New England Patriots links 8/04/25 - Taking stabs at the 53-man roster: Who gets the knife?

Daily news and links for Monday

TEAM TALK

• Paul Perillo’s Day 9 Blogservations: Lights, camera, action. Mike Vrabel put a slight twist on the annual in-stadium practice and the result was some fun for the players.
• Press Conference transcript: Mike Vrabel (Plus 15 min. video)
• Press Conference: Robert Spillane (3.41 min. video)
• Mic’d Up: Mike Vrabel at camp. (4 min. video)
• Training Camp-Cast: In stadium practice gets competitive, Big plays and turnovers turn heads, Austin INT seals White Team win; Day 9 recap. (10 min. video)
• Photos: Training camp in-stadium practice.

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts: How is the Patriots’ 2025 draft class doing at training camp? UDFA report; Brady’s statue unveiling before Friday’s preseason opener vs. the Commanders; Maye’s INT streak is done; Parsons/McLauren chatter; Quotes; Media buzz; More!
• Steve Balestrieri’s Sunday Patriots News: Training camp 53-man roster projection; Team was off for the weekend but camp resumes Monday; K’Lavon Chaisson has been a consistent thorn in the OLs side since the first day of camp; The edge looks to be far ahead of where it was a year ago. And Chaisson is a big part of that; More!
• Andrew Callahan’s NFL Notes: Breaking down the Patriots’ roster bubble 2 weeks into training camp. 10 players who need to get better fast.
• Brian Hines’ Sunday Patriots Notes: ‘Fast-break’ offense embracing Drake Maye’s mobility.
• Mike Reiss gives us the latest intel and updates from camp: A likely question among the staff: Is more personnel needed along the offensive line? With the Commanders coming to town Wednesday for a joint practice and then the preseason opener Friday, the situation on the O-line has possibly hit a tipping point. More.
• Karen Guregian offers 9 thoughts on the first 9 practices. If not Will Campbell, then who? Where’s the depth? Worst flashback: Rhamondre Stevenson fumbling the ball, Drake Maye learns how to slide; More!
• Conor Ryan’s training camp stock watch: Who’s rising and falling on New England’s depth chart?
• Mark Morse picks through the good the bad and ugly from Friday night’s scrimmage. /Good read, detailing Day 9.
• Alex Barth’s Day 9 training camp notebook: Scrimmage inside the stadium. Scrimmage format, focus on situational football, turnovers, what worked for the QBs, Drops a problem for UDFAs, Injuries; More.
• Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry recap Friday’s scrimmage: Drake Maye, Rhamondre Stevenson struggle with turnovers; More.
• Doug Kyed takes another crack at the 53-man roster projection: Six wide receivers make the cut, who’s out? Running back (4) UDFA Lan Larison earns a spot; More.
• Mark Daniels projects the 53-man roster: Last year, attempting to find 53 players deserving of a roster spot was challenging. This year it’s more competitive.
• Pat Lane takes a stab at the 53-man roster. Who does he cut? Javon Baker survives the knife.
• Mark Daniels looks at Will Campbell’s performance so far at camp and finds...