Daily news and links for Tuesday
TEAM TALK
- Alexandra Francisco has the story of the Patriots rookies getting acclimated to New England sports culture with visit to Celtics, youth football clinic.
LOCAL LINKS
- Alex Barth offers one observation from each draft pick from OTAs and Minicamp. 1. OT Will Campbell: It seems like the Patriots are fully developing Campbell to stick at left tackle.
- Mike D’Abate reports the Patriots re-signed veteran OL Yasir Durant, leaving no stone unturned trying to improve their offensive line.
- Jay Pritchard considers the ways that the Patriots had the NFL’s best offseason.
- Matthew Schmidt relays Josh Edwards of CBS Sports on how the Pats may have been a bit too hasty in adding aging players to a rebuilding franchise.
- Graham Wilker notes Milton Williams became the highest-paid Patriot ever in March, and already has been listed as one of the league’s worst contracts before taking a snap.
- Alex Barth points out the Patriots are down to 2nd-round RB TreVeyon Henderson as the lone unsigned draft pick
- Danny Jaillet talks about how the Patriots had three traits in mind when drafting a new kicker.
- Ian Logue’s Patriots News: AI makes surprising player predictions, familiar face returns; More.
- Sara Marshall notes Tyquan Thornton has been given another chance to prove himself with the Chiefs.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) Five teams that won the NFL offseason. No. 3 Patriots. ‘My expectation for 2025: The Patriots should quickly close ground on their division rivals as a .500 squad that makes a push for a playoff berth over the final month of the season.’ /Click for more commentary.
- Josh Edwards (CBS Sports) Ranking the top 10 NFL offseasons: Bears and Patriots among teams who set themselves up for success.
- NFL Nation (ESPN) 2025 NFL rookie updates: Tracking all first-round draft picks. OT Will Campbell included.
- Brent Sobleski (Bleacher Report) Ranking new NFL head coaches based on possibility of success in Year 1. Mike Vrabel ranked 4th of 7. /Click for commentary.
- Grant Gordon (NFL.com) QB Josh Allen has quickly become fan of Patriots’ Drake Maye: ‘He exemplifies football’.
- Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) One takeaway from every AFC team’s offseason workouts. Patriots: Something needs to give in WR room. /Click for commentary.
- Lou Scataglia (NFL Spin Zone) Every NFL team’s worst contract for the 2025 season. Patriots: Milton Williams.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Arbitrator found NFL encouraged teams to collude regarding guaranteed contracts.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Why did the NFL and NFLPA hide the collusion ruling?
- Albert Breer (SI) NFL Takeaways: How Jayden Daniels and the Commanders are building on last season’s success; Plus, notes on Jaire Alexander’s signing, Aaron Rodgers’s mentorship and more.
- Gilberto Manzano (SI) 32 Teams in 32 Days: Steelers hope Aaron Rodgers can lead team out of mediocrity. Mike Tomlin has lost six straight playoff games, but the veteran roster may have the final piece to get over the hump.
- Mason Cameron (PFF) NFL training camp preview: 10 preseason position battles to watch.
- Jared Dubin (CBS Sports) Young NFL players in line for bigger role in 2025. AFC East: Dolphins OT Patrick Paul.
- Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) Five wild NFL what-ifs: Matthew Stafford to Raiders, Aaron Rodgers to Rams and other moves that never were.
- Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) Building an All-Bargain Team from Prisco’s Top 100 NFL players of 2025.
- Eric Edholm (NFL.com) Top five NFL draft values of the millennium at WR. No Pats.
- Sara Barshop (ESPN) How NFL teams are reacting to survey on family treatment.
- Staff (ESPN) Tom Brady wins inaugural Fanatics Games, $1M prize.
- Matt Miller and Jordan Reid (ESPN) 2026 NFL draft: Ranking top five prospects at every position