TEAM TALK
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- Patriots Unfiltered:Minicamp leftovers, team/league buzz, offseason topics. (2 hours)
- Patriots Catch-22: 3 up/down from mandatory minicamp, around the AFC East. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Sara Marshall emphasizes that the challenges Josh McDaniels has incorporated into Drake Maye’s training to make him an even bigger threat at QB in Year 3.
- Evan Cormier relays Michael Felger laying out how the great “Drake Maye contract guilt trip” has begun.
- Ethan Hurwitz tells us everything Patriots teammates said about Drake Maye at minicamp.
- Ethan Hurwitz’ Patriots 2026 TE Preview: Hunter Henry can build off career year.
- Sara Marshall explains how top free agent signing Kevin Byard III is already playing like a franchise great.
- Dakota Randall finds the Patriots are expecting big things from second-year edge rusher Elijah Ponder.
- Evan Cormier mentions the Patriots are still ‘managing’ Christian Barmore after 2024 blood clot scare.
- Aaliyan Mohammed notes Gabe Jacas has been working out with former Colts LB amid contract holdout.
- Doug Kyed’s Patriots Mailbag: How long will Gabe Jacas contract situation drag out?
- Jerry Thornton writes how in typical Massachusetts fashion, Foxboro is now trying to shake down Mr. Kraft, and he’ll see them in court.
- Ethan Hurwitz finds eight former Patriots stars have been nominated this year for the College Football Hall of Fame‘s Class of 2027.
- Lucas Mast relays Tom Brady naming his top 5 Tom Brady cards from his career.
- Graham Wilker reports former Pats CB Joejuan Williams is set to begin his coaching career with the Commanders.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz (CBS Sports) Nine second-year NFL players under pressure to step up after rough rookie seasons. OT Will Campbell included. /click for commentary.
- Brad Gagnon (Bleacher Report) Every team’s most important 2nd-year player to watch in 2026. Patriots: OT Will Campbell.
- Bradley Locker (PFF) How new WR A.J. Brown can unlock another dimension in New England’s offense.
- Aaron Schatz (ESPN) Final offseason moves for 32 teams: Trades, signings, more. Patriots: Extend Christian Gonzalez.
- Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) How good (or bad) can it get? The best- and worst-case scenarios for every NFL team in 2026. Patriots Best-case: Despite a tougher schedule, the Patriots continue to pile up wins in the AFC. Worst-case: The tougher road in 2026 proves New England was a product of its schedule last season and reveals the Patriots are still a couple of steps behind the AFC’s elite teams. /Gross. The schedule all over again. Click for more unimaginative commentary.
- Moe Moton (Bleacher Report) Early bold predictions for the 2026 NFL trade deadline. Raiders trade Edge Maxx Crosby to the Patriots.
- Eric Edholm (NFL.com) NFL teams, players who will redefine the narrative in 2026: Giants, Joe Burrow to flip script. No Pats.
- Albert Breer (SI) NFL Mailbag: How Mike McDaniel can get Justin Herbert in the MVP conversation; Plus, the Eagles’ future with Jalen Carter, the Cowboys’ with CeeDee Lamb and more.
- Brent Sobleski (Bleacher Report) 4 NFL teams reaching Super Bowl-contender status after offseason moves. No Pats. /They’re already there.
- Joel Corry (CBS Sports) Agent’s Take: What Brendan Sorsby’s rookie contract could look like as a supplemental draft pick.
- Mike Kadlick (SI) The World Cup has exposed the NFL’s turf problem. Now it’s time for owners to do right by their players.
- Matt Hayes (USA Today) NFL sees NIL chaos — and smells a threat to its empire.