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The New England Patriots’ first-year players will get their first real taste of life in the NFL this weekend. It’s rookie minicamp time in Foxborough. Between Friday and Sunday, the youngsters — who already reported to Gillette Stadium on Thursday — will go through a series of club-led activities. They will participate in non-contact, non-padded […]
The New England Patriots selecting Utah offensive tackle Caleb Lomu in the first round of last month’s NFL Draft was followed by the typical post-pick discussion. There was analysis of the player and his fit with the team, breakdowns about his impact on the depth chart, and talk about his future and which position he […]
The New England Patriots are set to enter the season with Will Campbell and Morgan Moses as their starting offensive tackles. Even with that duo in place, it didn’t stop them from selecting Caleb Lomu in the first round of the NFL Draft last month. Lomu arrives in New England having made the majority of […]
Caleb Lomu has finally made his way to New England. The 28th overall selection in this year’s NFL Draft, Lomu arrived at Gillette Stadium on Thursday morning and was promptly introduced to the local media. And while the timing was different this year — first-rounders usually take the podium the day after they get picked […]
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Even though they are coming off a Super Bowl berth and fielding one of the most exciting young quarterbacks in football, the main story surrounding the New England Patriots in recent week has been the situation involving their head coach, Mike Vrabel, and NFL reporter Dianna Russini. Vrabel and Russini, both married to other people, […]
The New England Patriots went on an unprecedented spending spree in 2025, investing $364 million to rebuild a roster that had fallen in disrepair over the previous two seasons. The first major signing was actually done before the opening of the market, however: Harold Landry was picked up on a three-year, $43.5 million contract following […]
Two weeks before the NFL Draft, the New England Patriots opened the Gillette Stadium doors to prospects from local colleges. Among them was a player the would later select with their final pick, Boston College edge defender Quintayvious Hutchins. It was not the first point of contact between the two sides after already having met […]
When the dust had settled on the New England Patriots’ 2026 NFL Draft, they had brought in nine new players — from first-round offensive tackle Caleb Lomu to seventh-round edge Quintayvious Hutchins. In between, they filled some needs and bolstered the overall depth across their roster. They also added some high-end athleticism, even though that […]
Drake Maye is among the dozens of players participating in the New England Patriots’ voluntary offseason program, and he is not experiencing any limitations while doing so. That is good news for a quarterback who was nursing a shoulder injury in the lead-up to February’s Super Bowl against the Seattle Seahawks. Speaking to the Associated […]
After already being eliminated from the playoffs, the Miami Dolphins traveled to Foxboro last January for the regular-season finale. Miami hoped to end a challenging season on a high note against the Patriots. But after just one play, linebacker K.J. Britt knew that would be a tall task. “I remember last year playing them — […]
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For the second NFL Draft in a row, the New England Patriots opted to double-dip at the offensive tackle position. After going with the first-round/Day 3 pairing of Will Campbell and Marcus Bryant in 2025, they went with Caleb Lomu and Dametrious Crownover this year. Obviously, Campbell and Lomu are locks to make the roster […]
The 2026 NFL Draft is over and done. While we are spending most of our time talking about new players now, this also gives us a chance to look back on former players who were traded away and what the New England Patriots received in return. We already talked about Keion White, Kyle Dugger and […]
The offseason program rolls on for the New England Patriots with the rookie class soon set to be introduced in Foxboro with rookie minicamp beginning on Friday. So, submit any Patriots questions — or whatever else is on your mind — down in the comments below or on Twitter using #PostPulpit. Stay tuned for Friday’s […]
NFL wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who spent the 2025 season with the New England Patriots, has been cleared of all charges related to an alleged incident last December. The 32-year-old was found not guilty of felony strangulation and misdemeanor assault at Dedham District Court on Tuesday. Diggs had been accused by his former live-in chef […]
The New England Patriots’ nine draft picks will arrive in Foxborough later this week. On Tuesday, they already received a first welcome gift. As the team announced via social media, the group has been assigned its first NFL jersey numbers. Those digits range from first-round pick Caleb Lomu getting No. 74 to seventh-rounder Quintayvious Hutchins […]
Over the first six years of his career with the Buffalo Bills, fullback Reggie Gilliam touched the ball just 24 times. Now in New England, he believes there’s more to give. “I feel like I’ve been underutilized before, and I feel like a lot of people don’t know what I can do with the ball […]
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Even though it ended with a disappointing result, their 2025 season was a success for the New England Patriots as a whole and a lot of their players individually. High up on that list you find cornerback Christian Gonzalez. While the third-year defender did have to overcome some challenges, he played his typical brand of […]
In the middle of a shakeup at wide receiver, the New England Patriots opted to invest one of their draft picks in the position. With the 212th overall pick in the sixth round, they brought TCU’s Namdi Obiazor onboard. While not among the headline names in this year’s linebacker class — he was ranked 297th […]
The New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles both tipped their hands during the NFL Draft. Whereas the former opted to forgo the wide receiver position altogether before adding four reported rookie free agents, the latter traded up in Round 1 to select wideout Makai Lemon 20th overall. Within the context of the ongoing rumors involving […]
The New England Patriots had quite the year under head coach Mike Vrabel this past season, reaching the Super Bowl behind a transformed defense and star second-year quarterback Drake Maye. While they fell short of their pursuit of another Lombardi Trophy, it was a strong year to build upon for Vrabel, who quickly established New […]
With the 2026 NFL Draft winding down, teams began turning their attention to rookie free agency. The New England Patriots were no exception, and they will once again be quite busy: the team of head coach Mike Vrabel and quasi-general manager Eliot Wolf has several open spots on its 90-man roster available to be filled. […]
After spending his first five seasons in the league with the New York Jets, plenty of things are new for Alijah Vera-Tucker this offseason in New England. Among the most notable differences through the first two weeks of the voluntary offseason program has been the introduction of “family meetings.” “We have family meetings where we […]