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What Dell Pettus, Jose Ramirez, Brenden Schooler moves mean for the Patriots
The New England Patriots started the on-field preparation for their upcoming game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Wednesday, but before even taking the practice field were already busy. As head coach Mike Vrabel announced during a press conference leading up to the session, his team moved safety Dell Pettus to injured reserve and promoted outside […]
Patriots vs. Jaguars Wednesday injury report: Four non-participants for New England
The New England Patriots headed back to practice without four members of the active roster. Outside linebackers Dre’Mont Jones and Quintayvious Hutchins as well as safety Craig Woodson all stayed sidelined during Wednesday’s work on the Jacksonville Jaguars. Also not participating was defensive tackle DaQuan Jones, a late addition to the injury report. That was […]
Patriots open Brenden Schooler’s window to return from non-football injury list
Brenden Schooler is on schedule in Foxborough. The 2025 New England Patriots captain took part in Wednesday’s practice after sitting out the entirety of training camp. He had remained on the non-football injury list as the NFL’s 53-man roster deadline passed in August. But the 21-day window to return has now been opened in late […]
Patriots place safety Dell Pettus on injured reserve, promote edge rusher to 53-man roster
The New England Patriots will be without Dell Pettus for a minimum of four games. The organization sent the safety to injured reserve on Wednesday morning, as head coach Mike Vrabel announced during his press conference, and promoted outside linebacker Jose Ramirez to the 53-man roster in a corresponding move. Pettus, 25, suffered an ankle […]
Patriots vs. Jaguars preview for NFL Week 3
Fresh off their first win of the year, the New England Patriots will travel to Florida in Week 3. The Jacksonville Jaguars, who, like the Patriots, are the owners of a 1-1 record two games in, are the next opponent on their regular season schedule. Let’s learn more about them. Jaguars key stats The Jaguars […]
Patriots News: Self-inflicted errors plague the offense
Wednesdays are the start of the new week for NFL teams. The Pats are back after a day off and the players will get the plan for the Week 3 matchup in Jacksonville. We’ll also start to see how Mike Vrabel looks to work around the physical injuries – as well as the self-inflicted wounds […]
Examining the roster ties between Patriots, Jaguars ahead of Week 3
Old friends will cross paths when the New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars do so at EverBank Stadium. And not just offensive line coach Doug Marrone. Between the active rosters, practice squads and reserve lists, four players in the fold for Sunday have been members of both locker rooms during their NFL careers. Here’s a […]
Patriots host 2 safeties on tryouts after Craig Woodson, Dell Pettus injuries
After losing both Craig Woodson and Dell Pettus to injuries during their Week 2 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, the New England Patriots have brought in a pair of safeties on a tryout basis. Free agents Darren Hall and Malik Spencer both were in town on Tuesday, per the NFL transactions wire. Hall, 26, entered […]
What placing Mike Onwenu on injured reserve means for the Patriots
Two days after he left the New England Patriots’ win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on a cart, Mike Onwenu has officially been placed on injured reserve. As a consequence, he will miss at least the next four games. The nature of his ailment — reported as a fractured right ankle — is likely to keep […]
Patriots Power Rankings: Can Pats start a streak in Week 3?
The good news is that the Patriots won on Sunday! It’s a game Aaron Rodgers is still Pondering as he took quite a few Spillanes. After taking seven hits, including four sacks, he probably felt like a Jacas and headed over to the nearest Barmore afterwards. He certainly didn’t Ellissit any sympathy, even if a […]
Patriots place Mike Onwenu on injured reserve amid series of moves entering Week 3
After being carted off in the first quarter of the home opener at Gillette Stadium, Mike Onwenu’s move has now become official. The New England Patriots placed the starting right guard on injured reserve amid a series of transactions announced Tuesday afternoon. Onwenu, 28, sustained a broken right ankle 15 offensive snaps into Sunday’s 20-3 […]
Patriots News: Replacing Onwenu, restoring Maye’s mojo
Main stories in the links today are just like the headline: Suggested ways to replace – or work around – the huge hole left when Mike Onwenu broke his ankle, as well as figuring out what happened with Drake Maye’s mojo. Both are fixable, but the training staff can’t simply put the QB’s head in […]
Patriots vs. Steelers snap counts from Week 2
The New England Patriots entered their Week 2 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers with the task of replacing A.J. Brown, who had suffered a high-ankle sprain in the season opener. Among the candidates to fill Brown’s spot as a starting outside receiver was second-year man Kyle Williams, the speedster who looked good in preseason and […]
Patriots position grades from Steelers win in Week 2
Thanks to a 20-3 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, the New England Patriots are in the win column for the first time this season. They got there on the back of an excellent defensive performance: the unit outscored Pittsburgh’s offense on the day and had future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers […]
Mike Vrabel admits he ‘blew it’ on uncharacteristic penalty against Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers managed just three points in the Patriots’ 20-3 victory on Sunday. The lone field goal came, in part, due to a coaching mistake by Mike Vrabel. Near the end of the first half, Patriots cornerback Marcus Jones stayed down with an injury, which triggered an automatic timeout for New England. Before the […]
Patriots rooting guide for NFL Week 2
And just like that, the second week of the 2026 NFL regular season is coming to an end. The New England Patriots, of course, entered the action on Sunday by beating the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers at Gillette Stadium, one of 16 total games on the menu over the weekend. With only one of those games […]
Patriots bring four tight ends in for workouts following win over Steelers
On the heels of the home opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers, four tight ends visited Gillette Stadium. The New England Patriots had free agents Devin Culp, Tanner Conner, Lance Mason and Patrick Murtagh in for workouts on Monday, according to the NFL transaction wire. Culp, 26, was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the […]
Veteran punter Mitch Wishnowsky reverts to Patriots’ practice squad following Week 2
Mitch Wishnowsky officially reverted to the New England Patriots’ practice squad on Monday after serving as a standard elevation for the home opener at Gillette Stadium. Sunday’s 20-3 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers marked the second appearance in as many weeks for the veteran punter. Wishnowsky, 34, was called upon for four punts during his […]
Patriots’ safety depth to be tested after Craig Woodson, Dell Pettus injuries
Amid a handful of injuries, the New England Patriots lost a pair of safeties in Craig Woodson and Dell Pettus during Sunday’s win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Woodson appeared to suffer his shoulder injury with 9:54 remaining in the third quarter as he lowered his left side to tackle Steelers running back Rico Dowdle. A […]
The good, the bad, the s—t that gets you beat from Patriots vs. Steelers
Ahead of his first training camp as Patriots head coach in 2025, Mike Vrabel explained that he was judging his team’s performances by three distinct categories: the good, the bad, and the s—t that gets you beat. If Vrabel looks at his team through those specific categorizations, we shall follow his lead. The New England […]
Fan Notes from the Patriots’ win over the Steelers
And just like that, we’re back in the win column. The Patriots needed to bounce back after a rough season opener, and they were able to take care of business at home against the Steelers. It wasn’t the greatest win in team history, and losing Mike Onwenu really, really sucks. But 20-3 against a 2025 […]
Patriots News: Defense shines in grind-it-out win
The Patriots earned a huge win yesterday, keeping them out of the dreaded 0-2 discouragement abyss that eight teams find themselves in this morning. That’s not to say a team can’t get out of it, but that the doomsayers take over until they do, if they do at all. I am not in favor of […]
Patriots’ young pass rushers make their mark in win over Steelers
On their way to a Week 2 victory, the New England Patriots held the Pittsburgh Steelers to just three points in their Sunday home opener at Gillette Stadium, claiming the matchup 20-3. The defense generated quick and consistent pressure on opposing quarterback Aaron Rodgers, with emerging outside linebackers Elijah Ponder and Gabe Jacas helping lead […]
Christian Gonzalez dominates DK Metcalf in Patriots’ win over Steelers
When Christian Gonzalez first saw the Pittsburgh Steelers on the Week 2 schedule, he knew it meant one thing: D.K. Metcalf. On Sunday, that became reality. In the New England Patriots’ 20-3 win over the Steelers, Gonzalez followed Metcalf almost anywhere he went on the Gillette Stadium field. The two were matched up for 34 […]
10 things we learned from Patriots vs. Steelers
The New England Patriots got their first win of the season in their first home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday in Foxboro. The game itself was not the prettiest nor the most impressive display of power, but it is always good to get in the win column early. Let’s get into the lessons […]
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