The Patriots seem to be keeping their options open ahead of the NFL draft. And in more ways than one.

Speaking with reporters at the annual NFL meetings in Palm Beach, Fla. on Monday, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel was asked about Joe Milton III. Milton, a sixth-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, has been included in trade speculation this offseason.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported “several teams” are interested.

“I think Joe did everything they asked him to do last year,” Vrabel told reporters, per a team-provided video. “It sounds like, in conversations, that he worked extremely hard. And...

New England hosted Campbell on a pre-draft visit.

The New England Patriots saw their roster improve with a handful of additions during free agency this month. But despite the external additions, one glaring hole remains at left tackle.

That turns the attention to the NFL Draft, where the Patriots are expected to address the position earlier rather than later. That could even result in the team using the No. 4 overall pick on a left tackle, which includes the polarizing Will Campbell.

A three-year starter at LSU, Campbell’s arm length has been one of the more discussed topics of the...

Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel hasn’t gained any intel into how the top three picks in the 2025 NFL Draft will shake out.

“Nope,” Vrabel told reporters while speaking at the annual league meeting Monday morning, per a team-provided video. “You tell me who goes one, two and three and I’ll tell you who goes four.”

Vrabel said the Patriots are keeping all options on the table, including a trade back. If New England does stick and pick at fourth overall, however, the veteran head coach noted two players who are in the conversation: Will Campbell and Armand Membou.

Campbell,...

Mike Vrabel on Monday confirmed the Patriots are open to the idea of trading down from the fourth overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

New England did exactly that in a special mock draft put out by ESPN’s Bill Barnwell on Monday, and in doing so, the Patriots addressed a major need.

Barnwell released an all-trades mock, which has transactions going from No. 1 overall all the way through pick 32. For the Patriots, the NFL scribe suggested New England traded the fourth pick and guard Cole Strange to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 11th pick...

Mike Vrabel might need a break at The Breakers.

The New England Patriots head coach covered just about everything speaking to reporters for 34 minutes Monday at the annual league meeting in Palm Beach, Fla.

Vrabel weighed in on offseason moves, the impending NFL draft, the recent signing of Stefon Diggs, provided a health update on Christian Barmore and even confirmed he’s against banning the “tush push.”

Here are seven thoughts after Vrabel’s press conference that was shared by the Patriots:

They’re excited about what they’ve accomplished … thus far
“We won March. We won March. Amazing,” said a sarcastic...

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TEAM TALK

• Patriots 2025 Free Agent Tracker.
• Transaction: Patriots release LB Ja’Whaun Bentley.
• Evan Lazar’s Film Review: Examining WR Stefon Diggs’s role in the Patriots offense.
• Evan Lazar’s Exclusive: Stefon Diggs discusses joining the Patriots, playing with QB Drake Maye, and More.
• Press Conference: Stefon Diggs (19 min.)
• Behind the Scenes of Stefon Diggs’ first days as a New England Patriot. (1.13 min. video)
• Evan Lazar’s top five CBs and Travis Hunter in-depth film breakdown. (2.48 min. video)
• Patriots Draft Countdown: Travis Hunter film breakdown, [top...

Drake Maye clearly took diligent notes at the Patriots’ school of media training.

Maye didn’t give Kay Adams much of anything last week when he appeared on the “Up & Adams” show. The rookie quarterback gave an exceedingly diplomatic answer when asked how he wanted New England to use its first-round draft pick and became very awkward when Adams asked if he or Stefon Diggs followed the other first on Instagram.

“I’m not even sure,” Maye told Adams. “I think it was either way. I don’t really remember. It was at the same time.”

Well, the ever-outspoken Diggs [was far...

The Patriots made another significant roster move last Friday.

New England released linebacker Ja’Whaun Bentley, who was a captain for four of his seven seasons with the franchise. A recent report indicated Bentley was set to compete for a role with the 2025 Patriots, but the 28-year-old now will try to find work elsewhere in the NFL.

Speaking with the media Monday morning at the annual league meeting in West Palm Beach, head coach Mike Vrabel was asked what went into his team releasing Bentley.

“These are difficult decisions — players that have been here for a while and made...

Barmore played in just four games last season.

After being limited to just four games in 2024 due to blood clots, New England Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore’s future was uncertain moving forward.

Speaking Monday morning at the NFL owner meetings, head coach Mike Vrabel provided a positive update on Barmore’s status.

“By all accounts, I think going to participate in the voluntary offseason program,” Vrabel said ”He popped in the other day to see the doctors… When he walked into the training room, all the trainers and just his energy, his presence — I know that he’s feeling better.”...

Things appear to be trending in the right direction for Christian Barmore.

The 2024 season was a trying campaign for Barmore, who was diagnosed with blood clots in late July and wasn’t activated off the reserve/non-football injury list until mid-November. The Patriots defensive tackle’s stint on the active roster was short-lived, though, as he was placed back on the NFI list in late December due to recurring symptoms.

The setback cast some uncertainty over Barmore’s status for the 2025 season. But when Mike Vrabel met with the media Monday morning at the NFL annual meeting in West Palm Beach, New...

Diggs signed what effectively amounts to three one-year deals.

When the New England Patriots’ signing of free agent wide receiver Stefon Diggs broke, the terms of his deal were reported as three years with a value of up to $69 million. As is the case with most NFL contracts, those first raw numbers did not tell the full story of the pact.

For starters, a look at its details as first reported by Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated shows that the actual base value of the contract is $63.5 million with the difference made up of incentives. In addition, we...

The Patriots could be participating in a pair of joint training camp practices this summer.

Joint practices became a near-annual tradition at New England Patriots under Bill Belichick, and it seems they will continue with new head coach Mike Vrabel leading the charge.

According to a report by Mike Reiss of ESPN, Vrabel’s team is exploring the possibility of holding up to two sets of joint sessions this summer. The Patriots have spoken with the Washington Commanders and Minnesota Vikings about joining forces at some point in August.

The Patriots have had conversations about holding joint practices with Washington...