TEAM TALK
- Combine Primer:Everything you need to know. More than 300 of the top prospects will be put through on-field drills, medical testing, exams and interviews with team personnel and the media ahead of the draft.
- Evan Lazar’s Scouting Combine Preview: Top Patriots storylines, biggest offseason needs and prospects to watch in Indianapolis.
- Roster Move: Patriots release RB Antonio Gibson.
- Gallery:Best game photos of the 2025 Patriots season.
LOCAL LINKS
- Keagan Stiefel notes Eliot Wolf acknowledged an ‘obvious’ need for the Patriots at the EDGE position, at his Combine address this morning.
- Andrew Callahan posts his Patriots to-do list at the NFL Scouting Combine. 1. Firm up the big board.
- Ethan Hurwitz identifies 3 Patriots storylines to know on Day one of the NFL Combine. 1. Any movement with Christian Gonzalez? 2. Weighing “win now” vs. “long term.” 3. Updates from lingering injuries.
- Alex Barth’s Combine preview: 5 stories to watch from a Pats point of view. 1. Sorting out the EDGE class.
- Alex Barth would like to see ‘playmakers’ as a focus for the Patriots defense in 2026.
- Keagan Stiefel addresses the difficult offensive line questions that extend beyond the starting unit: Why the Patriots should, and should not, bring back Vederian Lowe.
- Tom E. Curran’s Patriots 2026 roster reset: How Drake Maye can improve in Year 3.
- Mike Reiss reports the Patriots released RB Antonio Gibson after two seasons with team. Gibson’s release creates $2.85 million in cap space for the Patriots.
- Mark Morse points out some under the radar free agents for the Pats; Plus, cap space and Combine notes.
- Phil Perry makes the case that a first-rounder is ‘too rich’ a price for star WR A.J. Brown.
- Daniel Fisher suggests the Pats should consider targeting 4,322‑yard receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown if they miss on A.J. Brown.
- Jordy McElroy looks at 5 potential surprise player exits from Patriots in 2026 offseason.
- Sophie Weller’s Patriots 7-round mock draft 1.0: How things look ahead of the combine.
- Doug Kyed’s Patriots mailbag: How should Pats handle top pick in NFL draft?
- Meredith Perri notes the NFL announced an international game in Munich vs. the Lions that could possibly include the Patriots.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Josh Edwards (CBS Sports) NFL Combine: What to know about the schedule, draft order, top prospects.
- Albert Breer (SI) NFL Combine Takeaways: Drama, unpredictability on tap. Digging into the 2026 draft class. Plus, the non-draft news that will be discussed in Indy.
- Daniel Jeremiah (NFL.com) Top 50: 2026 NFL Draft prospect rankings 2.0.
- Matt Okada (NFL.com) NFL Pro: Highest priority fix for every AFC team in 2026. Patriots: Score a sack specialist. /click for commentary.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Patriots hire B.J. Edmonds as a defensive assistant.
- Gilberto Manzano (SI) Five NFL rookies who will make the leap in 2026. No Pats.
- Mel Kiper, Jr. (ESPN) 2026 NFL mock draft. Pats pick Oklahoma OLB R Mason Thomas at 31.
- Gennaro Filice (NFL.com) 2026 NFL mock draft 1.0. Pats pick Texas Tech DT Lee Hunter at 31.
- Kevin Seifert and Mike Reiss (ESPN) NFL mulls allowing replay officials to throw flags. “When Stefon Diggs took a left-handed punch to the helmet in Super Bowl LIX, there was no penalty flag … That is precisely the type of play the league is now considering to allow the replay official to throw a flag on.”
- Mike Kadlick (SI) Three rule changes the NFL should make with new proposals ‘unlikely’ coming in 2026.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) NFL to study shoulder pad requirements after rise in shoulder injuries.