What is the story about?
TEAM
TALK
- Highlights: Drake Maye at OTAs. (38 sec. video)
- Highlights: Nancy Meier reflects on her 51-year career with the Patriots. (8 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts: What A.J. Brown would bring to the offense; Christian Gonzalez absence; “MayeDay Softball Classic”; Patriots-Onwenu contract compromise; More.
- Steve Balestrieri’s Sunday Patriots News: Onwenu’s cap reduced by $7.5 Million; More.
- Doug Kyed’s NFL Notes: Are the Pats primed to overpay in trade for AJ Brown? Fullback flexibility’ More.
- Doug Kyed talks about how OTAs showed New England has important details to iron out before the season.
- Karen Guregian explores whether it’s reasonable to expect Drake Maye to make another leap in 2026.
- Karen Guregian writes the Christian Gonzalez contract situation is officially a big deal.
- Ethan Hurwitz tells us why Christian Gonzalez holds all the leverage in contract negotiations.
- Jerry Thornton address the storylines surrounding Christian Gonzalez skipping OTAs.
- Conor Ryan mentions how CB Marcus Jones offered up support for Gonzalez and the steps he’s taking to secure that new contract in the coming years.
- Darren Hartwell points out that Mike Onwenu’s new deal happened just three days before June 1, when the Eagles officially can trade wide receiver A.J. Brown with a greatly reduced dead cap hit.
- Ethan Hurwitz explains why the Patriots’ most important rookie this year is Gabe Jacas.
- Phil Perry’s Patriots Mailbag: Christian Gonzalez’s future, the TE hierarchy and more.
- Mike D’Abate’s Patriots Mailbag: What will it take to acquire WR A.J. Brown?
- Doug Kyed reports Drake Maye held his first celebrity softball game at Polar Park, joined by an impressive number of his teammates in a sold-out event to benefit Boston Children’s Hospital.
- Meredith Perri posts the photos from Drake Maye’s sold-out celebrity softball game.
- Lauren Campbell reports former Patriots coach Raymond Berry died at 93.
- Patriots Daily podcast: Taylor Kyles and Mike Kadlick react to the latest report from Ian Rapoport that the Patriots are not willing to give up a 2027 1st in a deal for A.J. Brown. (20 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Albert Breer (SI) NFL Takeaways: Path is clear for an A.J. Brown trade to New England, but what will Eagles get in return? Plus,check-in on Jayden Daniels’s offseason work and new hires by the Vikings, Chiefs.
- Albert Breer’s Quick-Hitters: Why Ben Johnson’s praise for Luther Burden III stands out; Plus, Matthew Stafford spoke out about new backup QB, a position due for a market reset and Shedeur Sanders.
- Staff (ESPN) 100 days to the 2026 NFL season: Predictions, injuries, more. How the Patriots will handle the summer, Drake Maye MVP candidate; More.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) The NFL season begins in 100 days. Here are 100 things to get excited about this season.
- Staff (Yahoo! Sports) NFL news, live updates: A.J. Brown makes social media move ahead of potential trade, Shedeur Sanders tops Tom Brady with licensing deal.
- Mike Kadlick (SI) A.J. Brown trade live updates: Tracking the latest as Eagles expected to deal WR to Patriots.
