Daily news and links for Friday
TEAM TALK
- Patriots 2025 Free Agent Tracker.
- Patriots make a series of roster moves.
- Patriots sign LB Harold Landry III, re-sign S Jaylinn Hawkins.
- Evan Lazar highlights free-agent addition Milton Williams discussing joining the Patriots and playing an expanded role inside New England’s defense.
- Mike Dussault writes about David Andrews’ legacy: From undrafted rookie to Patriots champion.
- Transcripts: Patriots free agents introductory press conference. Robert Kraft, Eliot Wolf, Mike Vrabel, Carlton Davis III, Morgan Moses, Robert Spillane and Milton Williams. Videos included.
- Mike Dussault, Paul Perillo, and Evan Lazar break down the first week of free agency. (12 min. video)
- Player / Coach 1-on-1: Harold Landry (1.31 min. video)
- Highlights of their first day in New England: Milton Williams (1.25 min. video) and Carlton Davis (1.49 min. video)
- Thank You David Andrews: Celebrating 10 years & 2 Super Bowl wins with the New England Patriots. (2 min. video)
- Patriots Unfiltered: Analyzing Pats free agency, Thursday media availability, new free agents join the show. (3 hrs)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss shares some follow-up notes from Thursday’s free-agent news conference/introduction: Still targeting OL as a need, among other areas, but will take “intentional” approach to adding players without being reckless.
- Karen Guregian says the Patriots like where they’re headed. But it’s still hard to completely buy in without the necessary fixes on offense.
- Doug Kyed reports the Patriots’ press conference to introduce four of their high-priced free-agent signings was overshadowed by the news of David Andrews’ release.
- Mark Daniels tells us how the Patriots hope to have one of best cornerback duos in NFL.
- Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry react to the release of veteran center David Andrews and if the Patriots did him dirty.
- Lauren Campbell notes David Andrews thanks the team after his release, ‘I’ll always be a Patriot’.
- Zack Cox notes Morgan Moses hopes to help fill the leadership void on the O-line after David Andrews’ release.
- Matt Dolloff reports the Patriots added LB K’Lavon Chaisson, yet another front-7 piece for the defense.
- Conor Ryan relays Mike Vrabel on why Milton Williams warranted the largest deal in team history, “There’s power. Certainly, there’s an aggressiveness. To be able to add him to our defensive line is something that was really exciting.”
- Alex Barth points out how Milton Williams’ big payday is coming with a bigger role in New England.
- Alex Barth relays Carlton Davis on lessons he learned playing with Tom Brady in Tampa.
- Nick Goss highlights Carlton Davis on why he is ‘excited’ to play with Christian Gonzalez.
- Karen Guregian notes the Patriots are definitely among Cooper Kupp’s suitors, but with a caveat. Kupp’s asking price at the moment is a bit too steep.
- A Clare Perspective podcast: Clare Cooper welcomes Evan Lazar to discuss the Pats’ free agency so far. (31 min.)
- Pats Chat podcast: Doug Kyed and Michael Hurley discuss the Pats’ options at left tackle, center, left guard and wide receiver; Thursday’s presser; . First impressions of the new free agents. (54 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Albert Breer (SI) Free Agency Mailbag: 49ers fans shouldn’t panic about player exodus; Plus, what teams still have big moves left to make this offseason.
- Karl Rasmussen (SI) Robert Kraft was hilariously giddy about Patriots’ offseason signings. “Personally, I’m very excited about what’s coming. I’ve been told I should calm down,” Kraft said.
- Staff (PFF) Updated ranking: Best available 2025 NFL free agents.
- Bryan DeArdo (CBS Sports) NFL free agency 2025: Top 10 players available.
- Ian Valentino (The33rdTeam) 2025 NFL Free Agency: Ranking 9 best early moves. 1. DT Milton Williams to Patriots.
- Sheil Kapadia (The Ringer) Tracking the NFL’s top 50 free agents. No. 6 Milton Williams commentary included.
- Marc Ross (NFL.com) NFL free agency: Nine eye-catching roster developments from wild week. “Finally, the Patriots making Milton Williams the third-highest-paid interior defender in the NFL ($26 million per year) was the splash signing we’ve all been wanting that franchise to make.”
- Kevin Patra (NFL.com) 2025 NFL free agency: Best/riskiest moves in the opening wave of the veteran market.
- Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) 2025 NFL free agency Day 4 grades. Eagles adding Joshua Uche: C+.
- Bryan DeArdo (CBS Sports) Free agency Day 4 winners and losers: Steelers have backup plan at QB as they wait for Aaron Rodgers.
- Patrick Andres (SI) Cowboys making ‘push’ to land free-agent WR Cooper Kupp.
- Nick Shook (NFL.com) Daniel Jones eager to compete with Anthony Richardson for starting QB job in Indianapolis. /My lord…Colts must have a mole in their organization trying to destroy them from within, lolz.
- Jimmy Traina (SI) There’s a lot going on with Adam Schefter vs. Aaron Rodgers; What was up with Schefter calling out the quarterback for not making a free-agency decision yet?
- Dan Pizzuta (The33rdTeam) Contextualizing wide receiver production: Who adds the most in the 2025 draft class?
- James Foster (The33rdTeam) NFL Mock Draft 2025: Latest predictions after early free agency action. Pats pick Missouri OT Armand Membou at No. 4.