New England Patriots links 4/16/25 - Vrabel projects Dad-like assurance the Patriots are BACK

Daily news and links for Wednesday

TEAM TALK

• Evan Lazar’s Analysis: Breaking down OT Will Campbell as a potential Patriots draft target.
• Evan Lazar gives us five takeaways from Mike Vrabel’s pre-draft press conference. 1. Vrabel discusses evaluating top prospect Abdul Carter (Penn State).
• Press Conference: Mike Vrabel (20 min. video)
• Patriots Unfiltered: Marcus Jones joins the crew in-studio. (11 min. video)
• Patriots Unfiltered: Marcus Jones in-studio, Mike Vrabel pre-draft presser, draft buzz. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mark Daniels highlights Mike Vrabel discussing the big goals for his first Patriots draft class.
• Jerry Thornton sees Mike Vrabel’s Pre-Draft presser as putting the world on notice that the days of the Patriots being a joke are OVER.
• Ian Logue posts the transcript of Mike Vrabel’s Tuesday presser.
• Mark Morse lays out four potential 2025 Patriots draft scenarios.
• Chris Mason wonders if the Patriots know who they’ll draft at No. 4 if Travis Hunter and Abdul Carter are gone.
• Karen Guregian makes the case for the Patriots to draft Missouri OL Armand Membou at No. 4.
• Ian Logue considers if Membou might be the ‘mauler’ the Patriots need as their answer at Tackle.
• Karen Guregian mentions the speculation that Abdul Carter could be dropping down the board based on some me-first over team-first “character” concerns. Mike Vrabel says that wouldn’t necessarily rule him out.
• Mark Daniels profiles 5 left tackle prospects the Patriots could target next week.
• Alex Barth notes Mike Vrabel says he sees multiple starting tackles in this year’s draft class.
• Andrew Callahan thumbnails 8 potential Patriots cornerback draft picks.
• Phil Perry identifies the best defensive tackle fits for the Patriots in 2025 NFL Draft class.
• Lauren Campbell reports potential Patriots draft target Travis Hunter says he would rather walk away from football than only play 1 position.
• Nick O’Malley looks at how the Patriots may be affected by a chaotic QB draft class.
• Ian Logue explains how the Patriots avoided a potential franchise-altering setback by taking Drake Maye in 2024.
• Chris Mason notes Mike Vrabel channels his inner Belichick with his Stefon Diggs response: “I think he’s doing everything — like everybody else — he’s working hard and I think he’s excited about being here and being a Patriot. He’s a motivated player. He’s a hungry player, just like everybody else that’s here and that’s working.”
• Karen Guregian relays Mike Vrabel on the Joe Milton III trade : “We felt like his reps were going to be decreased as we worked through the offseason. We felt like, just like every other decision, we were going to do what’s best for the team, and that’s the decision we ultimately made. I’m excited to move forward with Drake and Josh.”
• Matt Dolloff’s Patriots Mock Draft 2.0: Trading up for a tackle. Pats pick Michigan DT Mason Graham at No. 4.

NATIONAL NEWS

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