NATIONAL NEWS
- Seth Walder (ESPN) The Patriots hired Ekene Olekanma from the 49ers as Director of Coaching Analytics, he wrote on LinkedIn. Olekanma had been Coordinator, Football R&D in San Francisco.
- Matt Verderame (SI) Ranking each NFL team’s top offensive triplets for 2025. Patriots 24th: Drake Maye, Rhamondre Stevenson, Stefon Diggs.
- Aaron Schatz (ESPN) Ranking NFL’s most likely worst-to-first teams for 2025 season. Patriots No. 3.
- Albert Breer (SI) NFL Mailbag: Why the AFC West will be the NFL’s most competitive division; Plus, more on a draft lottery, Kyle Pitts trade and Trey Hendrickson’s negotiations.