Daily news and links for Tuesday
TEAM TALK
- Mike Dussault profiles rookie Kobee Minor, who might’ve been the last pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, but he’s got the smarts and skills to make his presence with the Patriots felt.
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss posts the Patriots OTA and interview schedule for today. Notes: Second of nine voluntary OTAs…OT Will Campbell, RB TreVeyon Henderson, safety Craig Woodson lone draft picks yet to sign contracts.
- Doug Kyed tells us what he’ll be looking for in OTAs with the media allowed on Tuesday. 1. How practice is structured. 2. What Josh McDaniels’ new offense looks like. More.
- Phil Perry posts five questions for new-look Patriots entering OTAs. 1. How will Josh McDaniels handle Drake Maye? 2. Who will man the interior of the offensive line?
- Alex Barth gives us 7 things to watch for during Patriots OTAs and Minicamp. 1. Attendance. 3. Who is repping at left guard? 4. Wide receiver logjam.
- Mike D’Abate identifies three things to watch in the first OTAs of the Mike Vrabel era. 1. How well is Vrabel’s message being received?
- Mark Daniels shares his thoughts on the Patriots OTAs this week and what he’ll be watching for in Tuesday’s open practice: Drake Maye, Wide receivers, Cornerbacks, and More.
- Jarrett Bailey identifies the five most important Patriots of 2025 from 1. Drake Maye to 5. OLB Harold Landry.
- Conor Ryan mentions CB Christian Gonzalez being snubbed by being left off of PFF’s list of the top NFL players under the age of 25.
- Bernd Buchmasser passes along a report that the Patriots will hold joint practices with the Vikings this summer.
- Justin Leger highlights Tom E. Curran and Rich Keefe weighing in on whether the Pats could win 10 games in 2025.
- Mark Morse explains why he believes the Patriots won’t win 11 games in 2025.
- Jerry Thornton says Episode 1 of ‘Forged in Foxborough’ is the Patriots porn we need.
- Nick Stevens reviews Episode 1 of “Forged in Foxborough” with Mike Dussault. (36 min. video)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Judy Battista (NFL.com) Most/least vulnerable NFL division champs. Bills the least vulnerable.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Patriots turned down trade offers from Bears, Texans to draft TreVeyon Henderson at No. 38.
- John Kosko (PFF) Quarterback rankings: All 32 starters ahead of the 2025 NFL season. Drake Maye 22nd, in Tier 4: Young players with a wide range of potential outcomes. /Click for commentary.
- Jonathan Macri (PFF) Ranking the top 25 players under 25 entering the 2025 NFL season. No Pats. /Wut??? Christian Gonzalez was robbed!
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) Regrading 2022 NFL Draft. Patriots: 2022 grade: C-. New grade: F. /Click for commentary.
- Max Chadwick, et al (PFF) 2008 NFL Redraft: Rebuilding the first round based on PFF grades and data. 7. Patriots: CB Aqib Talib, Kansas (Round 1, Pick 20). Original Pick: DI Sedrick Ellis, USC. /Click for commentary.
- Game Previews (NFL.com) AFC East projected win totals. Patriots: 8.0. (3.39 min. video)
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Packers revise tush-push proposal to ban all pushing of the runner.
- Nate Davis, et al (USA Today) Debate: Should the NFL ban the ‘tush push’? The case for and against outlawing Eagles’ signature play.
- Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) 2025 NFL playoff rules: Five teams most likely to benefit from proposed seeding adjustments. No Pats.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL considers onside kick rule changes.
- Chris Cwik (Yahoo! Sports) Flag football at the Olympics: NFL players will reportedly be approved to take part in 2028 Summer Games.
- Brad Crawford (CBS Sports) Insider predicts Steelers to sign four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers in NFL free agency.
- Madison Williams (SI) Bears agree to huge contract extension with All-Pro Guard Joe Thuney.