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He may have missed out on All-Pro or Pro Bowl honors for a second straight year in 2025, but Brenden Schooler had another quality campaign as the leader of the New England Patriots’ kicking game operation. He was voted a captain for the first time in his career and helped the club reach the Super Bowl for the first time in his career.
But even after taking those latest steps in his development, the 28-year-old knows that there is always room for more growth — even if that growth is only marginal.
“It’s always just finding that little edge,” Schooler...
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The New England Patriots took full advantage of their fourth-place schedule in 2025, more or less cruising through the regular season en route to a 14-3 record, division title, and the No. 2 playoff seed in the AFC. In order to find similar success in 2026, they will have to show that last year’s performance — which ended with a loss in the Super Bowl — was no fluke.
To do so, the Patriots will have to go up against a tougher slate than last year’s (even though the supposed sixth-toughest strength of schedule does not tell the whole story)....
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While players and coaches welcomed more than 200 fourth- and fifth-grade students to Gillette Stadium for the annual Community Day, the New England Patriots’ front office was busy working. A minor tweak to the backend of the roster was processed.
The Patriots signed undrafted rookie defensive tackle Travis Shaw and placed recent long snapper addition Niko Lalos on waivers. Let’s analyze what those moves mean from a big picture perspective.
May 20, 2026, a day that will live in infamy for the special teams sickos who were glamorizing a long snapper competition in this year’s...
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Coming off a berth in Super Bowl LX, the New England Patriots are in the process of retooling their roster. They made some moves in free agency to improve the foundation, and added some youth in the NFL Draft and rookie free agency.
In order not to get lost amid all the movement, here is our handy up-to-date Patriots roster and depth chart.
*denotes unsigned draft pick | °denotes reported UDFA signing | ^denotes roster exemption
Quarterback (3): Drake Maye (10), Tommy DeVito (16), Behren Morton (15)
Running back (6): Rhamondre Stevenson (38), TreVeyon...
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A 15th undrafted rookie has agreed to terms in Foxborough.
The New England Patriots announced the signing of defensive tackle Travis Shaw on Wednesday. To make room, the organization waived long snapper Niko Lalos from the offseason roster of 91.
Shaw, 21, spent three years at North Carolina and transferred to Texas ahead of the 2025 campaign. The 6-foot-5, 334-pound defensive tackle appeared in 50 games between his stops with the Tar Heels and Longhorns before going unselected in the 2026 NFL draft. A former five-star recruit, Shaw totaled 68 tackles, including 6.5 for loss, to go with four batted...
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The New England Patriots wide receiver room has already seen turnover this offseason. There could be more coming.
In the midst of the changes, second-year wide receiver Kyle Williams is focused on one thing.
“Where my feet are,” he said Wednesday.
As a rookie, Williams found himself in a crowded receiver room after being selected 69th overall. That led to him playing just 31 percent of the team’s offensive snaps and catching 10 passes during the regular season.
There were flashes, however, as he averaged more than 20 yards across those receptions and found the end zone three times.
Speaking...
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The New England Patriots players became the coaches on Wednesday.
As part of the team’s annual Community Day event, players helped more than 200 fourth- and fifth-grade students from Young Woods Elementary School in Providence, Rhode Island work through football drill stations on the Patriots practice fields.
Quarterback Drake Maye and several of his wide receivers led a throwing station where students tossed passes into the same three-target net Maye did as a rookie. Among the receivers at the station was the outgoing Kyle Williams, who danced and brought the energy throughout the 90-minute event.
“It’s fun. You know, obviously,...
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Kevin Byard has played over 10,000 defensive snaps across his eight year NFL career.
Throughout stops with the Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles, and Chicago Bears, Byard has seen almost everything on the football field. Now, he’s bringing that knowledge to the Patriots secondary.
“First off, man, KB, he brings a lot of experience back there. A guy like that, he’s seen a lot of different offensive schemes as well,” cornerback Marcus Jones said. “So, we’ve been talking about a lot of stuff. We have guys part of the defense that’s helping him out on certain things [as well].”
One area...
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The New England Patriots found themselves in a position to make a franchise-altering decision in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, and two years later it very much seems like they made the right choice. Drake Maye has developed into one of the most exciting quarterbacks in football, and a true difference maker at the position.
While he ultimately fell short of leading the Patriots to a championship in his second season, he has shown that the sky can indeed be the limit for him. So, with that said, let’s take a closer look at the Patriots’ starting...
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After making two trades up the board within their first selections in the 2026 NFL Draft, the New England Patriots found themselves with a 75-pick hole between the late third and early fifth round. They closed said hole by selecting Wake Forest cornerback Karon Prunty 171st overall.
Shortly thereafter, Prunty became the first of the team’s draft picks to sign his rookie contract. He put his signature under a four-year deal worth just under $4.81 million. Here is how it breaks down in detail.
Base value: $4,807,348
Maximum value: TBD
Guarantees: $427,348
Signing bonus:...
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