake Maye and Vrabel at the helm the Patriots are looking ahead to a new era of Patriots football said he’s most proud of the work that focused on instruction and put more resources in schools When Miguel Cardona took the reins of the U.S only about half of public school students had returned to full-time But some initiatives that Cardona sought — notably an expansion of Title IX protections — faced a rocky reception saying public sentiment and legal challenges stood in the way Now as Cardona begins his last days as education secretary we spoke with him about his accomplishments the work he considers left undone and the advice he has for his successor Editor's note: This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity MIGUEL CARDONA: People take great pride in giving back to their community so I think a common theme is people want to support their local public school There's such a sense of ownership of our public schools as part of the fabric of the community It's really where we build community in our country CARDONA:  I took over when over half of our schools were closed and we raised the bar at a time when so many in our country were trying to privatize public education the opportunity to really lift up public education as the greatest equalizer in our country — to reopen schools and reimagine schools and do better than what it was in 2019 — that to me has been the greatest opportunity But we were also presented with challenges — the pandemic and this mindset in our country that in order to move forward I would also argue [that another challenge is] the stagnant nature of higher education I have to make sure that there are options when they graduate So improving college and career pathways and making sure college is affordable and accessible — challenging the status quo there was a challenge that we were proud to attack I wanted to do more in terms of assessments I think our country is ready for an evolution of our assessments and I was looking forward to engaging in that work of making sure our assessments are more sensible CARDONA: We've ushered more resources and support in K 12 schools in the four years under the Biden-Harris team than at any other point in our country's history We had zero states with teacher apprenticeships We had a shortage of school social workers and now we have workforce development plans that give students options What we did is we really worked on the things that we needed to focus on and we raised the bar on all aspects of those it was focusing on the instructional core and lifting up and raising the bar on the things that we know need attention in education and not coming out with a silver bullet that [Washington,] D.C is going to fix everything because we have the best answers CARDONA: Efforts to promote equitable access and outcomes Ensuring that the neighborhood public school is a viable option for all students I worry about the threats of privatization that President-elect [Donald] Trump has mentioned in the campaign The threat of closing the [U.S.] Department of Education is going to impact rural students the most students who benefit from Title I support the most We made some strides in the Biden-Harris team with more Title I dollars with supports for students with disabilities for protections for vulnerable students who are marginalized or targeted and I worry that those are going to be peeled back and the most vulnerable are going to suffer the most I do think families should be able to choose where they want their children to attend school What I don't agree with is public education dollars being used to fund choices for the privileged few at the expense of a local public education system that maybe doesn't have funding for the communication strategy that you're suggesting there are some private institutions that are amazing And there should be competition for good schools for kids but we have to make sure that our local neighborhood school is one of those good options I want her to be successful supporting public education the more likely the decisions you make in D.C I want to continue to support students and educators across the country providing opportunities for students that maybe don't have them School systems and schools inspire me to keep going I know that I'm going to find something eventually that's going to make me feel that same passion to serve in particular around the space of education I am currently secretary of education for another week I'll survey the field and see where my skills could help align with my values and supporting students Get the free daily newsletter read by industry experts Photo illustration: Shaun Lucas/Industry Dive; Getty Images These leaders are achieving excellence through commitments to school culture and community, innovation While gains have come for inclusion of students with disabilities underfunding and teacher shortages remain struggles Subscribe to the K-12 Dive free daily newsletter The free newsletter covering the top industry headlines Description:  The Biden administration’s unlawful attempt to rewrite Title IX threatens teachers and students’ privacy High Resolution Photos ADF attorneys represent high-school female athlete Christian educators in successful legal challenge against Dept COVINGTON, Ky. – A federal district court in Kentucky issued a decision Thursday in State of Tennessee v Cardona that blocks the Biden administration’s unlawful attempt to change the meaning of “sex” in Title IX—a federal law designed to create equal opportunities for women in education and athletics—to include “gender identity.” Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys represent a West Virginia high-school female athlete and Christian Educators Association International in the lawsuit alongside the state of Tennessee The district court ruling applies nationwide and to every part of the Biden Title IX rule meaning the rule is completely invalidated Department of Education is unable to enforce it—anywhere The district court ruling halts the Biden rule nationwide District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky which ruled the Biden administration rule change exceeded authority and was “arbitrary and capricious agency action.” “[W]hen Title IX is viewed in its entirety it is abundantly clear that discrimination on the basis of sex means discrimination on the basis of being a male or female,” the court wrote in its opinion expanding the meaning of ‘on the basis of sex’ to include ‘gender identity’ turns Title IX on its head.” allows “males and females to be separated based on the enduring physical differences between the sexes.” That same male athlete is the plaintiff in the West Virginia case that resulted in a ruling undermining West Virginia’s law protecting women’s sports Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building non-profit legal organization committed to protecting religious freedom One-page case summary and general counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom: the world’s largest legal organization advancing every person’s God-given right to live and speak the truth With more than 450 team members in 10 offices worldwide ADF is at the forefront of today’s most consequential battles in law Under Waggoner’s leadership—first as head of U.S litigation and now as CEO—ADF has played a role in 80 U.S Supreme Court victories and won 15 of its own cases before the court including serving as legal counsel with Mississippi in the landmark Dobbs ruling overturning Roe v Waggoner personally argued several of ADF’s Supreme Court cases including the well-known Masterpiece Cakeshop and 303 Creative cases winning major victories for free expression She has the honor of leading ADF International Waggoner clerked at the Washington Supreme Court and spent over 15 years at a Seattle law firm before joining ADF Jake Warner serves as senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom’s Appellate Team Warner has focused mainly on protecting the freedom of all Americans to express what they believe without fear of government punishment He was lead counsel in Masterpiece Cakeshop Inc securing victory at the Colorado Supreme Court for cake artist Jack Phillips Warner also served as co-counsel in 303 Creative v helping to secure a landmark victory at the U.S Supreme Court that reaffirmed free speech is for everyone Warner has worked to advance religious freedom and protect human life He has appeared on multiple national television networks He has also been quoted in the New York Times Warner worked in private practice and served as a judicial law clerk to Senior U.S Howard in the Eastern District of North Carolina in history and political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2006 as well as many federal appellate and district courts Jonathan Scruggs serves as senior counsel and vice president of litigation strategy with Alliance Defending Freedom he identifies new litigation opportunities and improves processes across multiple litigation teams in collaboration with the chief legal counsel Scruggs has worked on and prevailed in a variety of cases related to Title IX and people’s right to freely express their faith which Scruggs argued at the Arizona Supreme Court He has argued before numerous federal appellate courts and trial courts across the country and has extensive experience litigating free-speech and equal-protection issues on behalf of students at Harvard Law School and is admitted to practice in the states of Arizona and Tennessee Supreme Court and multiple federal district and appellate courts Rachel Rouleau serves as legal counsel for the Church and Ministry Alliance with Alliance Defending Freedom She focuses on providing legal support to ministries by reviewing governing documents and policies Rouleau has worked primarily on the Center for Conscience Initiatives where she focused on protecting the conscience rights of individuals forced to compromise their beliefs under threat of fines and punishment Rouleau also worked on cases to protect the right of women and girls to privacy and fair competition West Virginia Board of Education and challenging the Biden administration’s unlawful Title IX rule changes in 2024 She is a member of the bar in the District of Columbia © 2025 Alliance Defending Freedom is a registered 501(C)(3) Charity. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions USA; New England Patriots long snapper Joe Cardona (49) walks out of the player's tunnel before a game against the Indianapolis Colts at Gillette Stadium who won two Super Bowls in 10 seasons with the New England Patriots and was their longest-tenured player joined the Patriots out of Navy as a fifth-round pick in the 2015 draft He played in 160 regular-season games -- including 16 last season -- and 13 postseason games He was a member of the Super Bowl LI and Super Bowl LIII champions The Patriots drafted Cardona's potential successor in the seventh round of last weekend's NFL draft Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Would you like to receive our daily news? Signup today there are no recent results for popular commented articles Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: FOXBOROUGH — The Patriots released longtime long snapper Joe Cardona on Tuesday Cardona’s future appeared uncertain after the Patriots selected Vanderbilt long snapper Julian Ashby in the seventh round of last weekend’s draft executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf focused on Ashby “Julian Ashby was a player that we liked,” Wolf said “We felt like he was the best long snapper in the draft Through some of the conversations that we had we felt like he might not be someone that would be available post-draft.” The 33-year-old Cardona had spent his entire NFL career in New England winning two Super Bowls and serving as a captain last season He didn’t miss a game for his first seven seasons The release means the Patriots no longer have any players that won a Super Bowl with the organization they also released center David Andrews and linebacker Ja’Whaun Bentley only safety Jabrill Peppers remains with the team and Deatrich Wise and Jacoby Brissett signed elsewhere Moving on from Cardona has minimal salary-cap implications The Patriots created $500,000 in dead money while freeing up $1.094 million in cap room Tight end Austin Hooper said quarterback Drake Maye was a major reason why he decided to remain with the Patriots “I’d be lying if I said that wasn’t a big part of the equation,” Hooper said Tuesday developed a strong on-field connection with Maye last season Since Maye took over as the starter in Week 6 hauling in 38 of 45 targets for 399 yards and two touchdowns He finished fourth on the team in receiving yards Hooper called the decision to stay “pretty simple.” He also played for coach Mike Vrabel for one season in Tennessee and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels for one season in Las Vegas Hooper is hopeful the offense can find better footing He said Maye and McDaniels have collaborated well with McDaniels listening to “the young gun” on his preferred plays “Breaking news to no one: You’re a top pick coming into this league you’re drinking out of a firehose,” Hooper said learning a pro-style system to banking all those reps you can tell just walking around his shoulders are a little bit lower Vrabel hasn’t stopped jumping on the field to join players during drills “He’ll definitely put his big body to use for sure and make sure we’re staying stern and physical,” Chaisson said Chaisson said Vrabel brings excitement to practice “Me and Vrabel haven’t been in this situation but we all kind of have times where our upper authority we kind of have some disagreements,” Chiasson said with a smile when you get a chance to put your hands on them at some point in time you kind of want to take advantage of it.” Nicole Yang can be reached at nicole.yang@globe.com.Follow her @nicolecyang. Home Delivery Gift Subscriptions Log In Manage My Account Customer Service Delivery Issues Feedback News Tips Help & FAQs Staff List Advertise Newsletters View the ePaper Order Back Issues News in Education Search the Archives Privacy Policy Terms of Service Terms of Purchase Work at Boston Globe Media Internship Program Co-op Program Do Not Sell My Personal Information Student loan forgiveness and expansions on career and technical education were touted at the two-hour celebration Tuesday You have /5 articles left.Sign up for a free account or log in education secretary Miguel Cardona encouraged attendees to keep fighting at a farewell event Tuesday A cover of Montell Jordan’s “This Is How We Do It” played in the background Tuesday afternoon in an auditorium at the Education Department as more than a hundred education access advocates policy experts and agency staff gathered to reflect on the last four years singing and clapping along to Pharrell Williams’s “Happy.” The music kicked off a two-hour celebration of the Biden administration’s efforts to get schools back on track following the pandemic to expand educational opportunity and to make higher education more accessible attendees and speakers acknowledged the looming changes and a bittersweet discomfort was palpable in the room “It’s odd—it’s a celebration and an ending at the same time,” one guest said to another attendee President-elect Donald Trump will take office and a new cohort of appointees led by education secretary nominee Linda McMahon And while Secretary Miguel Cardona and other senior officials acknowledged the “apprehension” and “fear” in the room over the uncertainty of the second Trump administration they chose to focus on celebrating what the Biden administration had accomplished saying that educators can’t afford to spend too much time wallowing I leave here with a great deal of hope,” Cardona said “There’s no one education secretary or president that does that and no one leader can bring our resolve … So whatever comes next—we got this.” He also thanked President Biden for appointing him to the post noting his background as a bilingual teacher and the first in his family to go to college “It should remind all of us of the significance of President Biden’s decision—in the middle of a crisis no less—to have a teacher and not some billionaire donor lead the Department of Education,” he said The event’s higher ed portion opened with videos highlighting the department’s efforts to provide loan forgiveness and expanding career and technical ed programs through new career-connection grants Under Secretary James Kvaal, who started working in the department at age 23, touted the more than $74 billion in relief provided to more than one million borrowers through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and the $183.6 billion in relief it provided to five million borrowers over all During Cardona’s time in office, not one federal loan recipient went into default, Kvaal added. (Student loan payments were paused for a bulk of Cardona’s tenure, and due to a yearlong grace period, borrowers were prevented from defaulting on their loans until last fall.) young people should begin their adult lives with a sense of limitless possibilities not feel weighed down by their debt or even worse off than if they had never gone to college,” he said debt no longer stands in the way of the benefits of their studies.” many of the department’s broader efforts to provide loan forgiveness were struck down or remain stalled in courts which would have forgiven up to $20,000 in loans for all eligible Americans was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in June 2023 A more narrow second attempt at the debt-relief plan was also blocked in fall 2024 Federal courts also blocked the administration’s borrower-defense rules which would have made it easier for a defrauded borrower to seek debt relief designed to make borrowers’ monthly bills more affordable But to Cardona and Kvaal, those lawsuits were an example of the department’s strength and commitment, not a signal of its weakness. They highlighted the department’s work with lawmakers to raise the maximum annual Pell Grant from $6,895 to $7,395 as well as the agency’s support for free community college programs at the state and federal level “When we walked into this quagmire together I spoke about education in our country as a flor pálida “I said then that we’re going to have to be the master gardeners who bring the rose back to life and that’s exactly what we did … What began in a plague is ending in progress.” The secretaries did acknowledge what some critics describe as the blundered rollout of a new Free Application for Federal Student Aid last year though they pointed to department data that shows more students received financial aid for this academic year and newly corrected outside data that documents an increase in first-year enrollment “That means our efforts to make the FAFSA smoother and simpler and easier are working,” Kvaal said a first-generation Latina student at the University of Maryland who spoke at the event said federal aid and other local grants helped her stay debt-free the last four years highlighted how important public education is to democracy He called on attendees to continue fighting to improve the nation’s schools and colleges saying there is still more work to be done and that that won’t change just because people’s titles do We are ready for the battle ahead to defend public education,” he said Don’t expect anything less of your leaders A Dear Colleague letter issued by the Department of Education announced changes that will make it easier to switch be Lawyers for the federal government say terminating students’ SEVIS records does not actually mean those students’ leg Legislators in Congress have filed numerous bills focused on higher education The Trump administration has the symbolic fight it wants Learn high-impact ways to re-engage students drive enrollment and support your team’s well-being Subscribe for free to Inside Higher Ed’s newsletters opinion and great new careers in higher education — delivered to your inbox View Newsletters Copyright © 2025 Inside Higher Ed All rights reserved. | Website designed by nclud New England Patriots long snapper Joe Cardona got to bring his teammates to work on Wednesday Not at Gillette Stadium — but to Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island "It definitely feels a bit like bringing your friends to work — a little merging of my two worlds," said Cardona who also serves as a lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve in addition to his career in the NFL "I've spent so much of my life on base here in Newport — whether it's going to school at the Naval Academy Prep School or So getting these guys to come on base and interact with military kids in a military community I know so well — there's nothing better." Cardona's two worlds collided thanks to a Football for You clinic put on by the Patriots Foundation in collaboration with Cross Insurance at Prichard Field on base — just a few hundred feet from the barracks where the two-time Super Bowl champion used to live Truman Jones and Miles Battle joined Cardona and Patriots alumni players Tully Banta-Cain Thomas Clayton and Woodrow Hamilton in running the clinic split up into age groups between 7 and 14 years old rotated through six drills that tested their skills and agility Each kid left with a Football for You T-shirt a Patriots gift bag and a massive smile in celebration of the Month of the Military Child "I was in their shoes," Cardona said of the children I know what it's like to have a parent who is committed to a mission that takes up so much of their time or has to spend months away So for us to be able to give back is a really great opportunity for me to share with my teammates and show them how excited these kids are these experiences really make the most of it Whether the kids stay here in New England or move on to different communities this is the stuff they'll remember forever." The 2025 NFL Draft has come to an end and New England's rookie class is taking shape From their creative hobbies to inspiring stories DeMario Douglas and David Andrews had no media obligations Thursday night but voluntarily took questions from New England Patriots beat reporters to help support a good cause New England Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez honored Keith Miller III at the KyleCares Foundation's third annual Teen Mental Health Conference with head coach Mike Vrabel also offering support and words of encouragement to about 600 local students on Thursday New England Patriots players Marcus Jones and Cole Strange traveled to Düsseldorf last week Brian Hoyer and Markus Kuhn to celebrate the organization's long-term commitment to Germany and unveil a youth flag football field Patriots receiver DeMario Douglas served as Grand Marshal and took in a full VIP experience alongside some of his New England teammates with Supercross back in town Nahant native Kaileigh Patterson has been selected to the 15U USA Girls Flag Junior National team she's the youngest member of the 18-girl roster Tune in to the Golf Channel on March 25-26 as New England Patriots players Drake Maye,Marcus Jones and Joshua Dobbs participate in the third annual NFLPA Classic at Mayakoba Before Mike Vrabel and his staff took off for Indianapolis to interview prospects at the NFL Scouting Combine there was one special man he wanted to meet first locally: a long-term patient at Boston Children's Hospital New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel and running backs coach Tony Dews read to elementary school students in Providence on Monday in a partnership between the Patriots Foundation After launching the Beach Football League's pilot event in Hampton Beach last summer two-time Super Bowl champion Tully Banta-Cain 'gets chills' thinking about how this sport could grow the game of football and bring communities together get his Bridge 2 Trades program off the ground also helped launch the careers of underserved Boston students in skilled trade vocations the Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee is sending Crayton to the Super Bowl Thanks for visiting This blog is part of a Brown Center series, “COVID-19 and education: Five years later,” in which Brookings experts and external contributors reflect on the impacts of COVID-19 on students As part of a series that looks back at five years since the onset of COVID-19—and looks ahead to the challenges that remain—the Brown Center on Education Policy had the opportunity to speak with Miguel Cardona Department of Education (ED) during the Biden administration and as commissioner of the Connecticut State Department of Education Cardona has a unique perspective on the federal response to COVID-19 we provide videos (and corresponding transcripts) of Cardona’s responses to questions from Jon Valant and Katharine Meyer of the Brown Center Their conversation touches on a range of issues including Cardona’s work in Connecticut at the onset of the pandemic his time leading at ED (March 2021 through January 2025) and his thoughts on some of the challenges currently facing the nation’s schools Read question transcript The Chief Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) convened calls It was really important to just hear what other states are doing And I’ll be very honest with you: That was the only kind of national communication or guidance Read question transcript that support from the federal level saying and this is what New York is doing.’ It was needed Read question transcript Read question transcript What worked well is what I call intentional collaboration: bringing people that have incidental contact they have to work together around shared goals Read question transcript Read question transcript I think that’s just the nature of where we are as a country It made it very difficult to engage in bipartisan efforts to do what’s right It became harder to listen when one side doesn’t even want to engage like career pathways or mental health of students because behind the scenes there were some pretty good conversations with folks that publicly would come after me Read question transcript Read question transcript Miralles Cardona Named a Summit League 'Player to Watch'1/15/2025 11:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis Kansas City Tennis was selected tied for fifth in the league's preseason poll You will also start receiving the Star's free morning newsletter FILE - New England Patriots long snapper Joe Cardona (49) walks on the sidelines before an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins (AP) — The Patriots released veteran long snapper Joe Cardona on Tuesday ending their relationship with their longest-tenured player and the last who played for the team in its most recent Super Bowl spent 10 seasons with New England after being drafted in the fifth round in 2015 out of Navy He played in 160 regular-season games and 13 playoff games winning Super Bowl rings in the 2016 and 2018 seasons He is the second Patriots veteran to be released this offseason. New England parted ways with center David Andrews last month The Patriots hinted a change could be coming at long snapper when they drafted Julian Ashby out of Vanderbilt last week AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona offers remarks at the first-ever Back-to-School Night at the White House on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington In an interview during his last days in office Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said he sought distance from the battles waged by Republican governors who he says were out to make a name for themselves “I’m not going to get distracted by culture wars,” Cardona said “We saw in this country what I think is a step backwards in terms of student rights,” Cardona said the federal government has a limited role in state policy.” came into office after a rapid rise in the world of education a principal and a district administrator before becoming Connecticut’s education chief Biden had promised to appoint a secretary with teaching experience as a foil to Trump’s first education secretary pro-school-choice philanthropist Betsy DeVos Cardona tried to use the bully pulpit to bring Republican governors in line In letters to the governors of Florida and Texas Cardona sparred over mask mandates and COVID testing He says he changed course after finding that’s what they wanted — a national platform to win attention before the 2024 presidential election He said it wasn’t a good use of his time “going tit-for-tat with a governor who’s hell-bent on being the most anti-Biden so that he could make it on the presidential ballot.” A statement from the office of Florida Gov Ron DeSantis dismissed Cardona’s criticism saying the Republican’s pro-parent agenda contributed to his 20-point election win in 2022 We do not want indoctrination,” DeSantis said in a statement “Biden and his folks believe you send them to school and the school’s job is to indoctrinate what they think your kids should learn or what your kids should believe.” The political fights extended to the courts where Republican states successfully killed some of Biden’s signature education plans including widespread student loan cancellation a more generous student loan repayment plan Other plans withered after failing to gain support in Congress including a push for free community college Yet Cardona says there were more victories than losses the maximum Pell Grant for low-income college students saw its biggest increase in a decade More than 1 million public workers got student loans canceled after the Education Department retooled a troubled program New legislation allowed schools to hire 16,000 mental health professionals “What we did is going to have a tremendous impact in our schools,” he said more summer programs than in the history of our country there’s 50 million kids out there that are going to benefit from that.” Critics called it a crisis and predicted that the frustration would deter some students from going to college at all citing new data from the National Student Clearinghouse finding that enrollment of college freshmen increased this fall Cardona called the FAFSA update a trying time that “really tested us.” They are the ones “who will write the next chapter who will decide the fate of public education,” he said Thanks for visiting