Patriots links 6/23/26: OL starting 5 will keep Maye upright

LOCAL LINKS

• Ethan Hurwitz‘s Patriots OL Preview: Starting five seems set in stone.
• Ethan Hurwitz talks about how OT Caleb Lomu is adjusting to, and loving, ‘awesome’ New England; Lomu had never visited the east coast before getting drafted.
• Danny Jaillet relays Greg Bedard on why he’s bullish on the early signs of Drake Maye’s Year 3 growth.
• Graham Wilker explains how the 2026 season will be an exciting one for the Patriots’ secondary.
• Ethan Hurwitz tracks which Patriots draft picks are trending up or down after offseason practices.
• Sara Marshall relays an Eagles expert saying exactly what Patriots fans need to hear about A.J. Brown.
• Jordy McElroy suggests that a Stefon Diggs-Bills reunion could create a nightmare scenario for the Pats.
• Phil Perry ranks the 25 most important Patriots for 2026: Nos. 25-21. Who didn’t make the cut?
• Patriots Beat podcast: Post Minicamp Q&A with Alex Barth and Brian Hines. (51 min.)
• Patriots Daily podcast: Taylor Kyles & Mike Kadlick discuss top position battles ahead of camp. (23 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) After Scottish takeover of Boston, Robert Kraft wants Patriots to play in Scotland.
• Jordan Dajani (CBS Sports) Ranking the NFL’s biggest offseason losers. No. 3 Patriots. Mike Vrabel drama plus “To make matters worse, the Patriots are the prime regression candidate in 2026.”; More.
• Josh Edwards (CBS Sports) Ranking the top 10 NFL offseasons: AFC heavy list. Pats mentioned for being 2025 offseason winners, but not on this list.
• Zachary Pereles (CBS Sports) Training camp report dates, joint practices, top storyline for all 32 teams.
• Mike Kadlick (SI) Everything to know about the 23 joint practices in 2026: Dates, locations, storylines.
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) 28 teams will take part in joint practices this summer.
• Albert Breer (SI) Quick-Hitters: How Jeffery Simmons’s deal affects younger DTs; Plus, Joe Burrow pushing teammates, a MetLife Stadium drought and more.
• Matt Verderame (SI) Offseason Good, Bad and Ugly: Rams’ favorite status is good for the NFL; Plus, the Cowboys are intriguing and the Browns are considering a terrible decision.
• Dan Graziano (ESPN) 2026 NFL offseason: Judging biggest overreactions to moves.
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Jets CB Brandon Stephens: Interception-less season hard to believe, we’re taking it personally.
• Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL offseason power rankings: No. 32 Miami Dolphins start over in Year Zero, but at least with Malik Willis aboard
• Gilberto Manzano (SI) Super Bowl LXI Road Map: Why the Texans can (or can’t) win it all.
• John Breech (CBS Sports) Super Bowl dark horse: Why Joe Burrow has the Bengals feeling like a serious title threat in 2026.
• Grant Gordon (NFL.com) Top 100 Players of 2026, Nos. 100-99. No Pats.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) JC Tretter: World Cup disproves past excuses for not using grass indoors.

EXTRACURRICULAR

• Jerry Thornton spotlights how John Henry’s Boston Globe spent months trashing the World Cup Mr. Kraft...