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The New England Patriots concluded their offseason program on Thursday after the third and final day of mandatory minicamp. The three practices featured two highly competitive sessions which gave us a good look at the roster ahead of summer break. Here are six things we learned t…
The New England Patriots did not trade for AJ Brown merely to generate headlines. They acquired him to accelerate Drake Maye’s rise into one of the NFL’s elite quarterback. If the early returns from minicamp are any indication, that plan may already be working. Over three days of…
The New England Patriots’ third and final practice of mandatory minicamp on Thursday was originally scheduled to run until around 2:50 p.m. ET. However, with 20 minutes left, head coach Mike Vrabel called off the session. What happened? Drake Maye, the Patriots’ starting quarterb…
The Patriots will face a first-place schedule after dealing with a somewhat easier road to the playoffs last season, and they'll be under a ton of pressure to prove that last year's success wasn't a fluke.
The newly acquired Patriots receiver is feeling right at home with his new team and has been impressed with quarterback Drake Maye.
The sticker shock is still wearing off from the New England Patriots’ blockbuster trade with the Philadelphia Eagles for A.J. Brown, and he got to talk to the media on Thursday after mandatory minicamp. Brown talked about many things, including his budding relationship with Drake…
With star wide receiver A.J. Brown on the New England Patriots roster, the player is starting to get adjusted to his new team, and especially his new quarterback, Drake Maye. As the Patriots’ connection between Maye and Brown will be crucial this upcoming season, the pass-catcher…
Dolphins Dolphins DE Chop Robinson enters the third year of his career after recording six sacks as a rookie and four sacks in 2025. When asked whether he sees Robinson’s skill set translating into sacks in his system, HC Jeff Hafley said he’s been pleased with what he’s seen fro…
As Drake Maye and A.J. Brown took the practice field Thursday for the final day of mandatory minicamp, the star wide receiver issued a challenge to his new quarterback. Be perfect. “I was just bragging on him, talking him up. I say, ‘Man, you’re like that. You can make any throw.…
The Broncos selected edge rusher Que Robinson in the 4th round of the 2025 NFL Draft, and the talented rookie quickly impressed the Broncos coaching staff. He only appeared in 6 games last year, but he flashed his pass-rush potential with sacks of Patrick Mahomes and Drake Maye, …
The Broncos selected edge rusher Que Robinson in the 4th round of the 2025 NFL Draft, and the talented rookie quickly impressed the Broncos coaching staff. He only appeared in 6 games last year, but he flashed his pass-rush potential with sacks of Patrick Mahomes and Drake Maye, …
The Tennessee Titans are nearing the end of OTAs with mandatory minicamp kicking off on June 16. All eyes are on Cam Ward, as his development is crucial for the club’s success. However, he hasn’t quite performed at his best in the early stages of the offseason. One content creato…
A New England Patriots legend is urging fans to temper their expectations for quarterback Drake Maye as he enters his third season. Drew Bledsoe knows a thing or two about being a franchise quarterback and the lofty expectations that come with it. Now, he wants Patriots fans to …
Drake Maye knows he just has to give A.J. Brown a chance. It took just three plays for him to do so in Tuesday’s minicamp practice. With his new target lined up to his right, Maye lofted back shoulder fade to Brown in front of the right pylon. The 6-foot-1, 226-pound Brown went u…
Nobody is happier that AJ Brown is on the New England Patriots roster than quarterback Drake Maye. Maye is going to have a new top target to throw to after the team released Stefon Diggs back in March. Brown will bring a similar style of play to Diggs as a pass catcher with the a…
Drake Maye has a new weapon in the passing game in AJ Brown after the New England Patriots traded a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles to acquire the superstar wide receiver. With Maye and Brown just beginning to connect, Mike Vrabel shar…
The New England Patriots didn’t stop improving this offseason despite making a run to the Super Bowl last year. They added one of the best wide receivers in football this offseason in A.J. Brown, making a blockbuster trade with the Philadelphia Eagles to add him to the equation. …
The New England Patriots kicked off the final week of their offseason program on Tuesday with Day 1 of mandatory minicamp. While minicamp still does not include any pads or live contact, there was still plenty to take away from the event. Here’s what went down on the lower practi…
The Patriots held their first day of minicamp on Tuesday, June 9.
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New England Patriots quarterbacks coach Ashton Grant believes wide receiver A. J. Brown is going to be a positive weapon for quarterback Drake Maye, as the latter now has a top wide receiver to use and what has been a premade offense. Brown was the talk of the league throughout t…
The New England Patriots are planning on being better than they were last season, and that says a lot after making it to the Super Bowl. They’ve made the moves in the offseason to do so, and the latest one was probably the biggest, acquiring A.J. Brown from the Philadelphia Eagle…
The New England Patriots have plenty of hope and optimism coming off of a Super Bowl berth that many saw as ahead of schedule. Now, the Pats are looking to back that up in 2026, and they have taken initiative to do so in their roster building. On offense, the Patriots have supple…
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Drew Allar has quickly become a polarizing name to the fanbase, as well as the media and in league-wide circles. His huge arm, big frame, and athletic abilities make him a quarterback that fits a lot of the modern prototypes, but a need to redo his…
The Steelers QB could have a star-like blueprint.
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The AFC arms race took a dramatic turn the moment the New England Patriots acquired AJ Brown. In that move, Mike Vrabel and company added one of the NFL’s most physically dominant wide receivers to an offense already led by Drake Maye. The Patriots are pursuing conference suprema…
The 2025 season was Ashton Grant’s first as a full-time quarterbacks coach in the National Football League. Grant oversaw the Patriots’ quarterback room as Drake Maye emerged as an MVP candidate, with Maye crediting Grant — who came from a similar offensive system in Cleveland to…
Even including a challenging playoff stretch, the New England Patriots passing offense can safely been classified as one of the most efficient in the NFL during the 2025 season. And yet, it was still not operating at the peak of its powers: despite MVP runner-up Drake Maye runnin…
The New England Patriots have transformed themselves from a rebuilding franchise into a legitimate AFC powerhouse. Drake Maye has emerged as the face of the future. Mike Vrabel has injected toughness and clarity into the organization. The front office has aggressively surrounded …
Brown's numbers dipped in 2025, but that's far from the whole story
With the long-awaited trade now complete, Bradley Locker breaks down how A.J. Brown can help unlock another element to Drake Maye and the Patriots' offense.
The New England Patriots have had more than their share of distractions in the offseason. Head coach Mike Vrabel has been involved in an embarrassing situation that has seen his personal relationship with a well-known NFL journalist hit the news cycle and serve as fodder for the …
The New England Patriots made it all the way to the Super Bowl during the 2025-26 NFL season, so Mike Vrabel is obviously doing a lot of things right with this franchise.
Bills Bills WR D.J. Moore was asked if he was having any issues adjusting to a new offense and building chemistry in Buffalo. “It’s going good,” Moore said, via Katherine Fitzgerald of the Buffalo News. “I mean, it’s gonna be perfect later on, but right now it’s still growing pai…
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is lucky. He lost a No. 1 wide receiver earlier this offseason, but now his team has gifted him a new one.
Philadelphia should have gotten more than they did for Brown, Patriots add huge weapon for Drake Maye
The Philadelphia Eagles and AJ Brown had the divorce papers prepared for months now, and shortly after 4 p.m. ET on June 1, they officially put their split into action like everybody expected. The star wide receiver will now catch passes from Drake Maye, thus ending all the specu…
Maye has a new No. 1 wide receiver after the Patriots traded for A.J. Brown from the Eagles on Monday, Evan Lazar of the team's official site reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
The Eagles have been retooling their offense in anticipation of trading Brown.
The Baltimore Ravens are going to look a lot different on the sidelines next season after they fired John Harbaugh to bring in Jesse Minter as head coach. However, they will still look very familiar on the field, and that starts with Lamar Jackson at quarterback. Jackson dealt wi…
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New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye took over Polar Park on Sunday for the inaugural “Mayeday” Celebrity Softball Classic, and the Worcester crowd brought the energy. While the charity event featured plenty of big plays and laughs, the loudest moment of the afternoon came…
Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez skipped voluntary OTAs amid contract talks but appeared at Drake Maye's charity softball game. The post Patriots Star Skipping OTAs Shows Up at Drake Maye’s Softball Game appeared first on HEAVY.
Drake Maye is leaning into the Patriots’ Super Bowl loss before facing the Seahawks again on banner night at Lumen Field. The post Seahawks Get ‘Extra Motivation’ Message From Drake Maye Before Week 1 appeared first on HEAVY.
Even though they have MVP runner-up Drake Maye as their starter, the New England Patriots opted to spend a selection in this year’s NFL Draft at the quarterback position. Of course, seventh-rounder Behren Morton was not brought aboard to challenge Maye, but rather as a potential …
The NFL season is going to open the way it ended. In Week 1, the New England Patriots will take on the Seattle Seahawks, except this time it’s going to be played in Seattle on a banner night. It would be hard for quarterback Drake Maye and company not to be motivated by that.Maye…
Earlier this spring, Maye referred to his club's 29-13 Super Bowl loss to the Seahawks as a "humbling" experience.
During the New England Patriots’ organized team activities (OTAs), quarterback Drake Maye firmly addressed an unconventional question from a reporter. When asked whether he had gotten “thicker with two Cs” during the offseason, Maye paused before insisting it was not an appropria…
The New England Patriots are hoping that they can build off last year’s trip to the Super Bowl in 2026. While he was an MVP candidate during the regular season, quarterback Drake Maye saw his play fall off a cliff in the playoffs, and he will look to use that as motivation headin…
Continuity has been rare for Drake Maye throughout his football career. During his two seasons as the starting quarterback at the University of North Carolina, Maye played under two different offensive coordinators. That trend continued in the NFL, where rookie-year coordinator A…
Dolphins Dolphins LB Jordyn Brooks talked about his first impressions of QB Malik Willis being hungry and humble, which gives Brooks confidence in him as a leader. “Yeah, me and Malik share lockers,” Brooks said, via the team’s website. “Went out to eat with him a couple of week…
After what head coach Mike Vrabel described as a positive first day of OTAs, the New England Patriots were back to work on Wednesday holding their second session of the week on the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium. For the first time this spring, the media was present to w…
The Patriots held their first open organized team activity of the spring on Wednesday, May 27.
The New England Patriots made it all the way to Super Bowl 60 last season. They did so after Drake Maye took an MVP leap. Maye didn’t even start his rookie season as the team’s starting quarterback, but by year two, he finished just one first-place vote shy of winning MVP honors …
The New England Patriots are back in the building for OTAs as they look to do the early work to build their team chemistry before the season. Drake Maye was present, and he’ll have his heights set on leading his team back to the Super Bowl with the hopes of winning it all this ti…
The 2026 season will begin just as the 2025 postseason ended, with the Patriots taking on the Seahawks.
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The New England Patriots entered the 2026 NFL Draft with a clear hierarchy at quarterback. Nonetheless, they opted to add more depth to the pairing of starter Drake Maye and backup Tommy DeVito: they invested the 234th overall selection in the seventh round, bringing aboard Texas…
Last year, the New England Patriots realized they had something special with Mike Vrabel in Drake Maye. In their first […]
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I've been doing some digging into 2026 SF startup ADP and something stood out to me. Conventional wisdom says grab a QB early in Superflex or get left behind. But looking at 100 real completed Sleeper startup drafts, only 2 QBs are going top 8 based on ADP: Josh Allen and Drake M…
Drake Maye lost the 2025 MVP by one vote. Here's why a loaded Patriots offense makes him the 2026 favorite, and the one QB who can spoil it.
The New England Patriots need to make a transformative upgrade at wide receiver. Stefon Diggs was a pleasant surprise for fans in New England, being the team’s first receiver to hit the 1,000-yard mark since Julian Edelman in 2019 and aiding Drake Maye in his development as an MV…
Stephen A. Smith argued that Mike Vrabel's alleged personal failings don't warrant losing his job, and pointed to Drake Maye's public support.
Vrabel's apparent relationship with former NFL reporter Dianna Russini remains a defining storyline from the Patriots' offseason
The Seattle Seahawks sacked the New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye six times and forced three turnovers to win their second Super Bowl, 29-13.