The New England Patriots selected two wide receivers in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft, and both have made positive contributions to the team over the last three seasons. But while the statistical arrow keeps pointing up for Kayshon Boutte, teammate DeMario Douglas is coming off a challenging season.

Even though he continued to have his positive moments, his role and production both changed compared to previous years. As a consequence, Douglas is now headed toward an uncertain future.

Hard facts

Name: DeMario Douglas

Position: Wide receiver

Jersey number: 3

Opening day age: 25 (12/18/2000)

Measurements: 5’8...

Romeo Doubs has been a New England Patriot for just over two months. The last three weeks has included his first on-field work with the team during the voluntary offseason program.

So far, so good.

“I love it here,” Doubs said. “The adjustment feels right on time in terms of obviously coming into a new system, being under, obviously, a great offensive coordinator, Josh McDaniels, Coach Vrabel, things in that nature. Just football stuff, man.”

Doubs signed a four-year, $68 million deal with the Patriots on the second day of free agency. He wasted little time getting to work understanding...

After a one-year hiatus, the New England Patriots will return to the international stage in 2026.

The reigning AFC champions are set to take on the Detroit Lions in Germany in Week 10 of the upcoming regular season, according to a pre-schedule release leak. The game at Munich’s Allianz Arena will kick off at 9:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 15.

From a scheduling perspective, the contest is counted as one of the Patriots’ nine road games this season. It is the team’s first international contest since a 32-16 loss to the Jaguars in London in 2024, and its first...

Ahead of the NFL schedule release, the offseason program rolls on for the New England Patriots which has now seen the rookie class join the veterans — and the roster being back to full capacity.

So, submit any Patriots questions — or whatever else is on your mind — down in the comments below or on Twitter using #PostPulpit.

Stay tuned for Friday’s updated mailbag.

On the third day of NFL Free Agency, veteran safety Kevin Byard agreed to a one-year contract with the Patriots.

Byard joins a talented secondary that features established cornerbacks such as Christian Gonzalez, Carlton Davis and Marcus Jones, but also an emerging safety in Craig Woodson.

“I think he’s a very talented player, just watching the film, seeing some things that he did last year. Trying to build upon that,” Byard said Tuesday. “A very smart — he’s a mature guy too as well. I know he’s only in his second year. He seems very mature how he goes about...

During his time with the Tennessee Titans, safety Kevin Byard was teammates with A.J. Brown for three seasons.

Now in New England, Byard would welcome a reunion. Brown has remained in trade speculation throughout this offseason, with the Patriots viewed as the top potential suitor.

“We trained together Tennessee… but no we honestly haven’t talked about it directly. I don’t know what the situation is there,” Byard said Tuesday. “I hope it can work. I hope he can go there and play for us, but that remains to be seen.

“I’m just trying to get to know the guys we...

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The New England Patriots are coming off a Super Bowl berth, but in order to get back to the big dance stasis was not an option this offseason. And so, changes were made — big, small, in between, through free agency and the draft. The question, of course, is whether or not said change left the team in a better state heading toward the 2026 NFL season.

We will revisit the question a bit later, but for now let’s assess what the turnover since February’s loss to the Seahawks looks like.

Quarterback

Current depth chart: Drake Maye, Tommy DeVito,...

As the New England Patriots evaluated Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton ahead of the NFL Draft, one trait immediately stood out.

“The toughness,” executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf said. “He played through a lot of stuff. He’s been beat up, but he’s played through a lot of stuff.”

The injuries piled up for Morton over his final collegiate seasons. The quarterback suffered a ligament tear in his right throwing shoulder and played through the injury in 2023 and 2024 before undergoing surgery last offseason. As a senior, a hairline fracture in his right leg then forced him...

The New England Patriots already know their 2026 opponents, and have done so since the end of the regular season in January. What they do not know yet, however, is when they will play all of them.

With the NFL Draft in the rear view mirror and the calendar having turned to May, that mystery will soon come to an end. On Thursday, May 14, the league will announce its 2026 regular season schedule.

The schedule release itself is traditionally preceded by plenty of leaks, rumors and prior announcements. In order to stay on top of things and up to...

The New England Patriots had 17 players in for tryouts during their rookie minicamp over the weekend, and they ended up signing two of them to their active roster. Defensive edge Xavier Holmes and safety Peter Manuma, both of whom undrafted rookie free agents, are now officially the 90th and 91st players on the team.

Let’s take a closer look at what they bring to the table and what their signings in general mean for the Patriots.

Safety depth

While the hope is to find the next Malcolm Butler from the pool of tryout players, fact is that those...

The New England Patriots made some changes to their roster on Monday. As first reported by Mike Reiss of ESPN, they also made some updates to their jersey numbers — including Kyle Williams reversing a previous decision.

The second-year wide receiver moving from his rookie number 18 to 8 was announced earlier during offseason workouts. However, Williams has had a change of heart: instead of moving to wide receiver Stefon Diggs’ old number, which now remains unoccupied, he will stick with the digits that saw him catch 12 passes for 223 yards and a trio of touchdowns in 2025.

That...