New England Patriots links 7/02/25 - AFC East check-in: Time to move out of the basement

Daily news and links for Wednesday

TEAM TALK

• Trailer: Forged in Foxborough - Episode 2. (1 min. video)
• Patriots Unfiltered: League news and moves, locker room stories, offseason talk. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

• Tom E. Curran checks in with the AFC East: How the Patriots stack up amid offseason moves; Can they finally emerge from the divisional basement?
• Jerry Thornton sees Miami’s trade with Pittsburgh as proof positive they’re in a total rebuild.
• Jared Koch highlights The Athletic’s Chad Graff who says the top question for the offense centers upon one main factor: Did they do enough to fix the offensive line?
• Mike D’Abate notes Christian Gonzalez is among a group of five Patriots attending the second annual Pro Defensive Back Retreat, co-hosted by veteran CB Darius Slay.
• Sara Marshall suggests the Patriots might already regret trading away veteran defender Davon Godchaux.
• Jordy McElroy projects the Patriots depth chart ahead of training camp.
• Matthew Schmidt notes QB Drake Maye finished behind Bears QB Caleb Williams in a set of key rankings heading into the 2025 NFL season.
• Jordy McElroy looks at where the Patriots rank in salary cap space after major offseason spending.
• Phil Perry ranks the play-callers: The Pats are in good hands with Josh McDaniels.
• Sara Marshall says the debate over whether Josh McDaniels has truly worked on his playbook can now be put to rest, as Henry further confirmed this to be true. It will be interesting seeing how McDaniels can adapt and improve.
• Ian Logue’s Patriots News: Trade changes outlook in 2025 match-ups for Vrabel’s team.
• Alex Barth reports the Patriots announced that episode 2 of ‘Forged in Foxborough’ will debut later this month.
• Lauren Campbell passes along a report saying how Randy Moss is set to return to a full-time role with ESPN, after his cancer diagnosis.
• Danny Jaillet relays Julian Edelman on how his father reacted the day he told him that he was retiring from football.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Moe Moton (Bleacher Report) Every team’s most important contract extension ahead of 2025 NFL season. Patriots: CB Marcus Jones. /Click for commentary.
• Romell Williams (Fansided) Terry McLaurin trade destinations: Ranking 5 suitors based on Super Bowl chances. Patriots included.
• Charles Robinson (Yahoo! Sports) NFL’s top storylines to watch before training camp.
• Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) Long-shot picks for major NFL awards in 2025
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Randy Moss will return to full-time role on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown.
• Bobby Kownack (NFL.com) Top 100 players of 2025, Nos. 100-97.
• Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL offseason power rankings: No. 20 Pittsburgh Steelers find another stopgap QB in Aaron Rodgers.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) New-look, all-in Steelers are favored in only six of 17 games.
• Gilberto Manzano (SI) 32 Teams in 32 Days: Texans’ bold trades could pay off in 2025; C.J. Stroud could be headed for a prolific season with the additions of Christian...