New England Patriots links 8/01/25 - Receivers fight for reps and a roster spot

Daily news and links for Friday

TEAM TALK

• Paul Perillo’s Day 8 Blogservations: Takeaways and standouts from Week 1. Defense – At times the unit’s added speed and aggressiveness has been apparent. Harold Landry and Chaisson have been active off the edges. Same could be said of inside linebacker Robert Spillane. The one drawback thus far has been the health of the corners. Assuming that doesn’t spill into the regular season, it will be an interesting unit to watch. More!
• Patriots announce MBTA commuter rail to run special event train service to Patriots home games all season long — For $20 per round-trip ticket.
• Transcript: Drake Maye (plus 9 min. video)
• Press Conferences: Parmer Romo, Morgan Moses, Kyle Williams, Efton Chism III and Austin Hooper. (24 min. video)
• ‘Inside Training Camp Live’: Patriots RB TreVeyon Henderson (5 min. video) - WR DeMario Douglas (5 min. video)
• Training Camp-Cast: Day 8 recap, dialed down untensity, WR makes his debut, first week takeaways. (7 min. video)
• Patriots Unfiltered: Day 8 of training camp, key observations, Clare Cooper (A Clare Perspective podcast) joins the show. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss shares the latest intel, updates from training camp. Veteran WR Mack Hollins practiced for the first time after opening camp on the PUP list, and his place on the depth chart was notable. On his first snap, he aligned opposite Stefon Diggs, with DeMario Douglas in the slot. Hollins’ return seemed to most impact third-year receiver Kayshon Boutte, who had mostly been working alongside Diggs and Douglas. More!
• Andrew Callahan issues his Progress report through 8 days: Maye, Diggs and everything else we’ve learned at Patriots training camp. Attendance, QB corner, Studs: OLB K’Lavon Chaisson, OL Jared Wilson, WR DeMario Douglas, DL Khyris Tonga; Duds: OL Cole Strange, Backup TEs, C Garrett Bradbury, WR Kendrick Bourne; More!
• Alex Barth’s training camp notebook: Walking through on Day 8. RB Lan Larison got a few more reps with the top offense, with Gibson out. That was after catching his first pass from Maye in team drills on Wednesday.The Patriots will have their final practice of the week on Friday night inside Gillette Stadium. More!
• Phil Perry’s 53-man roster projection: Could WR logjam result in a trade?
• Doug Kyed says Drake Maye is aware of his 0 INT training camp streak, and he’s not worried about jinxing it.
• Karen Guregian warns that the Patriots need to be smart about using Drake Maye as a runner.
• Mike Reiss talks about Drake Maye off to a hot start in training camp. (33 sec video)
• Doug Kyed notes Morgan Moses had advice for Will Campbell after the rookie’s struggles.
• Sara Marshall highlights the early inconsistencies from rookie Will Campbell that have analysts and fans nervous about his NFL potential.
• Tom E. Curran’s Wideout Watch: Mack Hollins’ return puts WR competition in focus.
• Sara Marshall looks at how [Kendrick Bourne appears...