New England Patriots links 8/19/25 – Bubble battles: Who gets popped?

TEAM TALK

• Game Preview: Patriots at Giants. Memorable, team connections, tale of the tape.
• Broadcast Info: How to watch/listen to Patriots at Giants.
• Roster Moves: Patriots signed rookie WR Phil Lutz, waived injured first-year DT Isaiah Iton.
• Press Conferences: Mike Vrabel (12 min. video) – Eliot Wolf (8 min. video) – Jabrill Peppers, Ben Brown, and Ben Wooldridge. (18 min. video)
• Mic’d Up: TreVeyon Henderson is mic’d up during his touchdown against the Vikings. (1 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Alex Barth takes a deeper dive into the roster bubble: How many spots are up for grabs & who wins them?Mark Daniels gives us 6 takeaways from Day 17 of training camp. The Patriots had a lighter practice but when the tempo ramped up, the defense brought the heat.
• Mike Reiss shares the latest intel, updates from camp: LB Robert Spillane intercepted Drake Maye twice; More.
• Alex Barth‘s training camp notebook: More situational focus on Day 17.
• Andrew Callahan‘s Patriots-Vikings film review: Drake Maye shows command and 20 more takeaways.
• Doug Kyed notes Mike Vrabel lists some post-game corrections for Drake Maye to make.
• Doug Kyed emphasizes how the Patriots are counting heavily on their 2025 draft class in rebuild.
• Ethan Hurwitz writes how the Patriots are getting early returns on key offseason signing Milton Williams.
• Mark Daniels explains how rookie tackle Will Campbell continues to excite the Patriots.
• Mark Daniels reports rookie center Jared Wilson was back with the starting O-line in Monday’s practice. For two days Ben Brown practiced as the team’s top left guard and started there against the Vikings.
• Mark Daniels questions whether Kyle Dugger still has a role with the Patriots.
• Alex Barth hears from Eliot Wolf who says there’s ‘still a role’ for Kyle Dugger on the team.
• Doug Kyed mentions how rookie QB Ben Wooldridge steals reps in practice to prepare for preseason.
• Karen Guregian tries to figure out what to make of Eliot Wolf’s grandiose trade comments. Was he serious? /In theory maybe, but we’ll see in practice. He loses nothing by appearing open.
• Karen Guregian relays Eliot Wolf shedding light on how conflicts will be resolved if disagreement arises on cutdown day.
• Nick O’Malley notes Devin McCourty had a little fun roasting Marcus Jones for getting tackled by a punter.
• Nick O’Malley reports former Pats QB Cam Newton will have his No. 2 jersey number retired by Auburn.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Chad Reuter (NFL.com) 2025 NFL Preseason Week 2 rookie grades: TreVeyon Henderson, Ashton Jeanty run hard; Tre Harris excels. Patriots: TreVeyon Henderson Grade A. /Click for commentary.
• Jared Dubin (CBS Sports) NFL preseason Week 2 winners and losers. Winner: TreVeyon Henderson
• Albert Breer (SI) NFL Takeaways: Cam Ward will get more attention soon; Plus, notes on Nick Sirianni, Joe Flacco, Michael Penix Jr., Pete Carroll and more.
• Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) Veterans in danger of being cut:...