Pats Pulpit: A New England Patriots Community
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 […]
TEAM TALK LOCAL LINKS NATIONAL NEWS
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 […]
TEAM TALK LOCAL LINKS NATIONAL NEWS
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 […]
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 […]
TEAM TALK LOCAL LINKS NATIONAL NEWS
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 […]
TEAM TALK LOCAL LINKS NATIONAL NEWS