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Even though Tommy DeVito spent the entirety of 2025 as the New England Patriots’ third-string quarterback, the team saw enough of him to bump him up the depth chart this offseason. He was extended on a two-year, $4.4 million deal, while the team’s previous QB2, Joshua Dobbs, was released. This plus the fact that only […]
The New England Patriots entered the 2026 NFL Draft with a clear hierarchy at quarterback. Nonetheless, they opted to add more depth to the pairing of starter Drake Maye and backup Tommy DeVito: they invested the 234th overall selection in the seventh round, bringing aboard Texas Tech’s Behren Morton. The ninth QB picked in this […]
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The New England Patriots have continued their work through Phase 2 of the offseason program, while also taking a break to host Community Day, at Gillette Stadium this week. That has been the primary focus here on Pats Pulpit the past few days. For anything that fell through the cracks, let’s clean out the notebook. […]
The New England Patriots need to make a transformative upgrade at wide receiver. Stefon Diggs was a pleasant surprise for fans in New England, being the team’s first receiver to hit the 1,000-yard mark since Julian Edelman in 2019 and aiding Drake Maye in his development as an MVP candidate in his sophomore season. But […]
The New England Patriots overhauled their defensive operation under first-year head coach Mike Vrabel in 2025, and that process included making some major offseason investments. One of those was signing veteran linebacker Robert Spillane to a three-year deal to become a foundational player on that side of the ball. And while it wasn’t perfect, Spillane […]
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The New England Patriots offseason continues with OTAs beginning next week and the month of June less than two weeks away — where a certain wide receiver is then expected to be traded. So, let’s get into this week’s #PostPulpit Mailbag. Obviously, with rumors swirling around Boutte and Brown, as we get closer to the […]
The New England Patriots made some serious investments in their roster in the first offseason under head coach Mike Vrabel, including at wide receiver. Among the players added was veteran Mack Hollins, who joined on a two-year, $8.4 million free agency deal in March 2025. Hollins came to Foxborough with a mixed bag of production, […]
No Patriots defender played more snaps than Craig Woodson during the 2025 season. That would have been a rare prediction before to the year for the fourth-round pick, but Woodson went on to lay a strong foundation during an impressive rookie campaign. That season ended with the arrow pointed up — as well as Woodson’s […]
Even though they had already invested a first-round pick in their offensive tackle position, the New England Patriots decided to double-dip at the offensive tackle position for the second straight NFL Draft. After picking Utah’s Caleb Lomu 28th overall, they added Texas A&M’s Dametrious Crownover with the 196th selection in the sixth round. Unlike Lomu, […]
He may have missed out on All-Pro or Pro Bowl honors for a second straight year in 2025, but Brenden Schooler had another quality campaign as the leader of the New England Patriots’ kicking game operation. He was voted a captain for the first time in his career and helped the club reach the Super […]
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The New England Patriots took full advantage of their fourth-place schedule in 2025, more or less cruising through the regular season en route to a 14-3 record, division title, and the No. 2 playoff seed in the AFC. In order to find similar success in 2026, they will have to show that last year’s performance […]
While players and coaches welcomed more than 200 fourth- and fifth-grade students to Gillette Stadium for the annual Community Day, the New England Patriots’ front office was busy working. A minor tweak to the backend of the roster was processed. The Patriots signed undrafted rookie defensive tackle Travis Shaw and placed recent long snapper addition […]
A 15th undrafted rookie has agreed to terms in Foxborough. The New England Patriots announced the signing of defensive tackle Travis Shaw on Wednesday. To make room, the organization waived long snapper Niko Lalos from the offseason roster of 91. Shaw, 21, spent three years at North Carolina and transferred to Texas ahead of the […]
The New England Patriots wide receiver room has already seen turnover this offseason. There could be more coming. In the midst of the changes, second-year wide receiver Kyle Williams is focused on one thing. “Where my feet are,” he said Wednesday. As a rookie, Williams found himself in a crowded receiver room after being selected […]
The New England Patriots players became the coaches on Wednesday. As part of the team’s annual Community Day event, players helped more than 200 fourth- and fifth-grade students from Young Woods Elementary School in Providence, Rhode Island work through football drill stations on the Patriots practice fields. Quarterback Drake Maye and several of his wide […]
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Kevin Byard has played over 10,000 defensive snaps across his eight year NFL career. Throughout stops with the Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles, and Chicago Bears, Byard has seen almost everything on the football field. Now, he’s bringing that knowledge to the Patriots secondary. “First off, man, KB, he brings a lot of experience back there. […]
The New England Patriots found themselves in a position to make a franchise-altering decision in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, and two years later it very much seems like they made the right choice. Drake Maye has developed into one of the most exciting quarterbacks in football, and a true difference maker […]
After making two trades up the board within their first selections in the 2026 NFL Draft, the New England Patriots found themselves with a 75-pick hole between the late third and early fifth round. They closed said hole by selecting Wake Forest cornerback Karon Prunty 171st overall. Shortly thereafter, Prunty became the first of the […]
After a one-year hiatus, the New England Patriots are returning to the international stage later this year. The Super Bowl runner-ups will square off against the Detroit Lions in a Nov. 15 contest at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. Due to the game taking place abroad, the ticketing procedure also differs from your standard regular […]
The offseason rolls on for the New England Patriots as they are now a week away from beginning OTAs which runs until mandatory minicamp concludes the program in mid-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 […]
The New England Patriots are officially set to kick off the upcoming NFL season in Seattle. It will mark 213 days since the Patriots walked off the field in Santa Clara on the wrong side of Super Bowl LX against the Seahawks. While winning the September matchup won’t change those results, there will be some […]