New England Patriots links 7/30/25 - Camp focus: Red zone efficiency

Daily news and links for Wednesday

TEAM TALK

• Paul Perillo’s Day 6 Blogservations: Douglas continues to pop at camp; Rookie C Jared Wilson once again took reps at both guard and center and even opened one of the team periods in place of Cole Strange at left guard; With the projected starting corners out, the secondary featured some new names. Marcus Jones and Alex Austin were part of most of the packages, but Marcellas Dial, Isaiah Bolden and D.J. James also saw plenty of action; More.
• Roster Moves: Patriots sign first-year LB R.J. Moten; Place rookie FB Brock Lampe on Injured Reserve.
• Press Conference: Khyiris Tonga, Josh Dobbs, Harold Landry, Craig Woodson, Cole Strange and Alex Austin. (25 min. video video)
• Training Camp-Cast: Mike Dussault, Paul Perillo and Evan Lazar discuss the top storylines from Day 6. Offense strikes late, Defense-controlled day, Injury absences hit secondary, Full Day 6 practice recap. (7 min. video)
• Practice Highlight: Drake Maye to Stefon Diggs for the TD. (20 sec. video)
• Patriots Unfiltered: Training Camp Day 6 observations. (2 hour video)
• Patriots Unfiltered player interview: DL Khyiris Tonga. (7 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss shares the latest intel and updates from camp: One notable theme from the red-zone work: Drake Maye and Stefon Diggs showcased obvious chemistry by connecting on two touchdowns. Diggs, in particular, seems to have a knack for working in tight spaces; One day after rookie left tackle Will Campbell was ripped to the ground by Keion White in his first 1-on-1 pass-rush repetition, Campbell responded by locking White out on the first repetition on Tuesday. He has strong hands. More!
• Alex Barth’s Camp notebook Day 6: Into the red zone. For the first part of practice the defense dominated. In particular the secondary was tight in coverage, recording multiple PBUs. Some sloppy plays from the offense; WRs making plays; O-line check-in; The best player through the first two padded practices has arguably been pass rusher K’Lavon Chaisson. After a standout day on Monday he had two more sacks on Tuesday. More!
• Andrew Callahan’s Day 6 takeaways: Stefon Diggs grabs two touchdowns; Drake Maye started slow, finished strong*. Maye completed fewer than half his passes in 7-on-7s, then missed badly on multiple perimeter passes in full-team drills and had a botched snap. But after opening the last 11-on-11 period with an incompletion, he completed his last four straight throws, including two touchdowns; Play of the Day: Javon Baker’s red-zone TD; Player of the Day: OL Jared Wilson; Studs & Duds*; More.
• Mark Daniels gives us 8 takeaways from Day 6 of training camp: Stefon Diggs shines; Left guard competition heats up; QB-Center exchange issues; Campbell battles back; Kicker battle; More!
• Doug Kyed looks at how Josh McDaniels is incorporating QB athleticism into the offense. It feels like McDaniels will be more willing to unleash Drake Maye’s full skill set this season.
• Phil Perry’s Maye Watch: QB rides...