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The New England Patriots are in the middle of a busy week. Besides holding the first three of their nine organized team activity practices, they also reached an agreement with starting right guard Mike Onwenu to revise his contract. After previously being scheduled to count $25 million against the Patriots’ salary cap this season, that […]
The New England Patriots and starting right guard Mike Onwenu have reached an agreement to rework his contract for the 2026 season. As a consequence, the team gained $7.5 million in cap space. Onwenu, 28, is entering the final season of the three-year, $57 million extension he signed with the franchise back in 2024. Under […]
The first week of OTAs for the New England Patriots concludes on Friday before the calendar flips to the month of June — where an answer may finally come on A.J. Brown’s status. So, let’s get into this week’s #PostPulpit Mailbag. Is Josh Sweat a potential trade target for the Patriots? – mathblaster97Should the team […]
Even though they have MVP runner-up Drake Maye as their starter, the New England Patriots opted to spend a selection in this year’s NFL Draft at the quarterback position. Of course, seventh-rounder Behren Morton was not brought aboard to challenge Maye, but rather as a potential developmental backup. His status as the 234th pick in […]
The New England Patriots’ roster has improved at several positions since their Super Bowl loss to the Seattle Seahawks in February. One spot where that is not true is the interior defensive line, at least on paper. The Patriots, after all, saw Khyiris Tonga depart in free agency. Their starting nose tackle signed a three-year, […]
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Will Campbell was thrown into the fire as a rookie in 2025, and the results looked the part. While he showed flashes reflective of his status as the fourth overall pick in the draft, he also had to deal with his fair share of issues. From struggling against some top-tier edge rushers, to missing time […]
In Mike Vrabel’s first NFL Draft as head coach of the New England Patriots, the team selected 11 total players. The final of those choices was used on a well-traveled cornerback, who spent his college career at three different schools and was ultimately selected as the 257th and last overall player. From there, Kobee Minor […]
New England Patriots players have seen the rumors. It has been a long offseason of trade speculation surrounding the Patriots potentially acquiring star wide receiver A.J. Brown. Those rumors could soon become reality, as the Philadelphia Eagles are expected to move Brown after June 1 when the salary cap implications lessen. Until then, however, the […]
Veteran wide receiver A.J. Brown getting traded from the Philadelphia Eagles to the New England Patriots at some point this offseason can feel like the worst-kept secret in the NFL right now. Before such a move actually happens, however, the two teams still need to work out the details. That process is still very much […]
Continuity has been rare for Drake Maye throughout his football career. During his two seasons as the starting quarterback at the University of North Carolina, Maye played under two different offensive coordinators. That trend continued in the NFL, where rookie-year coordinator Alex Van Pelt lasted just one season before Josh McDaniels returned to New England […]
For the first time all offseason, we were granted an extended look at the 2026 New England Patriots on Wednesday. The team — sans some notable players — took the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium for the second of nine organized team activities. While those sessions need to be taken with a grain of salt […]
After what head coach Mike Vrabel described as a positive first day of OTAs, the New England Patriots were back to work on Wednesday holding their second session of the week on the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium. For the first time this spring, the media was present to watch from start to finish as […]
The New England Patriots kicked off their organized team activities this week, but with June 1 nearing might have another important item on their offseason itinerary: finalizing a trade for Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown. The Patriots have been linked to Brown for several months, and the transaction could be completed as early as […]
The New England Patriots welcomed players back for their 2026 organized team activities earlier this week, but one of their most valuable ones is not present for the proceedings. Pro Bowl cornerback Christian Gonzalez is a surprise no-show at OTAs. Gonzalez was among several players who head coach Mike Vrabel announced as absentees ahead of […]
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The New England Patriots will take the next step in their offseason program on Wednesday as they transition into Phase 3. That will bring the first of nine voluntary organized team activities over the next three weeks before a three-day mandatory minicamp wraps up the spring in June. Throughout the currently scheduled practices, the media […]
Despite plenty of speculation that they would address the position in the 2026 NFL Draft, the New England Patriots did not invest one of their picks in a wide receiver. They did, however, bring in four undrafted free agents after the event was finished. One of them was Georgetown wideout Jimmy Kibble, who made some […]
With the first two phases in the books, the New England Patriots are kicking the intensity of their offseason workout program up another notch. On Tuesday, the reigning AFC champions held their first organized team activity of the spring. On Wednesday, the first open session follows. Just like the rest of the offseason program outside […]
One of the New England Patriots’ biggest shortcomings of the Bill Belichick era was an inability to draft and develop wide receivers. In that sense, Belichick’s legacy lives on under his successor as de facto GM, Eliot Wolf: in Wolf’s first draft in 2024, he selected a pair of wideouts who were both let go […]
For the New England Patriots, 2025 was a year of change. From the coaching staff, to the roster, to the personnel department, almost every part of the organization was shaken up one way or another. Among the positions to see some turnover was the role of pro scouting director. Patrick Stewart, who had succeeded Steve […]
The New England Patriots begin OTAs on Wednesday which will be their first of nine voluntary practices before a three-day mandatory minicamp concludes the spring in June. So, submit any Patriots questions — or whatever else is on your mind — down in the comments below or on Twitter using #PostPulpit. Stay tuned for Friday’s […]
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The New England Patriots overhauled their kicking game operation in the first offseason under new head coach Mike Vrabel, but they left one player standing. Bryce Baringer, the team’s punter and holder since arriving in the league in 2023, remained with the club for the 2025 season. Baringer had some ups and downs that year, […]
The process of rebuilding their linebacker depth chart behind starters Robert Spillane and Christian Elliss saw the New England Patriots invest a sixth-round draft choice in a prospect out of TCU: Namdi Obiazor was broad aboard with the 212th overall pick in the draft. Shortly after getting picked, Obiazor put his signature under a four-year […]