TEAM TALK

• Roster Moves: Patriots claimed QB Tommy DeVito and CB Charles Woods; Released WR Javon Baker and WR Kendrick Bourne; Signed 16 players to the practice squad.
• Mike Dussault reports the Patriots earned recognition at the Newsweek Fans’ Choice Awards for having one of the best training camp experiences in the NFL. /I heartily agree.
• Alexandra Francisco reports Hunter Henry has been honored as the Ron Burton Community Service Award winner at the 2025 Patriots Premiere.
• Alexandra Francisco has the story of Hunter Henry, Anfernee Jennings and teammates helping local youth celebrate back-to-school with sneakers,...

We finally have seen the Patriots’ “Rivalry Uniforms” — and they aren’t good. In fact, they might be some of the worst alternate uniforms in Boston sports history.

On Thursday, the NFL revealed one-off “Rivalry Uniforms” that will be worn by NFC West and AFC East teams this season. The Patriots will wear their version — dubbed the “Nor’easter” uniform — on Nov. 13 when they host the New York Jets for the Week 11 edition of “Thursday Night Football.”

Anyway, let’s look at these disasters.

We get what the Patriots were going for. Snowstorms, the ocean, and general New...

The New England Patriots will debut some new alternate uniforms this season. As part of the NFL’s “Rivalries” campaign, they will don don a special Nor’Easter-themed look for a Week 11 matchup with their AFC East rivals, the New York Jets.

On Thursday, the Patriots revealed the uniforms on social media:

The Patriots’ new alternates are full of local references, as pointed out by patriots.com’s Mike Dussault.

The six stars on the uniform, for example, represent the six New England states (or the franchise’s six Super Bowls, if you want to take that angle). In addition, a “NE” shoulder logo...

The New England Patriots made a couple of intriguing moves when trimming their roster down to 53 players on Tuesday. While the team’s decision to release offensive lineman Cole Strange was perhaps its most surprising, they also released another former starter on their o-line in Demontrey Jacobs.

After breaking into the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Denver Broncos in 2023, the Patriots claimed Jacobs last season, and he ended up being thrust into action in 15 games, 13 of which were starts, due to the state of the team’s offensive line.

Jacobs largely held his own, but...

After trimming their roster to 53 players on Tuesday, the New England Patriots made several moves on Wednesday that caught fans’ attention. Perhaps the most noteworthy of the bunch saw them claim former New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito off of waivers.

DeVito didn’t hear his name called in the 2023 NFL Draft, but he ended up landing with the Giants as a depth option behind Daniel Jones. After getting thrust into action as a rookie, DeVito quickly became a viral sensation with New York.

In 2023, DeVito showed off his potential, throwing for 1,101 yards and eight touchdowns in...

The 2025 campaign is right around the corner, but before the New England Patriots take the field, they took a second to honor veteran tight end Hunter Henry for his work off the football field.

Henry is entering his fifth season with the Patriots, and he appears set to remain a key piece of the team’s offense after he developed a strong rapport with quarterback Drake Maye in 2024. Over 16 games last season, Henry caught 66 passes for 674 yards and two touchdowns.

Succeeding on the field isn’t the only thing that is important to Henry, though. Ever since...

The New England Patriots cut their roster down to 53 players on Tuesday, but the work for the team didn’t stop there. With hundreds of players hitting waivers, the Patriots scoured the open market, while also keeping an eye on the guys they wanted to add to their practice squad.

After initially keeping eight wide receivers on their 53-man roster, the Patriots quickly made a change at that spot, opting to release Kendrick Bourne and Javon Baker after they claimed quarterback Tommy Devito and cornerback Charles Woods off of waivers.

Beyond that, the team also worked on filling out their...

The New England Patriots have rewarded wide receiver Efton Chism with a roster spot.

The undrafted rookie found out his fate just hours before Tuesday’s cutdown deadline when executive Eliot Wolf delivered the news in Foxborough, according to Nicole Yang of the Boston Globe.

Chism, who signed with the team in May after finishing his career at Eastern Washington, quickly reached out to family and coaches to share the moment.

His path to the roster was built on steady preseason play. He caught six passes for 71 yards in New England’s second exhibition game and routinely impressed during practices with...

From the outside looking in, undrafted wide receiver Efton Chism III did everything he needed to do to make the New England Patriots 53-man roster this offseason.

But as NFL cut down day came, the nerves rightfully were there — especially when Patriots executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf called the 23-year-old into his office early Tuesday afternoon. Chism, who was in the building getting treatment, however, was left with good news.

“I was here working out, doing some stuff, and then he told me to come in. I was like, ‘Oh, here we go.’ But it was...

The competition for the place kicker job was one of the tightest on the New England Patriots’ roster this summer. Rookie challenger Andy Borregales and veteran Parker Romo went head-to-head for most of training camp and preseason, with seemingly neither of them setting himself apart from the other.

Ultimately, a decision had to be made. It fell on Borregales, who found out he had won the job via social media; he received word that Romo had been waived, suggesting that he had come away victoriously.

There was a fairly straight-forward reason for that, according to Mike Vrabel.

“I think just...

Cole Strange and Marcus Epps, who were among the 21 players cut by the New England Patriots on Tuesday, will not be back with the organization in 2025.

Strange will join the Cleveland Browns’ practice squad, according to a report by Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports. Epps, meanwhile, is headed to the Philadelphia Eagles, as first mentioned by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

Strange, 27, originally joined the Patriots as the 29th overall selection in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft. A starter at left guard right out of the gate, he flashed promise during his first two seasons...

With their cutdowns to 53 players in the rear-view mirror, the New England Patriots took to the fields behind Gillette Stadium for their first practice after the NFL roster reduction. Almost the entire team was present.

In fact, only one player who would otherwise be expected to be in attendance was missing from action: Christian Gonzalez remains out after suffering a hamstring injury less than a week into training camp. The Patriots’ star cornerback was present for the session, but watching from the side in street clothes.

Meanwhile, three players previously in the DNP category were back. Wide receiver Efton...