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TEAM
TALK
- Evan Lazar ’s Film Review: Edge Gabe Jacas. Breaking down how the second-round pick fits into the Patriots defense. Jacas’s rugged playing style makes him a textbook Vrabel guy on the edge.
- Roster Move: Patriots release RB Elijah Mitchell.
- Press Conferences: Hunter Henry – Robert Spillane. (16 min. video)
- Mike Dussault, Paul Perillo, and Evan Lazar break down the Patriots draft picks and discuss how the overall team is shaping up with the 2026 draft class. (15 min. video)
- Patriots Unfiltered: Draft recap & takeaways, roster updates, undrafted free agent signings. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Alex Barth passes along a report that the Patriots picked up the fifth-year option on Christian Gonzalez’s contract Tuesday, ahead of key deadline.
- Ethan Hurwitz looks at the late-round draft picks who have the best shot to make the Pats roster.
- Mark Daniels highlights tight end Hunter Henry embracing his mentor role with rookie Eli Raridon.
- Doug Kyed finds veteran players excited to mentor 2026 NFL draft rookie class.
- Mark Daniels relays Hunter Henry on how the Super Bowl still stings.
- Karen Guregian notes Hunter Henry and Robert Spillane don’t go into detail but address the Mike Vrabel scandal and how the head coach spoke to the team.
- Doug Kyed reports the Patriots cut veteran running back Elijah Mitchell, after adding 20 rookies.
- A Clare Perspective podcast: Clare and Nick Stevens discuss the Pats’ Draftermath. (39 min.)
- Patriots Daily podcast: Taylor Kyles & Mike Kadlick welcome Phil Perry to recap the Patriots’ 2026 draft class: Superlatives for best value pick, biggest sleeper, most likely to succeed, and more! (38 min.)
- Greg Bedard Patriots podcast: Why he likes a lot of the Pats’ picks; Why it’s fine that not many of these players will be contributing year 1; Will Campbell not moving from left tackle this season; More. (1 hour)
- All 32 NFL podcast: Why Caleb Lomu is the most intriguing draft pick by the Patriots; More. (36 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Kristopher Knox (Bleacher Report) 1 word for every NFL team’s 2026 draft. Patriots: Fine.
- Nate Tice and Matt Harmon (Yahoo! Sports) Are the Patriots – even without A.J. Brown – better than last year‘s Super Bowl team? “Patriots keep doing things I like… didn’t overextend themselves” (3 min. video)
- Kevin Patra (NFL.com) Offseason checklist for every team: What did the draft cross off and what’s left to do? Patriots still to do: AJ Brown trade? Where will Caleb Lomu play? Get more depth at safety
- NFL Nation (ESPN) Revisiting most impactful draft-day trade for 32 NFL teams. Patriots: Acquiring WR Randy Moss from the Raiders for a fourth-round pick during the 2007 draft. /19 years ago!!!
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) NFL Power Rankings, post-draft edition: Cowboys set to make Super Bowl push. Pats 11th (-3). /Is there a law that says NFL writers have to pump up the Cowboys every single year???
- Staff (Yahoo! Sports) Best available free agents: Big-name veterans like Tyreek Hill, Stefon Diggs remain.
- Jason La Canfora (SportsBoom) Did the New York Jets win the draft? Rival front offices believe so.
- Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) Watch out for these Super Bowl long shots: CIN, DAL, MIN, WAS, NYG.
- Jason La Canfora (SportsBoom) NFL, NFLPA to revisit 18-game schedule proposal in coming months.
