TEAM TALK
- Roster Moves: Pats sign T Sebastian Gutierrez, RB Elijah Mitchell and CB Brandon Crossley to futures contracts.
- Patriots 2026 Mock Draft Tracker
- Patriots Unfiltered: Leadership, Combine/draft prep, free agent watch. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Keagan Stiefel’s Patriots Offseason Preview: Everything the team must address in 2026.
- Doug Kyed suggests 5 steps to get Pats back to the Super Bowl: No. 3Extend key homegrown players — No. 2Fortify the offensive line.
- Keagan Stiefel’s Patriots’ Offseason Checklist: Fix these 5 things and they’re right back No. 1: Sign Christian Gonzalez to a long-term deal, No. 2: Focus on pass rushers; More.
- Keagan Stiefel says free agent K’Lavon Chaisson will likely be priced way out of a return after career year.
- Sara Marshall points out that Stefon Diggs’ future with the Patriots now has a deadline they can’t ignore
- Ethan Hurwitz notes after missing all of 2025 (ACL), CB Marcellas Dial Jr. has high hopes for 2026.
- Michael DeVito explains Drake Maye’s 2025 season deserves more respect than NFL.com just gave him.
- Ethan Hurwitz reports eight Patriots on the final practice squad of the year had their contracts expire.
- Sara Marshall says the Pats have a golden ticket to sign TE Isaiah Likely that other teams can’t take away.
- Graham Wilker suggests 3 overlooked defensive free agents the Patriots could target in free agency.
- Graham Wilker thinks it would be wise for Pats to trade their 1st round pick for an immediate contributor.
- Matt Legros looks at 10 the Patriots players with the biggest salary cap hits this offseason.
- Matt Legros tells us what are the costs for each position, as the franchise tag window opens.
- Chad Finn rewatched the Super Bowl and finds that even though Drake Maye refused to make excuses, it’s clear he played hurt and it affected him.
- A Clare Perspective podcast: Clare and Mike Dussault look to what’s ahead in the offseason. (34 min)
- Patriots Beat podcast: Taylor Kyles, Alex Barth, Brian Hines and Mike Kadlick discuss how the Pats can get back to the Super Bowl. (67 min.)
- Patriots Hub podcast: Alex Barth and Matt Dolloff talk about the state of the Patriots, including offseason targets for the team. (45 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Albert Breer (SI) NFL Takeaways: How the Raiders landed on Klint Kubiak as head coach; Plus, Joe Brady’s vision for the Bills and more.
- Andrew Brandt (SI) Business of Football: NFL grievance win may not stop public shaming from NFLPA Report Cards. Very possible the worst scores on the annual surveys will still get leaked to the public; Plus, thoughts on Super Bowl LX, a lack of diversity among the coaching ranks and more.
- Nick Shook (NFL.com) Ranking all 63 starting quarterbacks from the 2025 season. Drake Maye 4th.
- Garrett Podell (CBS Sports) NFL’s top regression candidates: Why Patriots, Bears and others are poised for major fall in 2026. /So… it’s ‘Super Bowl or bust’ already?
- Alex Kay (Bleacher Report) Ranking the top 10 potential cap casualties after Tyreek Hill’s release from Dolphin. No. 10 Stefon Diggs.
- Experts (USA Today) 2025 NFL season winners, losers: We asked our experts to weigh in. Winner: Parity.
- Nate Davis (USA Today) NFL power rankings post Super Bowl 60. Patriots 5th. “…let’s celebrate what this team accomplished, reclaiming the AFC East crown from Buffalo and becoming the first NFL team to finish a season 9-0 on the road.” /Click for more commentary.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) Most memorable scouting combine moments include Vernon Davis dominating and Tom Brady not dominating.
- Mike Kadlick (SI) Longtime Bill Belichick assistant Ernie Adams to return to coaching in 2026. The 72-year-old will be Phillips Academy–Andover’s interim head coach this season.
- Kristopher Knox (Bleacher Report) 2026 Free Agency Big Board: Ranking top 50 players after Super Bowl
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) Top 25 NFL Free Agents.
- Nate Davis (USA Today) The top 26 players (currently) scheduled to be available in 2026.
- Karl Rasmussen (SI) 2026 Free Agency: 10 best tight ends – 10 best running backs available.
- Eva Geitheim (SI) 2026 Free Agency: 10 best wide receivers available.
- Eva Geitheim (SI) 10 players who could cash in big in free agency this offseason.
- Mike Kadlick (SI) Ranking the 3 most likely Tyreek Hill landing spots after Miami release: KC, BUF, SF.
- Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz (USA Today) 2026 NFL mock draft: Projecting the first round. Pats pick Texas A&M OLB Cashius Howell at 31.