TEAM TALK
- Roster Moves: Patriots sign RB Hassan Haskins; Waive-injured RB Myles Montgomery.
- Mike Dussault gives us Three to Watch vs. Colts: Depth battles highlight 2026 preseason debut.
- Alexandria Francisco has the story of the Patriots unveiling a state-of-the-art training facility, the New Balance Athletics Center, symbolizing a big and bright future for Patriots football. (Plus 2 min. video)
- Patriots announce Patriots Hall of Famer Troy Brown will join the pregame and postgame shows.
- Highlights:No. 28: Christian Gonzalez in NFL’s Top 100 Players of 2026. (2 min. video)
- Training Camp Shorts: Christian Gonzalez narrates a day in the life with Patriots Admin. (1 min. video)
- Patriots Catch-22: Takeaways from joint practice with Colts, preseason Game 1 Preview. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Michael Hurley shares six things to watch for when the Pats kick off the preseason vs. Colts. 1. Tommy Two-Chains.
- Andrew Callahan gives us 5 things to watch in tonight’s preseason opener. 1. QB Reps, 2. Lomu’s best position; More.
- Mark Daniels will be watching 5 things in the first preseason matchup. 1. Wide receiver competition.
- Mark Morse highlights what he’ll be looking for tonight. QBs should shine, Eyes on Lomu, RB3; More.
- Hector Longo identifies four key Patriots to watch on offense vs. Colts. WR Kyle Williams included.
- Zac Ventola puts the focus on five players to watch against the Colts.
- Hector Longo talks about how tonight will be ‘Tommy Cutlets’ time to shine.
- Alex Barth tells us more about Hassan Haskins, the running back the Pats just signed to the roster.
- Ethan Hurwitz takes us inside TE Mitch Van Vooren‘s ‘tremendous’ journey from D1 track star to Patriots.
- Ian Logue looks at Hunter Henry’s crucial role in Drake Maye’s Patriots journey.
- Michael Hurley relays Tom E. Curran on the hangup with Christian Gonzalez’ contract:“… Gonzalez does not want his contract to be obsolete within seven months. When the new … salary cap goes from $301 to $330 million, the first corner who comes up under that new cap is going to sign for $34 [million], $35 [million]. So what Gonzalez would like is not to be treated as if he’s at the table in 2026, but … 2027.”
- Doug Kyed’s Patriots Mailbag: Rookie pass catcher trending for significant role?
- Ethan Hurwitz and Zac Ventola take us inside the Patriots’ new multi-million dollar practice facility.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Albert Breer (SI) That’s Drake Maye ‘playing the best position in the world’. After finishing second in last year’s MVP voting, the Patriots QB is just tapping into the athletic potential that he’s flashed for a long time.
- Dan Parr (NFL.com) Preseason Week 1: 10 things to watch. Plus full listing of all games, where to watch.
- Dan Orlovsky (ESPN) Ranking QBs by trait: Best arm, accuracy, more. Drake Maye: 7th in arm strength, 2nd in ball placement, 4th in decision making, 1st in pocket presence, out of top 10 in Mechanics; More.
- Get Up (ESPN) Louis Riddick: If Pats can answer edge question, they’ll be in AFC title game. (2 min. video)
- Nate Davis (USA Today) Ranking 10 NFL coaches on hot seat. No. 10 Mike Vrabel. /Oh Puh-leeeze…
- Nate Davis (USA Today) NFL power rankings: AFC field appears to be wide open. Patriots 11th (-5). /Wut?
- Mike Kadlick (SI) The 49ers’ viral substation theory inspired us to tind the strangest thing near every NFL stadium. Patriots (Gillette Stadium): A cranberry bog.
- Matt Verderame (SI) Jets-Bucs training camp notes: Fights, offensive struggles, rookies highlight practice.
- Jimmy Traina (SI) Observations from CBS’s NFL Media Day: No new information on Tony Romo, but J.J. Watt, Ross Tucker and others had interesting insights ahead of the season.