Patriots linebacker Matthew Judon wants a new contract.

New England knows it. You know it. We know it.

Is anyone going to do anything about it? The Patriots are the only folks who can answer that question, and they might be forced to rush the process after Judon’s comments from Wednesday afternoon.

“As much as everyone wants to see me stay around here for a long time, it’s really not up to me,” Judon said. “I’d pay myself a lot of money and stay around here for a long time, but it’s not up to me. You got to ask...

Jerod Mayo is no stranger to New England Patriots training camp. He played eight seasons with the Patriots and has been an assistant coach for the past five. But 2024 marks the first year of Mayo being the head coach heading into training camp. It is a new perspective for the 38-year-old to be a virtual rookie once again.

But when Mayo met with the media on Monday he seemed quite confident about what he wanted to see in training camp this year: competition. Whether picking a starting offensive line or giving playing time to rookies, competition was the word...

The veteran safety has inked a new deal.

Ahead of their third training camp practice on Friday, news broke that the New England Patriots had signed safety Jabrill Peppers to a contract extension. Head coach Jerod Mayo confirmed the report during a press conference shortly thereafter.

Joining the likes of defensive tackle Christian Barmore, linebacker Jahlani Tavai, center David Andrews, and running back Rhamondre Stevenson, Peppers is now the latest member of the team to sign a new deal with the Patriots this offseason. What does this particular one mean for New England from a big-picture perspective, though? Let’s assess....

The New England Patriots and Jabrill Peppers officially agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension Friday.

How do we know it’s official?

Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo confirmed as much, holding his pre-practice session with media almost immediately after it was reported by ESPN’s Field Yates.

“I can confirm it. I’m the head coach,” Mayo said, per team-provided video, laughing off a brief pause. “I’m happy for Peppers, and for his family, and for our team and organization. He really embodies everything that you want on the field. He’s very selfless out there flying around all the time; it’s...

UPDATE (11:30 p.m. ET)
Barmore and Mapu did eventually arrive to practice, showing up about 25 minutes late with their helmets in hand. Godchaux did the same thing Thursday, sitting out the majority of practice following his arrival.

ORIGINAL STORY FOXBORO, Mass. — Davon Godchaux was back on the practice field at Gillette Stadium on Friday, but the New England Patriots were not whole on the defensive line.

Christian Barmore, who was dealing with an illness Thursday, was one of a few absences for the Patriots. Patriots versatile safety Marte Mapu also was not present

The Patriots took the field...

The New England Patriots have a pair of players in training camp outwardly unhappy with their contract situations. Linebacker Matthew Judon and defensive tackle Davon Godchaux have both let it be known they don’t love their current deals, which both expire after the 2024 season. But Patriots Football Now has also noted defensive backs Jabrill Peppers and Jonathan Jones as worthy of contract extensions. Peppers become the first from this group to lock up a new deal, reportedly agreeing to a three-year deal to stay in New England.

ESPN’s Field Yates was the first to report the agreement. He states...

FOXBORO, Mass. — Keion White is someone you’re going to be hearing a lot about in 2024.

The Patriots haven’t been shy about placing expectations on the 25-year-old, with Jerod Mayo landing on him when asked who pleasantly surprised him during the early portion of the offseason. New England has relied on the sophomore defensive lineman early in camp, using him in a variety of roles along the defensive front.

White isn’t buying into his own hype, though.

“I feel like I’m still trying to earn my spot,” White said Thursday. ” … I still feel like I need to...

The veteran safety will remain in New England through the 2027 season.

The New England Patriots have locked up another core member of their defense for the foreseeable future. The team and safety Jabrill Peppers reached an agreement on a three-year contract extension, as confirmed by head coach Jerod Mayo.

According to a report by Field Yates of ESPN, the contract carries a base value of $24 million. Through incentives, Peppers will be able to earn an extra $6 million.

Peppers, 28, entered the NFL as a first-round draft pick by the Cleveland Browns in 2017. He was later traded...

Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers made something abundantly clear Wednesday.

“I don’t really speak on contract situations,” Peppers said, following the club’s opening training camp practice. “I pay someone to do that for me.”

It might be time to start paying more.

Peppers reportedly is finalizing a three-year extension with New England on Friday, according to ESPN’s Field Yates. The Patriots are expected to give their standout safety a base value of $24 million, with the contract having a max value of $30 million.

Peppers has been extremely important to the Patriots’ defense since arriving to One Patriot Place, recording 138...

Daily news and links for Friday

TEAM TALK

• Paul Perillo’s Day 2 Blogservations: Defense controls the action after yesterday’s lively start to camp on offense.
• Mike Dussault tells us the Patriots defense looks healthy and reenergized through the first two days of training camp, with young defenders making early impacts.
• Press Conferences: Calvin Anderson - Christian Gonzalez - Kyle Dugger - Keion White - Chukwuma Okorafor - Ja’Lynn Polk.
• Training Camp Day 2 Recap: Mike Dussault, Paul Perillo and Evan Lazar discuss Thursday’s practice, including QB reps, how the offense seemed more clunky and how the...

The Patriots will be back on the practice fields on Friday morning for their third session of the summer.

For a third and final time before their first off day, the New England Patriots will return to the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium on Friday morning. Players will once again not wear any full pads as part of the acclimation period early in training camp, but the session still projects to be a competitive one.

With that being said, here is our choice of five players to keep an eye on.

QB Joe Milton III and QB Bailey Zappe: On...

FOXBORO, Mass. — The Patriots are just days into training camp, but one thing that has become abundantly clear in Jerod Mayo’s first season is that they’re trying to take a fresh approach.

It’s also clear they’re keeping secrets, and we’re going to get to the bottom of it!

New England introduced “offseason awards” back in April. Mayo admitted as much, Wednesday, revealing one of the prizes for winning such awards was picking out music to be added to the Patriots’ in-practice playlist — another new perk introduced under the current regime.

How do you win such awards? Are there...