With players reporting to Gillette Stadium, it appears the Patriots have made a change with one of their uniform numbers.

Joining players returning to Gillette Stadium for Monday’s start of the offseason was New England Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore, who was on hand with his teammates working out at the facility.

It sounds like the Patriots Joe Milton trade to the Cowboys was less about strategy and more about necessity. 

I did this mock on Pro Football Focus Mock Draft Simulator and added the Joe Milton trade and the subsequent two draft picks that moved as well.  I have already written how disappointed I was in the Joe Milton trade.  The Milton trade now requires the Patriots to draft a college QB, and the worst outcome is that they may have to do that with the 171st pick which then makes the trade worse because they no longer have the 217th pick.

you have to give Joe credit for being ready to go, going from the 3rd QB to being able to win that game and stay ready and stay hungry.”

As Shedeur Sanders’ stock continues to fall, the domino effect that it’s had in the latest NFL Mock Drafts has certainly made things interesting when it comes to how it might affect the New England Patriots.

Here’s what New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels had to say during his press conference on Thursday with the local media.

Eliot Wolf and Mike Vrabel traded 2nd Year QB Joe Milton and a 2025 7th Round pick #217 to the Dallas Cowboys for a 2025 Compensatory pick #171.  This may be a worse trade than the giveaway of Ladd McConkey last year for Ja’Lynn Polk and Javon Baker.

There had been talks recently about teams inquiring about quarterback Joe Milton, and the Patriots ended up pulling the trigger on a deal for the former sixth-round pick on Thursday.

With Drake Maye heading into his second season and newly signed veteran Josh Dobbs expected to potentially be his back-up, New England Patriots quarterback Joe Milton finds himself in an interesting spot this offseason.

With the #4 overall selection heading into this upcoming 2025 NFL Draft, the New England Patriots are likely focused on trying to make sure they come out of it with a blue-chip impact player to take into next season. The only problem is, things are starting to shift at the top of the draft board and there may not be one there by the time they’re ready to pick.

One thing feels pretty certain as first-year Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel begins his tenure here in New England. He’s going to do things his way.  

Bill Parcells hasn’t had much luck in recent years when it’s come to seeing himself added to the New England Patriots Hall of Fame, but owner Robert Kraft announced on Tuesday that will soon change.

Here’s what New England Patriots Executive Vice President of Player Personnel Eliot Wolf had to say during his interview with Kay Adams on Monday, March 31, 2025.

The hope heading into this offseason for the New England Patriots was that they’d come out a little further ahead than they did a year ago. According to Patriots owner Robert Kraft, he believes they’re certainly much better off this time around than they were at this time in 2024.

Here’s what New England Patriots Executive Vice President of Player Personnel, Eliot Wolf, had to say during his interview with Mike Felger on Monday on 98.5 The Sports Hub.

The Draft is just 24 days away!  In my last Mock Draft, I had both Abdul Carter and Travis Hunter taken in the 1st three picks.  For this Mock Draft I am going to assume that Cam Ward is #1, Travis Hunter is #2 and the Giants shock everyone and take Sheddeur Sanders at #3.  The Giants signed Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston as a backup and if they chose to draft Sanders he would not have to start right away and learn the position of NFL QB.

Hunter is a potential generational talent at WR or CB. That’s how talented he is. This is a transformational type of pick for the Patriots.

Coming off a second 4-13 season, the New England Patriots certainly needed a little help to try and take a step forward heading into 2025, both from a culture and talent standpoint.

One thing that’s interesting coming off of last year’s 4-13 New England Patriots season is that rookie quarterback Drake Maye didn’t seem to get much exposure outside of this region. And ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith doesn’t seem to think much of him.

Following what appeared to be a promising start for New England Patriots wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk, the former Washington receiver ended up with a disappointing rookie season.

“That’s somebody …creating a standard of what it is to play with speed and violence and physicality and effort and relentlessness.” 

Diggs spoke to reporters for the first time and said that his knowledge of New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel both as a coach and a player made this a destination he was interested in coming to, and it’s part of the reason he’s here.

It sounds like Penn State pass rush star Abdul Carter feels confident enough in where he’ll be selected next month that he’s not planning on wasting much of his time in the coming weeks.

There’s no question things will look much different this fall when it comes to the New England Patriots, and that became even more evident after what transpired on Friday.