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TEAM
TALK
- Roster Moves: Patriots signed TE Shane Zylstra to the practice squad; Waived S Eric Butler and WR Jimmy Kibble from Injured Reserve.
- Highlights: Magician performs trick for the entire New England Patriots roster. (3.40 min. video)
- Patriots Catch-22: 53-man roster breakdown, depth talk, 2026 captains. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Justin Leger shares five bold Patriots predictions for the 2026 NFL season. 1. Pats finish top 3 in rushing.
- Michael Hurley looks at what to expect in A.J. Brown’s debut with the Patriots. Wednesday night in Seattle, it’ll all be about what Brown, Drake Maye and Josh McDaniels are able to do in a brutally tough environment in Seattle.
- Ethan Hurwitz looks at what LB Erick Hunter can bring to the defense.
- Hector Longo profiles seventh-round pick Quintayvious Hutchins, a rookie edge rusher who rode a fine summer effort on special teams into being the biggest surprise on the roster.
- Doug Kyed thumbnails the 10 new players added and how Mike Vrabel is using breakfast to help get them up to speed.
- Doug Kyed reports the Pats complete their practice squad, signing veteran tight end, waiving two rookies.
- Hector Longo identifies four Patriots practice squadders who could get the call up sooner rather than later.
- Hector Longo calls Morgan Moses being a Patriots captain a vintage Mike Vrabel move.
- Ethan Hurwitz tells us where every Patriots roster cut landed after 53-man roster announcements.
- Conor Ryan relays ESPN insider Jeremy Fowler: Patriots’ contract offer to Christian Gonzalez needs to be ‘buttoned up’. “The sides are not close on several elements of the deal.”
- Annie Jonas reports Drake and Ann Michael Maye are L.L.Bean’s newest ‘teammates.’
NATIONAL NEWS
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Patriots’ video tactic for field goals was, and still is, legal.
- Ben Strauss (ESPN) Athletic finds Russini-Vrabel ties violated newsroom standards but showed no clear bias toward Mike Vrabel. /Tune in for another episode of “the thing that would not die”.
- Mookie Alexander (SB Nation) How much the Patriots roster has changed since the Super Bowl loss.
- NFL Nation (ESPN) Who calls plays for every NFL team in 2026? What to know.
- Dan Parr (NFL.com) Top 10 NFL offenses in 2026? Bears, Bills, Rams headline my projection. Pats tied for 5th with the Cowboys.
- Bill Barnwell (ESPN) NFL players, coaches, GMs under the most pressure in 2026. No Pats.
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) 2026 NFL playoff predictions: Picks for 8 division winners, 6 wild cards. AFC Division champs: Bills. AFC playoff seeding: Patriots T-3.
- Peter Dewey (SI) Patriots vs. Seahawks opening odds for NFL season opener (Seattle Favored in Week 1).
- Kevin Patra (NFL.com) Joe Burrow: Bengals are different in 2026, I can ‘feel it in my bones’.
- Kevin Patra (NFL.com) Lamar Jackson: Defenses not ‘prepared for what’s in store for them’ with Ravens offense.
