Daily news and links for Monday.
TEAM TALK
- Patriots 2025 Mock Draft Tracker.
- Evan Lazar’s Combine Preview: Eight storylines from a Patriots perspective in Indianapolis. 1. Top QBs Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward continue pre-draft process.
- Patriots All Access: Team building, Drake Maye Mic’d Up at Pro Bowl. (19 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts: The new Patriots regime will head to the combine as they contemplate what to do with the No. 4 pick in the NFL draft; Drake Maye checks in; More.
- Brian Hines’ Sunday Patriots Notes: New coaching staff could lead to new Ja’Lynn Polk in Year 2.
- Ian Logue’s Sunday Patriots News: Will the Patriots explore moving Stevenson? Plus: Recent roster decisions, interesting comments from Drake Maye; More.
- Doug Kyed’s Patriots 2025 NFL Scouting Combine primer: What to know.
- Keagan Stiefel’s Patriots Manifesto: How New England can pull off the perfect 2025 offseason.
- Andrew Callahan puts together his idea of what the Patriots’ perfect offseason looks like: Trade for D.K. Metcalf, free-agent splashes and a top-6 pick.
- Tom E. Curran assesses the tight end situation heading into the offseason. Pats need depth behind Hunter Henry.
- Phil Perry makes the case for Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan: Maye’s security blanket of the future?
- Karen Guregian suggests a BC pipeline might be in the Patriots future.
- Greg Dudek relays Phil Perry naming Georgia EDGE Mykel Williams as an “under-the-radar” draft prospect who could work himself into the conversation for Patriots with the No. 4 overall pick.
- Adam London tells us what Chad Graff projected how the Pats would move forward if Tee Higgins never becomes truly available in free agency. “My early guess (with more reporting hopefully to come soon) is that the Pats will aggressively pursue a trade. That could be as ambitious as calling New Orleans about Chris Olave or Seattle about DK Metcalf. Or it might have to be settling for a deal with the Los Angeles Rams for Cooper Kupp.”
- Adam London relays ESPN’s Aaron Schatz who recommends a bold offseason trade of QB Joe Milton III for the Patriots: “There could be interest around the league in Milton because of the overall weakness of this year’s quarterback draft class … ”
- Sean T. McGuire suggests five free agents with Mike Vrabel ties who the Pats could target.
- Steve Balestrieri’s Patriots mock draft Pre-free agency: Best player available. Pats pick Penn State EDGE Abdul Carter at No. 4.
- Michael DeVito’s 7-round Patriots mock draft: Pats load up offense for Drake Maye. Pats pick Colorado CB/WR Travis Hunter at No. 4.
- Jordy McElroy’s 7-round Patriots mock draft: Two major trades land Patriots top prospect and Cooper Kupp. Pats trade down, pick Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan at No. 8.
- Karen Guregian reports Dante Scarnecchia has taken on a special assignment, to prep the BC kids as they navigate the NFL’s scouting combine, pro days, private workouts, et al, ahead of the draft in late April.
- Souichi Terada notes the Boston Celtics welcomed Mike Vrabel in a rare practice visit.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Zoltan Buday (PFF) 5 biggest storylines of the 2025 NFL offseason. What will New England do in free agency?
- Dan Pizzuta (The33rdTeam) Ranking every offensive play-caller entering the 2025 offseason. Josh McDaniels 23rd.
- Mia Fowler (NFL.com) 2025 NFL Scouting Combine: Dates, times, location, how to watch and more.
- Josh Edwards (CBS Sports) 2025 NFL combine burning questions: QB who will stand out, fastest prospect and more storylines to watch.
- Kyle Crabbs (The33rdTeam) 2025 NFL Draft: Updated pre-NFL Combine big board, latest top 125 rankings.
- Kyle Crabbs (The33rdTeam) 10 NFL Combine tests that could help change narratives.
- Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) Scout’s Notebook: 10 prospects who could rise during pre-draft process.
- Marcus Mosher (The33rdTeam) 5 biggest sleepers heading Into NFL Combine.
- Mason Cameron, Dalton Wasserman and Max Chadwick (PFF) The top 101 players from the 2024 NFL season.
- Ross Tucker (The33rdTeam) Tight Ends vs. Wide Receivers: A $10 Million pay gap that makes no sense.
- John Kosko (PFF) The best QB options for every team in need — 2025 NFL Draft or free agent signing?
- Mason Cameron (PFF) 2025 NFL free agents and trade targets, ranked.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) NFL trade rumors: Bold predictions for Myles Garrett, Cooper Kupp, Deebo Samuel, & 7 more players on trading block.
- Adam Rank (NFL.com) NFL stars who SHOULD be traded this offseason, including Micah Parsons, Tyreek Hill and DK Metcalf.
- Bobby Kownack (NFL.com) Competition Committee has discussed further kickoff tweaks, expanding replay assist.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) NFL to consider changes to kickoff, including touchbacks moving to 35-yard-line.
- Jordan Plocher (PFF) 2025 NFL Mock Draft: QB Shedeur Sanders lands in New York, Cowboys trade for Myles Garrett. Pats pick LSU T Will Campbell at No. 4.