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Mike ReissFeb 6, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Near the end of a sweltering training camp practice at the New England Patriots facility in late August, veteran center Garrett Bradbury was asked if he had a sense for what success might look like for the 2025 Patriots. The team was in

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Mike ReissFeb 4, 2026, 10:49 PM ET

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye took all the first-team repetitions in a 90-minute practice Wednesday as the team continues preparations for Super Bowl LX against the Seattle Seahawks.

Maye had predicted full participation earlier in the day when answering questions about

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Mike ReissFeb 2, 2026, 09:59 PM ET

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, who injured his right throwing shoulder in the AFC Championship Game, said he took his normal number of throws at practice Monday and that his recovery has “turned a corner” leading in to Super Bowl LX against

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Mike ReissFeb 1, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

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

1. Road Warriors: As the “home” team in their matchup with the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX (Feb. 8; 6:30 p.m. ET), the Patriots had the choice of jersey.

Captains and the leadership council

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Mike ReissJan 30, 2026, 01:38 PM ET

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots starting quarterback Drake Maye didn’t practice Friday because of illness, coach Mike Vrabel said.

Maye’s absence — nine days before the Patriots face the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX — comes at the same time he is managing a

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Mike ReissJan 30, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots had just finished a frigid and snowy on-field celebration after being crowned AFC champions in Denver when defensive tackle Milton Williams walked toward the tunnel, took a left and approached the team’s locker room.

As one of the Patriots’ best players,

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Mike ReissJan 29, 2026, 04:02 PM ET

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots held their first practice Thursday leading up to Super Bowl LX, and anything relating to quarterback Drake Maye‘s injured right throwing shoulder was kept out of view of reporters.

Maye and fellow quarterbacks Joshua Dobbs and Tommy DeVito didn’t

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Mike ReissJan 28, 2026, 06:47 PM ET

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — With one day until their first practice for Super Bowl LX, the New England Patriots said quarterback Drake Maye wouldn’t have been a full participant had they practiced Wednesday because of his banged-up right shoulder.

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Mike ReissJan 26, 2026, 08:42 PM ET

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — When Drake Maye was in seventh grade, he attended Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, California, to see his beloved Carolina Panthers take on the Denver Broncos.

A decade later, the 23-year-old will make a Super Bowl return to the same site, this

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