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TEAM
TALK
- Patriots have announced team captains for the 2026 season.
- Roster Moves: Patriots sign C Ben Brown and LB Erick Hunter to the 53-man roster; Plus additional practice squad moves.
- Transcript: Mike Vrabel (Plus 12 min. video)
- Press Conferences: Morgan Moses, Kyle Williams, Cameron Dorner, Quintayvious Hutchins, Darius Muasau.
- Trailer: New Forged in Foxborough episode coming September 4. (1.20 min. video)
- Patriots Unfiltered: Initial 53-man roster breakdown, charting the depth, remaining questions. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Colin Kennedy sees all eyes turning to opening night in Seattle as preparations begin for the season opener
- Mark Daniels’ Patriots takeaways: Mike Vrabel’s team picks captains, fills out practice squad and more.
- Mike Reiss gives us the latest snapshot of the Patriots roster as it stands today.
- Mark Morse details the Patriots’ busy Tuesday, who they added and more.
- Michael Hurley highlights Phil Perry and Tom E. Curran pushing back on idea that Patriots’ depth issues will doom the team in 2026.
- Ethan Hurwitz looks at what the roster says about Mike Vrabel’s vision heading into Week 1: Depth has been the name of the game for the past few weeks, and New England continues to tinker with that.
- Doug Kyed and Andrew Callahan report the bad news that TreVeyon Henderson was absent from the Pats’ first practice ahead of Week 1. Henderson injured his right ankle at practice one week ago.
- Alex Barth reports LB K.J. Britt is returning to New England’s practice squad after being released Monday.
- Alex Barth points out the Patriots have 2 new first-time team captains for 2026.
- Jerry Thornton talks about the 2026 Patriots going with a youth movement that makes them one of the toungest teams in the NFL.
- Ethan Hurwitz tells us how rookie TE Tanner Arkin found out he made the roster. He checked his phone. No meeting with the front office. No phone calls. Just checking social media.
- Andrew Callahan relays Mike Vrabel explain how OLB Quintayvious Hutchins, a 7th-rounder from Boston College, made the team.
- Alex Barth suggests familiarity should help waiver claim LB Darius Muasau in quick transition to the Pats.
- Justin Turpin explains why Patriots coaches and teammates believe in Gabe Jacas.
- Karen Guregian talks with former Patriots great Rodney Harrison who says the team won’t let Christian Gonzalez talks hit the point of no return.
- Matt Dolloff highlights 98.5 Sports Hub guest Christian “Flight” White, Christian Gonzalez’s trainer, spilling the beans on just about everything.
- Jerry Thornton spotlights an NFL analytics coach who discovered a Patriots scheme so diabolically clever as to be a work of pure genius: ‘Yellow stripes’.
- Jerry Thornton takes a look back to when Joe Milton thought he should be competing for Drake Maye’s job, and he wasn’t the only one.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Patriots bring back OL Ben Brown, sign LB Erick Hunter
- Dan Graziano (ESPN) 2026 NFL bold predictions: Potential surprises for 32 teams. Patriots: Don’t be surprised if … the offense doesn’t regress. /These “bold” predictions are killing me.
- Jared Dubin (CBS Sports) Ranking every NFL team’s WR room. Patriots 9th.
- Albert Breer (SI) Post-cutdown notes: Why some NFL teams kept four QBs and how it impacts game-day rosters; Plus, Cade Klubnik’s development with the Jets, Rams spending and more.
- Jeremy Fowler (ESPN) 11 NFL players to watch next offseason — if they don’t sign extensions. Christian Gonzalez included.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) QB Joe Milton clears waivers, becomes a free agent.
- Ryland Bickley (BehindThe SteelCurtain) Steelers’ Joey Porter Jr. doesn’t close door on sitting out Week 1.
EXTRACURRICULAR
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) CBS has no comment about Tony Romo’s statement.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Report: Tony Romo’s BAC was 0.15 percent, nearly twice the legal limit.
- Ryan Young (Yahoo! Sports) Colts GM defends WR Keenan Allen after DWI arrest, say he will play in season opener: ‘Give him some grace’.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Evidence against Josh Jacobs apparently includes video of alleged assault.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Brian Gutekunst: Packers haven’t seen the Josh Jacobs video.
