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TEAM
TALK
- Mike Dussault sees ‘relentless’ second-round pick Gabe Jacas as an ideal fit on the edge of Mike Vrabel’s defense in New England, where his physical play style should provide an immediate boost.
- Evan Lazar takes us inside Caleb Lomu’s path from Highland High School to Patriots 1st-round draft pick.
- Roster Moves: Pats sign rookie free agents James Madison LB Xavier Holmes & Hawaii S Peter Manuma.
- Alexandra Francisco has the story of retired Patriots OL Pete Brock graduating from the University of Colorado 50 years after leaving Boulder to play in the NFL.
- Highlights: Rookie minicamp is complete (30 sec. video) – Rookies share fun facts at minicamp. (30 sec. video) – Family scavenger hunt (1.30 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mark Morse’s rookie minicamp notes: Roster insights, standout performances, and recent signings.
- Mike D’Abate gives us the updated jersey numbers after rookie minicamp.
- Aaliyan Mohammed notes that WR Kyle Williams’ announcement that he is sticking with No. 18 has fans thinking it’s a sign that Stefon Diggs is coming back.
- Ethan Hurwitz talks about the Patriots working with sixth-round rookie Dametrious Crownover to become a swing tackle.
- Mike Reiss reports the Patriots filled their final open roster spot by signing edge Xavier Holmes. Holmes was one of 17 players who attended the team’s weekend rookie minicamp on a tryout basis.
- Doug Kyed reports the Pats signed undrafted safety Peter Manuma to fill one of their finalroster spots.
- Alex Barth wonders if the NFL will schedule consecutive AFC West road games for the Patriots.
- Clare Cooper is welcoming the ‘crazy’ this time of year brings, all for the love of the game.
- Aaliyan Mohammed passes along a report from Big Jim Murray that suggests A.J. Brown is coming to the Patriots.
- Patriots Daily podcast: Taylor Kyles and Mike Kadlick open up the mailbag to answer all of your Patriots questions as NFL schedule release week begins! Could Drake Maye take a step back? More. (56 min.)
- Patriots Daily podcast: Taylor Kyles and Mike Kadlick welcome NFL draft expert Emory Hunt, who gives a scouting report on undrafted WR Jimmy Kibble from Georgetown. (9 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Matt Verderame (SI) AFC East Report Card: Bills and Patriots are fighting for first place, while Jets and Dolphins rebuild.
- Jason La Canfora (Fansided) NFL execs believe the Patriots are headed for a brutal 2026 regression. /Anything less than 14 reg season wins, 3 playoff wins and a Super Bowl appearance will be a regression.
- Myles Simmons (ProFootballTalk) Patriots agree to sign UDFA edge rusher Xavier Holmes.
- Eric Edholm (NFL.com) Top 10 most complete rosters for 2026. Pats No. 10. /Click for commentary.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) TreVeyon Henderson pushes back against fake quote attributed to him on social media.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) With criminal case behind him, who will sign Stefon Diggs?
- Dan Graziano (ESPN) 2026 NFL offseason: Making sense of 10 lingering questions.
- NFL Nation (ESPN) NFL Nation (ESPN) What to know ahead of Thursday’s schedule release.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) Who has the most difficult and easiest strength of schedule this season?
- Conor Orr and Albert Breer (SI) Do teams really care about strength of schedule?
- Matt Okada (NFL.com) Top 6 historic prime-time games with rematches on 2026 schedule. Pats included.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Broncos-Chiefs will be the Monday night game in Week 1.
- Matt Clapp (Awful Announcing) Kirk Minihane reports Seahawks will host Patriots in NFL season opener. “Patriots will open the season in Seattle on 9/9, per sources.”
- Matt Clapp (Awful Announcing) Amazon lands Lions-Bills ‘Thursday Night Football’ to open Highmark Stadium.
- Sean Keeley (Awful Announcing) Mike Florio throws cold water on NFL’s ‘87% of games are free’ talking point. “So they’re on free TV, yeah, but you ain’t getting 87% of them. I’m not getting 87— nobody’s getting 87% of the games for free.”
- Sean Keeley (Awful Announcing) NFL carves out standalone windows for CBS, Fox, NBC as league highlights broadcast exposure amid federal probes.
