Brian Daboll:

While the New England Patriots have kept their defense mostly intact, they’ve lost some guys who had a surprising impact on third down in 2023.

The New England Patriots finally closed the book on wide receiver N’Keal Harry on Tuesday, with Harry getting traded to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a 2024 7th-round pick. 

With the New England Patriots heading into 2022 with their secondary as one of their biggest question marks, defensive back Jalen Mills appears to be working hard to try and make sure he’ll be holding up his end of things. 

the Patriots returned to the old style of power football, throwing just 3 times and running 46, and grinding out 222 yards on the ground.

Some quick news and notes on this Wednesday.

The Patriots are hardly in uncharted waters here, the team is quite used to Bill Belichick’s staff being raided during the off-season, and this one like the others, will be handled, mainly from within as has been his modus operandi. But who fills these positions will bear watching.