Downing joined the Patriots alongside head coach Mike Vrabel earlier this offseason.

After it failed to meet expectations during the 2024 season, the New England Patriots under new head coach Mike Vrabel opted to overhaul their wide receiver group from the ground up. That process included investments in both free agency and the draft, as well as the addition of a new position coach.

Todd Downing, Vrabel’s former offensive coordinator with the Tennessee Titans, was hired to replace previous wideouts coach Tyler Hughes in early February. Like his predecessor, Downing is a newbie as an NFL receivers coach: New England...

Kobee Minor was the final pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, but the New England Patriots cornerback is out to prove “Mr. Irrelevant” is a misnomer.

Minor’s path to the NFL was anything but direct, and that journey could be exactly what helps him stick around.

Originally a safety at Lake Dallas High School, he transitioned to cornerback at Texas Tech, then transferred twice, first to Indiana, then to Memphis, chasing opportunity wherever it took him.

That final stop paid off. He started 11 games for the Tigers, forced two fumbles, tallied 38 tackles, and allowed just over half of...

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David Andrews has officially hung up his cleats, but the former New England Patriots center won’t be going too far.

On Tuesday, 98.5 The Sports Hub announced that Andrews will be joining the station as a contributor during the 2025 NFL season, appearing on the “Zolak & Bertrand Show” weekly, along with “The Sports Hub Patriots Radio Network Pregame Show.” He will also co-host a video podcast with The Sports Hub’s Patriots reporter Alex Barth.

“David’s leadership and deep understanding of the game made him a standout on the field, and we’re excited to bring that same level of insight...

The New England Patriots were one of the most active teams this offseason, making changes in almost every area.

And because of that, they earned recognition from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, who spoke with NFL executives and scouts about their favorite 2025 offseason move.

The Patriots received a mention from one AFC scout.

“I didn’t love their (2024) draft, but I thought they did great this year,” the scout told Fowler. “Kyle Williams has a chance to be a real player. They haven’t had an impact receiver there in a while. A lot of teams loved (running back) TreVeyon Henderson. And...

The New England Patriots were not content with their ugly 2024 campaign, and it led to a busy offseason. The Patriots made changes to their coaching staff and in all three phases in an effort to improve in 2025.

The work started when Jerod Mayo was fired as the team’s head coach shortly after the team’s Week 18 victory over the Buffalo Bills. Mike Vrabel was quickly hired as his replacement, ushering in a new era of football in Foxboro, Mass.

Armed with the most cap space in the league, the Patriots were busy in free agency. Among the [notable...

The New England Patriots are banking on Stefon Diggs being able to successfully return from a torn ACL and produce like the team’s No. 1 wide receiver. Based on his latest social media post, that’s a task Diggs is not taking lightly.

New England signed Diggs to a three-year, $69 million contract in free agency, even though his 2024 campaign came to an end in Week 8 after he suffered his aforementioned injury.

Things got off to a bit of a rocky start for Diggs when a video surfaced of him handling an unidentified pink substance on a boat. Ultimately,...

Daily news and links for Tuesday.

LOCAL LINKS

• Jarrett Bailey predicts how the Patriots offensive stars will perform in 2025.
• Sara Marshall explains why the Patriots might have to cut some young offensive hopefuls before they bloom.
• Cameron Ellis notes the fantasy football world is extremely in on Drake Maye after OTA reports. “It’s not nothing!”
• Mark Daniels talks about how the Patriots continue to reshape their front office and analytics department.
• Alex Barth reports the Patriots have hired 9-year college football veteran Cam McCormick as a scouting assistant.
• Ian Logue’s Patriots Daily Notebook:...

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That’s what Michael Lombardi is saying about all those Bill Belichick-Jordon Hudson rumors.

Lombardi, whose time with Belichick dates back to their days with the Cleveland Browns in the 1990s, won a Super Bowl ring in New England as an assistant to the coaching staff.

Currently, he is general manager of the football program at the University of North Carolina. During an appearance last weekend on the ESPN Radio’s “Marty & McGee,” Lombardi said all the attention on Belichick’s relationship is no big deal.

“I mean, a lot of it is just noise,” Lombardi said, [per...

Keion White loves him some Mike Vrabel.

While speaking with reporters last week, the Patriots edge rusher praised his new head coach while firing a brutal shot at his former boss, Jerod Mayo. White then doubled down during a conversation with former New England linebacker and current WEEI personality Ted Johnson.

“I like him ’cause he’s a hardass. So, like, I really don’t like a buddy-buddy, everybody’s-kumbaya coach. So, he’s like, the first thing is work. And if we lead with work, then everything else will take care of itself.”

When asked whether he’s ‘afraid’ of that approach, White said,...

Robert Spillane is all in.

The veteran linebacker, who signed with the New England Patriots during the offseason, knows what it takes to play for Mike Vrabel. Spillane was signed by the Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2018 when Vrabel was Tennessee’s head coach.

After spending four seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers and two with the Las Vegas Raiders, Spillane is reuniting with Vrabel as a member of the Patriots. And he couldn’t be happier.

“It’s a full-circle moment being here,” Spillane recently told WEEI’s Ted Johnson. “(Vrabel) recruited me out of high school at Ohio State. He...

If defense wins championships, the New England Patriots are well-positioned to contend during the 2025 NFL campaign.

The team dropped a lot of money during the offseason to rebuild its defense under new head coach Mike Vrabel.

When the Patriots defense takes the field next month at training camp, it will have two “guaranteed risers,” according to NFL.com’s Marc Ross, who identified seven players overall who will improve in 2025. First up is cornerback Christian Gonzalez.

“The third-year cornerback has already shown he can play at a high level,” Ross wrote Monday. “After a promising rookie season ended due to...