Daily news and links for Tuesday.
TEAM TALK
- Patriots announce roster moves.
- Evan Lazar profiles 3rd-round center Jared Wilson, who brings ‘special physical traits’ to the O-line.
- Paul Perillo spotlights 7th-round pick Marcus Bryant, looking to leap into the Pats O-Line picture; Bryant has the tools to compete.
- Alexandra Francisco tells us how the Patriots are helping shelter dogs find forever homes. (Plus 1 min. video)
- Exclusive Teaser: Forged in Foxborough. (1.34 min. video)
- Highlights: Patriots Rookie Minicamp. (40 second video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Darren Hartwell’s Patriots 2025 schedule tracker: Latest updates, leaks on 17-game slate.
- Ian Logue tells us there will be no overseas trips for the Pats this year.
- Taylor Kyles looks at how Kyle Williams can unlock the deep pass game; Day 2 WRs haven’t been kind to the Patriots, but Kyle Williams has the tools to buck that trend and unlock Drake Maye.
- Nick Goss examines how versatile UDFA Lan Larison could make the Patriots’ roster; Larison did it all at UC Davis last season.
- Phil Perry shares his biggest takeaways from the first day of Patriots rookie minicamp. Kyle Williams looks sharp; Mike Vrabel is a MACHINE; More.
- Mike D’Abate spotlights the Pats signing free agent DT Wilfried Pene to add some depth to their defensive front via the International Player Pathway program.
- Mark Daniels mentions the Patriots will be allowed to carry 91 players this offseason after signing international player DE Wilfried Pene.
- Doug Kyed reports the Patriots signed three players, released rookie undrafted free agent.
- Mark Daniels notes that Patriots rookie center Jared Wilson’s mentor is former NFL player Ben Jones, who was loved by Mike Vrabel.
- Alex Barth’s Patriots Mailbag: Bulk of the offseason in the books as the roster-building portion of the offseason comes to a close.
- Clare Cooper checks the fan pulse in the great retired jersey number debate.
- Kaley Brown mentions former Patriots LS Joe Cardona signed with the Dolphins.
- Lauren Campbell reports Rich Eisen is taking his “Rich Eisen Show” to ESPN as part of its direct-to-consumer offering. Eisen will continue to host NFL Network’s “NFL GameDay, Morning” call games on the network and participate in draft coverage, per Andrew Marchand (The Athletic).
NATIONAL NEWS
- Matt Verderame (SI) Ranking every AFC East roster: The Bills have won the division for the last five years and boast one of the best rosters in football, while the Patriots spent in a major way this offseason. Patriots No. 2.
- Matt Verderame (SI) 2025 AFC East offseason report card: Bills dominate, Patriots much improved; Plus, the Jets are headed in the right direction, while the Dolphins still have plenty of work to do. Patriots: A.
- Trevor Sikkema (PFF) 2025 offseason grades for all 32 teams. Patriots: A+. “The Patriots had a stellar offseason… They also added a ton of new talent in free agency and the draft after finishing last season ranked 24th in PFF defensive grade (64.4) and 30th in PFF offensive grade (63.2). This is an easy A grade, and one that was bumped to an A+ for the moves in the front office and coaching staff.”
- Dalton Wasserman (PFF) One big takeaway for all 32 NFL teams. Patriots: Drake Maye set up for success.
- Ben Cooper (PFF) One UDFA to watch for all 32 NFL teams. Patriots: TE CJ Dippre. /Click for commentary.
- Andrew Brandt (SI) Business of Football: Derek Carr gave a gift to the Saints; Plus, thoughts on Justin Tucker, George Pickens, Bill Belichick and a new Commanders stadium.
- Marc Ross (NFL.com) Ten rookies in the best situations to succeed in Year 1 and beyond. No. 9 RB TreVeyon Henderson.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Aaron Rodgers may have chosen the lesser of two distractions. Rodgers-Steelers deal may be inked soon, but why the delay?
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) Cowboys vs. Eagles wasn’t the best opening matchup, but fans won’t care; it will probably set ratings records.
- Michael Baca (NFL.com) 2025 NFL schedule release: International games on NFL Network.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Biggest games on the 2025 NFL schedule taking shape
- Nick Shook (NFL.com) 2025 NFL schedule release: Bears to face Eagles in Black Friday game and Broncos to face Chiefs on Christmas Day on Prime Video.