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I am a Journalism major at the University of New Hampshire with a passion for the game of football.

Here at Bleacher Report, I have been a New England Patriots featured columnist since February of 2012. I graduated from the site's Writing Internship Program in August of 2012.

In March of 2013, I became a staff writer for NEPatriotsDraft.com. And two months later, I began contributing content to Yahoo! Sports.

Aside from writing about all the Patriots happenings, I have also covered the UNH Wildcats football beat on my blog: http://wildcatsfirstdown.wordpress.com.

If you'd like to contact me about an article or a writing opportunity, you can reach me at obthomas92@gmail.com.

Care to hear my thoughts on the Patriots, the NFL and the NFL draft? on Twitter.

Thanks for reading.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Barry Sanders, Wes Welker, Vince Wilfork, David Patten, Eric LeGrand, Ricky Williams, Spud Webb, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Dustin Pedroia, Daniel Nava, Rickey Henderson

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    New England Patriots, Boston Celtics, Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins

  • Favorite Coaches

    Bill Belichick, Terry Francona, Doc Rivers, Jon Gruden

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    The Patriots' first Super Bowl victory

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Celtics vs. Cavs Preseason in 2006 when I got to meet Ryan Gomes, Allan Ray and Gerald Green.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    The 56 game hitting streak

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan, but Russell's 11 championship rings is unheard of.

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Orr

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    ACC

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  • Tim Coughlin posted 156 days ago

    Tim Coughlin

    Hey Oliver,

    The lock would have come from having the article or article history open in a tab. If you had neither open, I'm not sure what happened! I'm letting an editor know the coast is clear, and we'll get it handled as soon as she's done with another story, it looks like.

    Thanks again, and go Pats,

    -Tim

  • Adam Swan -Swanny posted 189 days ago

    Adam Swan -Swanny

    I figured if they could contain Foster and force Schaub to throw to AJ (Pats cover 1 press defence) it would create problems.

    Swanny's prediction: Pats 31 SF 24 .....this one is a little closer

  • Adam Swan -Swanny posted 190 days ago

    Adam Swan -Swanny

    Oliver, I should of bet the game based on my game prediction Lol...

  • Adam Swan -Swanny posted 191 days ago

    Adam Swan -Swanny

    What's up Oliver.... I enjoy your articles and passion for Boston sports as I do. I wish I could write a bit more on the site but with kids it gets tough....Go Pats!

    Swanny's offiical prediction: Pats 31 Hou 17 keep your fingers crossed

  • Vinh Cao posted 204 days ago

    Vinh Cao

    Solid revision, Oliver. Thanks for taking my feedback into consideration.

  • Meredith Day posted 282 days ago

    Meredith Day

    No worries, Oliver. For some reason headlines keep getting assigned with ampersands even though copy editors get told to remove them - someday we'll manage to get everyone on the same page!

  • Don Wright posted 301 days ago

    Don Wright

    Hey, no sweat. More people should do that when they enjoy reading something. That's the criteria to me, whether or not I enjoy it.I don't wait for someone to turn a phrase like mark Twain to click the props button.

  • Brandon Maxwell posted 304 days ago

    Brandon Maxwell

    No problem. I really enjoy your writing.

  • Rick Seto posted 317 days ago

    Rick Seto

    You're welcome. And note you should never be weary of removing those quote marks; that's part of B/R style so you should never get flagged for that. Check out this link: http://blog.bleacherreport.com/2011/05/17/writing-tip-use-block-quotes-wisely-and-liberally/

  • Chris Hartman posted 322 days ago

    Chris Hartman

    oliver,
    Any change in your Jermain Cunningham prediction? Apparently he has been beasting at camp and he won an offseason an award, something B.B. doesn't appear to take lightly. I think he will find a place as a rotational depth player at end, especially as the season progresses. Your thoughts?
    chris

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