New England Patriots links 5/15/25 - Hot start on schedule for Pats

Daily news and links for Thursday

TEAM TALK

• Transactions: Patriots sign free agent RB Trayveon Williams and release DT Eric Johnson II.
• Patriots announce 2025 schedule.
• Mike Dussault breaks down the New England Patriots 2025 schedule, highlighted by three primetime games and another late bye week.
• 2025 Patriots Schedule Release: Egg Drop Challenge. Christian Gonzalez, Joshua Dobbs, Robert Spillane, DeMario Douglas &; Marcus Jones participate in the video. (5 min. video)
• Watch an emergency press conference from Dave Portnoy, who announces the 2025 New England Patriots schedule. (5 min. video)
• Patriots Catch-22: Rookie minicamp recap, roster reset: Defense, schedule release day. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

• Phil Perry analyzes the Patriots schedule: Mike Vrabel has a shot at a hot start.
• Doug Kyed shares 18 game-by-game thoughts on Pats’ 2025 NFL schedule release.
• Karen Guregian takes a game-by-game stab at how the Patriots season will shake out in 2025. Week 1: Raiders at Patriots. “... The best subplot? This is Vrabel’s first game at the helm. In my book, that’s the biggest deciding factor.” Prediction: Win.
• Andrew Callahan picks the best, worst and toughest games: The Pats’ schedule is out, and it is a dream.
• Mark Daniels gives us three takeaways from the Pats’ schedule. 1. Expectations are higher.
• Alex Barth shares 7 takeaways from the Patriots’ 2025 schedule release: Opening at home; Favorable Miami split.
• Nick Goss ranks every opposing QB on the Pat’s schedule from Bills QB Josh Allen to Saints QB Tyler Shough.
• Nick Goss says the Pats could be one of the NFL’s most improved teams thanks to their relatively easy schedule.
• Karen Guregian highlights Brendon Schooler on Mike Vrabel’s approach: ‘He demands perfection.’
• Matt Vautour tells us how Pats new kicker Andres Borregales is a source of pride for the Venezuelan community.
• Alex Barth reports the Patriots signed free agent RB and kicking game specialist Trayveon Williams. In Cincinnati Williams was used as a depth running back, playing a career-high 156 offensive snaps in 2023
• Karen Guregian reports the Patriots participated in community events throughout Greater Boston yesterday.
• Nick O’Malley checks in with where former Pats 2006 first-round pick RB Laurence Maroney is now.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Eric Edholm (NFL.com) Seven teams with most favorable 17-game slates. Patriots, Bills, Dolphins included.
• Cynthia Frelund (NFL.com) Each AFC team’s win total projection for 2025 season. Patriots: 8.0. “Based on their upside, the Pats are my pick to be one of the surprise teams of 2025. ...”
• Matt Verderame (SI) AFC team record predictions. Patriots 9-8, Bills 13-4, Dolphins 7-10, Jets 5-12. /Click for commentary.
• Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) NFL schedule overreactions. Chiefs play in too many (7) prime-time games: Reality.
• Conor Orr (SI) The 13 most interesting games of the season. No. 8. Week 11: Jets at Patriots [TNF].
• Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) Biggest winners and losers from the 2025 schedule release.
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