Daily news and links for Friday

TEAM TALK

• Evan Lazar shares 17 thoughts through two open OTA sessions. ‘The development of Drake Maye under the guidance of Mike Vrabel and Josh McDaniels is the team’s biggest storyline. ... From this perspective, Maye is exhibiting some expected indecisiveness in the early stages of installing a new offense.’
• Patriots Unfiltered: OTA observations, Stand out players, music. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

• Justin Leger relays Phil Perry on Drake Maye’s demeanor so far at Patriots OTAs [It’s good]. Perry also compares Maye to Mac Jones at OTAs.
• Matthew Schmidt notes...

The latest edition of our Patriots mailbag answers questions about the receivers, offensive line and more.

As the offseason rolls on, the New England Patriots will wrap up their second week of OTAs on Friday which included a session open to the media on Wednesday.

So let’s talk about it all and get right into this week’s #PostPulpit Mailbag.

***It was feeling like twelve receivers in camp was overkill, but with Diggs already putting one foot in the doghouse and not being at the last practice, Baker already seeming clueless and a couple of guys still not available, does it...

Craig Woodson has already earned some respect in and around One Patriot Place.

Woodson, who spent six seasons at California before being taken in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, brings a different background to the table than many of his fellow rookies. The Patriots probably reached for him based on the consensus boards, but his leadership and on-field versatility are some of the most impressive traits in the entire class.

Patriots vice president of player personnel Ryan Cowden was complimentary of the rookie in the immediate aftermath of the draft. NBC Sports Boston’s Phil Perry [came away...

The Stefon Diggs era in New England is off to an inauspicious start, and first-year Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel has a decision to make.

Diggs was noticeably absent from OTAs this week at Gillette Stadium after the receiver was seen partying on a boat in videos that surfaced earlier in the week. Most troubling for the Patriots and perhaps Diggs was the former Pro Bowler was seen with some sort of pink powdery substance while on camera.

Vrabel tried to put out the fire the best he could when meeting with reporters, but it sounds like the story might...

Previewing the Patriots quarterback heading into his first season with the team.

After he lost his starting job to Drake Maye early in the 2024 season, it became clear that now-backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett would not be back with the New England Patriots in 2025. As a consequence, the team set out to find a new veteran to team up with the former first-round draft pick.

It found one in Joshua Dobbs. The career journeyman signed a two-year free agency deal to join the Patriots and reunite with his one-time head coach, Mike Vrabel.

Hard facts

Name: Joshua Dobbs...

Daily news and links for Thursday

TEAM TALK

• Patriots will celebrate the career of David Andrews on Monday, June 2.
• Mike Dussault reports how Mike Vrabel set the tone as the Patriots conducted another high-energy OTA practice on Wednesday.
• Highlight: Drake Maye throws deep to Kyle Williams and DeMario Douglas from Wednesday OTA.
• Photos: Patriots OTAs from May 27.
• Alexandra Francisco reports Pats dietitian Ted Harper earned a prestigious award for excellence in sports nutrition
• Press Conference: Mike Vrabel (11 min. video) - Kayshon Boutte, Christian Elliss, Jabrill Peppers, and Robert Spillane (16 min....

Boutte was the Patriots’ most productive wide receiver down the stretch in 2024.

The New England Patriots offense had a rough 2024 season, but there were a few encouraging individual performances. One of those belonged to wide receiver Kayshon Boutte.

After being a non-factor as a rookie and catching only two passes all year, Boutte managed to develop into one of the team’s most productive players as a sophomore. He entered the starting lineup in Week 5, and from that point on led all Patriots wideouts in snaps (727; 86.1%), receiving yards (576) and touchdowns (3).

Despite the positive momentum...

It feels like everyone on the New England Patriots is on notice this offseason now that Mike Vrabel is in charge.

Vrabel is looking to guide the Patriots back to prominence after back-to-back abysmal 4-13 seasons. To do so, he’ll have to make some tough decisions, which already happened this offseason with the Patriots releasing longtime veteran leaders David Andrews and Joe Cardona.

New England’s offensive unit will face plenty of scrutiny heading into the new season after underperforming the last few years. And Adam Pellerin said on NESN’s “Boston Has Entered The Chat” podcast that Ja’Lynn Polk and Javon...

Kayshon Boutte already knows the math problem the New England Patriots face in regards to their very crowded wide receiver room.

It involves a good amount of subtraction.

“We’ve got a lot of guys. There’s 12 of us. At the end of the day, there will probably be six of us if we be honest,” Boutte told reporters Wednesday following New England’s OTA session, per MassLive’s Mark Daniels. “Every day is another opportunity to get better and be great. We all know we’re in competition, but it’s up to us at the end of the day.”

One way to trim...

Spillane signed a three-year deal with the team this offseason.

When free agency opened back in March, the New England Patriots’ first move was inking linebacker Robert Spillane to a three-year, $33 million deal. The investment made clear that Spillane would be a key cog in the middle of Mike Vrabel’s defense.

That was apparent during the team’s OTA on Wednesday. The 29-year-old was a regular around the ball and made several plays at the line of scrimmage as he gets more and more used to his new surroundings.

“Extremely comfortable,” he said after practice. “I feel really good with...

It was already determined that David Andrews wouldn’t play for the New England Patriots this season.

And the longtime captain and two-time Super Bowl champion decided he won’t play anywhere else, either.

The Patriots announced on Wednesday that Andrews is calling it a career as he will hold a retirement press conference on Monday at Gillette Stadium at 3:30 p.m. ET.

Andrews is a Patriots success story as the offensive lineman played nine seasons in the NFL — all with New England — after going undrafted out of Georgia. He started 121 of the 124 games he appeared in during...

The Patriots held their fifth organized team activity of the spring on Wednesday, May 28.

The New England Patriots continued their offseason workout program on Wednesday. Taking to the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium, they held their fifth organized team activity of the spring, and the second one open to media.

While OTAs do not include pads or contact, there was still plenty to take away from the session in the Foxboro sun.

Attendance

Absentees: WR Stefon Diggs, CB Carlton Davis, OL Caedan Wallace, TE Austin Hooper

Non-participants: WR Mack Hollins

Limited: WR Ja’Lynn Polk, S Marcus Epps, S...