New England Patriots links 9/01/25 – Pats an ‘AFC sleeper’

TEAM TALK

• Roster Moves: Claimed: Rookie DT Eric Gregory off waivers from the Bengals; Released: S Jabrill Peppers from the 53-man roster and G Jack Conley from the practice squad. Signed: T Thayer Munford Jr. to the practice squad.
• Alexandra Francisco reports Julian Edelman’s busy week back in New England included a visit to Boston Children’s Hospital and more.
• Forged In Foxboro: Episode 3. Exclusive look at the 2025 New England Patriots with never-before-seen access inside the walls of Gillette Stadium. (50 min. video)
• Highlights: 2025 Patriots Premiere. (2 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts: Roster cuts, invite Bruins’ head coach Marco Sturm to practice; Will Campbell’s dad was an OL at East Texas A&M and his nickname was “Bull”; Harold Landry’s motivation; Elijah Ponder’s decision; Bradyn Swinson’s fall; Waiver Wire; More!
• Steve Balestrieri’s Sunday Patriots News: Roster thoughts, Peppers timing curious, Nor’easter uniforms should get tossed in the next storm, Quick-hitters; More.
• Brian Hines‘ Sunday Patriots Notes: New defensive scheme, success for LB Marte Mapu, roster cuts; More!
• Mike Reiss details Mike Vrabel’s hands-on coaching style. Hunter Henry: “He’s right there with us. I think that player comes out in him. You have to love a coach that has competitive juices like us.”
• Karen Guregian finds the Patriots buying into the identity Mike Vrabel is trying to create.
• Meghan Ottolini identifies the 5 most pivotal Patriots to watch this season: Drake Maye, Will Campbell, Josh McDaniels, Robert Spillane and Christian Gonzalez.
• Andrew Callahan makes the cases for and against the Patriots making the 2025 NFL Playoffs.
• Jared Koch relays Jeff Howe on NFL execs expecting New England to take a huge step forwrad this season.
• Sean T. McGuire calls LB Elijah Ponder the best-kept secret among Patriots rookies.
• Mike D’Abate talks about how the Patriots trio of quarterbacks are primed to prove their critics wrong.
• Nick O’Malley points out that the Patriots have now moved on from all 6 captains from 1 year ago.
• Mike Reiss talks about the release of veteran Jabrill Peppers with the Pats set to pay $4.32M guaranteed remaining on his contract for this season.
• Mark Morse offers his thoughts on the shocking release of Julius Peppers, and other Patriots transactions.
• Darren Hartwell and Phil Perry try to make sense of the stunning release of Jabrill Peppers.
• Doug Kyed‘s Patriots Mailbag: Will Efton Chism see playing time? “Efton Chism was so good this summer, I would personally like to see him take the field, but let’s not pretend like he doesn’t have ground to make up. Chism was behind Stefon Diggs, DeMario Douglas, Kayshon Boutte, Mack Hollins and Kyle Williams on the depth chart this summer. In team drills, Maye never completed a pass to Chism.” More!
• Lauren Campbell re-posts Kendrick Bourne saying goodbye to Patriots via Instagram.

NATIONAL NEWS

• NFL Nation (ESPN) NFL team previews 2025: Predictions, rankings,...