Daily news and links for Thursday.
TEAM TALK
- Patriots-Jets initial Injury Report.
- Evan Lazar’s Patriots Gameplan: Crafting a plan for QB Drake Maye’s first AFC East matchup vs. the Jets on Sunday.
- Mike Dussault gives us 10 to Watch: Patriots look to get on track vs. Jets.
- Mike Dussault reports Rodney Harrison, Vince Wilfork are among 5 former Patriots advancing in Pro Football Hall of Fame voting process.
- Transcripts: Jerod Mayo and Drake Maye.
- Press Conferences: Jerod Mayo – Drake Maye – Deatrich Wise, Jr. and Hunter Henry.
- Patriots Player Spotlight: Brian Hoyer on Drake Maye and K.J. Osborn’s Week 7 performances. (4.39 min. video)
- Throwback: Top 5 Adam Vinatieri field goals with the Patriots. (2.39 min. video)
- Patriots Playbook with John Rooke: Jets preview, Maye’s progress, next steps for the Pats. (1 hour)
LOCAL LINKS
- Andrew Callahan suggests that if the Patriots want to prove their toughness, they can start Sunday by punching the Jets in the mouth. By scrapping, clawing and fighting. By pushing back out of self-respect.
- Nick Goss highlights Brian Hoyer sharing his keys to a New England win over the Jets in Week 8. 1. Patriots must establish the run game.
- Doug Kyed hears from team sources who identify the team’s biggest issues of talent, leadership and experience currently plaguing this team.
- Karen Guregian tells us how this week’s Jets game will define Jerod Mayo and the Patriots. How they respond to being called “soft” and if other questions should be answered on Sunday.
- Chris Mason notes Jerod Mayo takes ‘all the blame’ for 1-6, says he’s ‘on to the Jets.’
- Alex Barth reports 7 players missed the first Patriots practice of Week 8.
- Chris Mason sees the Pats getting a bunch of bad news on the injury report.
- Karen Guregian explains how Drake Maye is working to get rookie receiver Ja’Lynn Polk back on track.
- Andrew Callahan relays WR K.J Osborn answering whether he wants to be traded. “This is where I am. This is the place I signed to be. A lot of things are out of my control, but I would like to be where my feet are. So today I’m here, so now I’ll rock with it as it goes … It’s extremely difficult. It’s frustrating,”
- Doug Kyed highlights Drake Maye with praise for Pats coaches for his evolution since college.
- Alex Barth notes the Patriots signed former Packers LB Keshawn Banks to practice squad.
- Phil Perry’s Patriots Mailbag: Jerod Mayo’s future, NFL Draft strategy and more.
- Chris Mason’s Patriots Mailbag: Should Patriots trade Kendrick Bourne?
- Phil Perry highlights Greg Bedard on how there’s an ‘extremely good chance’ that Mayo and Wolf return in 2025. “He’s not going anywhere this year.”
- Patriots Daily: James White joined Taylor Kyles to share advice with fans struggling through a tough season: Fans need to manage expectations in a rebuild year. (2 min. video)
- Locked On Patriots: AFC Squad. Mike D’Abate joins the discussion on Jerod Mayo taking heat for recent comments about the team, and More.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Michael Lombardi (The Daily Coach) Honor the past. Once the Patriots embrace their past, stop taking credit for the past success and honor those that helped win six Super Bowls, they can forge into their future.
- Jordan Dajani (CBS Sports) Answering the NFL’s biggest questions entering Week 8: 1. Does C.J. Stroud have a road problem? 2. Our non-QB MVPs. More.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) With 41st birthday looming, can Aaron Rodgers make it through 17 games?
- Joel Corry (CBS Sports) Agent’s Take: Making sense of contract resolution between Haason Reddick and Jets that ended holdout. Reddick held out for 90 days and missed seven games, but was it worth it?
- Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) As Tua Tagovailoa nears return, Dolphins face uphill climb to save season due to poor roster planning at QB.
- Maurice Jones-Drew (NFL.com) RB Index, Week 8: Top five 2025 free agent running backs.
- Kevin Patra (NFL.com) Buyers and sellers ahead of trade deadline: Can Lions add key piece? Titans teardown on?
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) Week 8 NFL picks: Bengals beat Eagles to reach .500, Dolphins roll in Tua Tagovailoa’s return. Jets win 31-14.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) Week 8 picks: Cowboys lose to battered 49ers, Seahawks shock Bills, Rams upset Vikings on Thursday night. Jets win 23-16.
- MMQB Staff (SI) NFL Week 8 picks: Tua Tagovailoa returns against Cardinals. All 6 pick Jets to win.