Will Campbell is a road-grader, and that will be the game plan: run the ball, open up play-action passing, and slow down the pass rush.

Another detail Vrabel admitted during his appearance on WEEI’s The Greg Hill Show on Tuesday was that the Patriots were never in the running for Dallas Cowboys pass rusher Micah Parsons.

Change is the only true constant in the National Football League, and few teams embody that assertion more vividly in 2025 than the New England Patriots.

With the Patriots beginning their preparation this week against the Raiders, the hope now is that they can begin settling things down defensively and build some cohesiveness ahead of Sunday’s opener.

“I guess when it when your girlfriend doesn’t want to be with you, and then you say, “Well, I don’t want to be with you either.” Vrabel said.

I am shocked by this move!  Three days after the initial cutdown, the Patriots released Peppers?   What happened in the last three days?  PFF had Peppers with a 90.1 rating on average of the last 4 seasons, which is 4th best overall.

The New England Patriots are parting ways with safety Jabrill Peppers.  Peppers has been a leader in the locker room and someone who has brought plenty of energy to that side of the football.

Mike Vrabel told reporters during his press conference on Wednesday that the initial 2025 Patriots Roster would likely see some changes, and that’s exactly what ended up happening.

Patriots’ veterans Kyle Dugger and Anfernee Jennings played deep into the second half of meaningless Pre-season games, with Dugger playing until the end in the last two games.  That is humiliating for veteran players.

After the Patriots made their initial cuts down to 53 on Tuesday, there was little doubt that the club might make a couple of additional moves based on players who were part of the league-wide purge.

After waiver claims and filling 16 of 17 Practice Squad players, the roster is nearly set for the New England Patriots for the Opening game.

After clearing a roster spot by releasing Kendrick Bourne, it looks like the Patriots are adding some depth to their quarterback room by adding QB Tommy DeVito.

One day after being part of the Patriots’ initial 53 man roster, it appears Kendrick Bourne won’t be a part of this new era under new head coach, Mike Vrabel.

Heading into yesterday’s final Patriots 53-man roster cuts, the biggest question was whether or not the club might make one or more trades to move on from a couple of players, and which established veterans the club might move on from.

Listing the 23 players that remain to be cut Monday, I made a mistake.  Teams no longer need to cut a player to protect an injured player so that the injured player can be put on recallable IR.  NFL Teams are granted two recallable IR spots.  So, Jahlani Tavai was put on recallable IR.  That means a player such as Morgan Moses does not need to be cut and re-signed the next day.

Today’s the big day, with the club looking to pare its roster down to 53, and there were already a couple of additional names added to the list before the final total gets announced later this afternoon.

The initial group of player cuts has been made, and the Patriots are down to 75.  The Patriots announced 15 cuts and to me only one was a surprise.  I thought Kyle Peko was going to make the team.  That means 22 more players must go.  Of this group of Prospective Cuts, many will be offered a spot on the Practice Squad.

This will be a big week for the Patriots, with the club currently 24 hours away from paring its roster down to 53, having already parted with 14 players following their 42-10 blowout loss in New York Thursday night.

“I think he’s feeling more comfortable. We talked about a long rehab process in the off-season that he committed to.” Vrabel on Kyle Dugger

Mike Vrabel spoke to reporters on Friday and revealed a handful of players who have already been released as the team tries to pare its roster down to 53 ahead of Tuesday’s 4:00 pm deadline.

Coming off of last night’s 42-10 loss by the New England Patriots against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium, it was essentially the final audition for a decent amount of players, and there was one move that was certainly interesting.

This is my final New England Patriots roster projection!  The rosters must be down to 53 by Tuesday at 4:00 EST.

This should be easy. There is very little Good to report from this game.  The Patriots should just burn the video tape of this game.  I have a list of bubble player later and perhaps one player showed enough to be worth keeping.

Ja’Lynn Polk made it clear over the offseason he planned on trying to prove his doubters wrong heading into 2025, with the former Washington standout looking for a little redemption after a disappointing rookie season. Unfortunately, it looks like he’ll have to come back and try again in 2026.

Final preseason vs. Giants; roster battles at WR, CB depth, TE concerns, and injury updates on Bourne, Chism & more ahead of cutdown day.