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Mike ReissFeb 25, 2026, 09:29 AM ET

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INDIANAPOLIS — Ohio State‘s Arvell Reese made it clear at the NFL combine: He views himself more as an outside linebacker/edge rusher than an off-the-ball linebacker in the pros.

“Teams have pretty much been asking me what I want to do and see where my mind was at. I’ve been

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Mike ReissFeb 23, 2026, 04:49 PM ET

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INDIANAPOLIS — New England Patriots running back Antonio Gibson, who was set to count $4.14 million on the salary cap and is attempting to come back from a torn ACL sustained in Week 5 of the 2025 season, was released Monday, the team announced.

Gibson enters his seventh

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Mike ReissFeb 17, 2026, 07:26 PM ET

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots are hiring inside linebackers coach Zak Kuhr as their defensive coordinator, sources tell ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

Kuhr initially joined the team as inside linebackers coach in 2025 but was thrust into the role of defensive play-caller in Week 2 when defensive

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Mike ReissFeb 15, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:

1. Offseason remodeling: With the sting of a decisive loss in Super Bowl LX lingering, coach Mike Vrabel widened the lens with his message to players in their final meeting last Tuesday. He told them it

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Mike ReissFeb 12, 2026, 05:39 PM ET

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots are opening their defensive coordinator position by moving Terrell Williams, who missed the 2025 season after being diagnosed with prostate cancer, to a high-ranking role on coach Mike Vrabel’s staff, a source confirmed.

Williams was recently cleared to return, according to Vrabel, who

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Mike ReissFeb 10, 2026, 01:00 PM ET

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said New England is committed to keeping Will Campbell at left tackle.

Campbell, the No. 4 pick in last year’s NFL draft, had multiple blocking miscues in New England’s 29-13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX.

With

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Mike ReissFeb 10, 2026, 11:26 AM ET

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, who said he took a pain-killing injection for his right throwing shoulder before Super Bowl LX, will not require offseason surgery.

“Time is the best healer,” Maye said Tuesday after the team’s final meeting at Gillette Stadium before breaking

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Mike ReissFeb 9, 2026, 01:04 AM ET

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye said he received a pain-killing injection for his injured right throwing shoulder before the team’s 29-13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX on Sunday night.

Maye, who was emotional after the game, was

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Mike ReissFeb 8, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

CloseMike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association.Open Extended Reactions

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:

1. Seahawks intel: There were seven teams that played both the Patriots and Seattle Seahawks this season, and the Houston Texans — constructed by longtime former New England executive and coach

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