Patriots News:

The Patriots have transitioned to the regular season mode and conducted their first regular season practice of the year on Sunday at Foxboro.

With the release of 20 players on Saturday, the Patriots have their first look at the 53-man roster. Expect some changes before next Sunday.

You can expect a lot of the two-TE run heavy sets in either “12” personnel (1 RB, 2TEs, 2WRs), or in the “22” personnel with (2RBs, 2TEs, 1 WR).

It looks like Tom Brady won’t be alone over the first four weeks in terms of players who won’t be able to go near the facility.

In a strange ending to a strange summer saw Tom Brady play the first half for the Patriots as they dropped their final preseason game 17-9 to the Giants

Tonight isn’t about the starters, although players like Tom Brady and Julian Edelman made the trip. Tonight is about the players on the bubble.

Keep in mind that the 53-man roster of September 3 changes, as we’ve seen thru the years, quite a bit by the end of December.

Rob Gronkowski wins Ron Burton Community Service Award, pokes fun at himself.

The biggest and most difficult cuts come on Saturday when the team has to cut to their 53-man roster limit. The six-man practice squad can be filled Sunday.

The Patriots haven’t had much luck when it comes to early round receivers in past years, and it looks like they’re on the verge of having another name potentially added to the list of disappointing players.

“These guys have got a couple months on me. It’s a challenge, but the guys here are really helping me come along, just get me ready to play.”

After being released by the Patriots on Monday, defensive lineman Terrance Knighton took to Twitter to give his thanks to the club for the opportunity despite the fact things probably didn’t quite work out as well as he hoped.

Former Patriots Center Bill Lenkaitis passes away from cancer.

The Patriots roster currently has 82 players listed, by tomorrow afternoon at 4 p.m. that number will be slashed as seven players will be released.

Bill Belichick and Nick Caserio look at the same player and ask, How can we take what he does best and make it work within the framework of our system?