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The Pro Football Hall of Fame has come under significant scrutiny recently after a 50-voter consortium decided against making the most successful head coach in NFL history a first-ballot inductee. It then followed it up by keeping out an owner who is looking for an unprecedented seventh Super Bowl ring this Sunday. The Bill Belichick […]
Adam Vinatieri has kicked down the door to Canton. The former New England Patriots specialist got the call as part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2026, it was announced during Thursday night’s NFL Honors in San Francisco. Among the 15 modern-era player finalists for consecutive years, enshrinement now awaits for Vinatieri. […]
Update 2/5/2026: Drake Maye misses out on NFL MVP Award The Patriots were unable to make it three awards on the night. Quarterback Drake Maye, a candidate to earn the Most Valuable Player trophy, finished in second place behind fellow QB Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams. The result reflects the vote for the […]
The New England Patriots returned to Stanford Stadium on Thursday afternoon for their second-to-last practice ahead of Super Bowl LX against the Seattle Seahawks. Once again, credentialed media are not given an opportunity for the typical 10-15 minute window provided during the regular season; instead, a pool reporter provides information from the session. The Patriots’ […]
While he has his eyes on the Vince Lombardi Trophy, Josh McDaniels already earned some hardware leading up to Super Bowl LX. On Thursday, the New England Patriots offensive coordinator was announced as this year’s AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year. The 49-year-old is the first member of the Patriots organization to win the […]
As one defensive captain returned to practice for the New England Patriots, another became a non-participant once again. Inside linebacker Robert Spillane went in a limited capacity during Thursday’s work on the Seattle Seahawks after being sidelined by an ankle injury since the AFC Championship Game. But a knee injury that’s lingered since November saw […]
Throughout the season, the New England Patriots offensive line has gone out to dinner every Thursday night. Despite the team spending the week on the road in California as prep for Super Bowl LX continued, they were not going to let a tradition die. On Wednesday night before families arrived into town from home, the […]
Appearing in four Super Bowls during his playing days, Mike Vrabel is no stranger to the game’s biggest stage. And yet, Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks will have a different feel to it: it will be his first time back since moving from player to coach. Vrabel accomplishing this in his first back in […]
The New England Patriots are back in the Super Bowl, but this is not a seamless continuation from the dynasty days. Not only is the team virtually entirely different — offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is the only significant holdover from the franchise’s glory days — it also is entering the game against the Seattle Seahawks […]
Drake Maye knows what it’s like to be in Will Campbell’s shoes. While the Patriots quarterback has never had to block a pass rusher, Maye, like Campbell, came to New England from the South as a top-five draft pick. Those similarities helped the two quickly form a close bond in their first season as teammates. […]
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Seven years ago, the New England Patriots went up against Los Angeles Rams with the Vince Lombardi Trophy on the line and produced a historic defensive battle. Their 13-3 victory remains the lowest-scoring among the 59 Super Bowls played so far. Why is this relevant? Because the Patriots’ return to the game’s biggest stage is […]
When the New England Patriots entered the field at Stanford Stadium on Wednesday afternoon, 52 of the 53 players on their active roster were available for practice. The lone exception was one of their most important players. Robert Spillane, the Patriots’ starting linebacker and defensive signal caller, was a non-participant because of the ankle injury […]
There are a variety of reasons why the New England Patriots were able to go from 4-13 to 17-3 and a Super Bowl berth in just one year. However, one of the biggest contributing factors to the biggest single-season turnaround in NFL history is the team’s ability to maximize its rookie class. Led by fourth […]
The New England Patriots have touched down in California where work continues to Super Bowl LX. Beyond the normal coverage here on Pats Pulpit, stay tuned for live daily updates on YouTube from Brian Hines, Alex Barth, Taylor Kyles, and Mike Kadlick below. Wednesday 2/4 The Patriots started their day off with full-team media availability […]
The New England Patriots took the practice fields at Stanford on Wednesday afternoon to begin the final phase of their preparation for Super Bowl LX against the Seattle Seahawks. Unlike during the regular season and playoff so far, credentialed media are not given an opportunity for a 10-15 minute window early in the session. Instead, […]
As the New England Patriots headed out to practice at Stanford University, so did Harold Landry III. The starting outside linebacker returned for Wednesday’s work on the Seattle Seahawks in a limited capacity. Managing a knee injury since November, he had not been on the field leading up to the AFC Championship Game and proceeded […]
The potential was always clear with Drake Maye. Mike Vrabel saw it last year all the way Cleveland, where he served as a coaching and personnel consultant. It was part of the reason Vrabel wanted the Patriots coaching job. Wide receiver Stefon Diggs saw the talent from a closer vantage point. Standing on the away […]
The New England Patriots may have finalized a 53-man roster out of training camp, but that team was not set in stone. By Week 1, there had already been several moves — a trend that only continued since and will do so through the rest of the season. In order to stay on top of […]
A window that opened ahead of the AFC divisional round has closed ahead of Super Bowl LX. The New England Patriots declined to activate Terrell Jennings to the 53-man roster before Wednesday’s deadline, according to the NFL transaction wire, officially ending the running back’s season. Jennings, 24, sustained a concussion against the New York Giants […]
At this time last year, Mike Vrabel and the Patriots were weighing their options with the fourth overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. That process took them to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for a meeting with offensive tackle Will Campbell. That trip marked the first time Vrabel and Campbell crossed paths during the pre-draft cycle, […]
On their way to the Super Bowl, the New England Patriots had their fair share of opportunities to celebrate. They won 14 regular season games plus three playoff contests, and along the way scored 64 touchdowns. On several of those, the Patriots’ players and even head coach Mike Vrabel brought out a unique celebration: covering […]
The New England Patriots returned to the practice fields on Wednesday for their first of three straight practices leading up to Super Bowl LX. For Mike Vrabel and his team, it was a return to some normalcy and the schedule that was established during the regular season. It also ushered in what the Patriots’ head […]
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Talk about the quality of their schedule has accompanied the New England Patriots for most of the year. But while, yes, they did play one of the easiest slates in the NFL during their 14-3 regular season and did not exactly run into a murderer’s row of opponents in the playoffs either — for a […]