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Patriots sign fourth-rounder Craig Woodson, leaving one draft pick unsigned

1 week ago | patspulpit.com | Bernd Buchmasser

Eric Canha-Imagn Images Safety Craig Woodson, a fourth-round selection in this year’s NFL Draft, has signed his rookie contract with the New England Patriots. The team announced the news on Friday. Woodson, 24, arrived in New England as the 106th overall pick in the draft. The 6-foot-0, 200-pounder previously spent six seasons at Cal and saw action in 46 games with 40 starts.
Patriots 2025 scouting report: Special teams might be key to Dell Pettus’ roster ambitions

1 week ago | patspulpit.com | Bernd Buchmasser |Taylor Kyles

Kara Durrette/Getty Images For years, the New England Patriots were a prime destination in the NFL for undrafted free agents: at one point, the team had a 19-year streak of at least one UDFA making its Week 1 roster. The streak found its end in 2023, but was potentially started anew in 2024. The player who started it? Safety Dell Pettus.
Patriots 2025 scouting report: Kyle Dugger is under some pressure this season

1 week ago | patspulpit.com | Bernd Buchmasser |Taylor Kyles

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Mike Vrabel’s efforts to revitalize the New England Patriots from a cultural perspective led some significant personnel turnover. Longtime franchise cornerstones such as David Andrews, Ja’Whaun Bentley and Joe Cardona were released, while others like Deatrich Wise Jr. and Jonathan Jones were not retained in free agency. As a consequence, the “old guard” looks quite a bit different now. The oldest among them, at least in terms of tenure, is Kyle Dugger.
Patriots 2025 scouting report: Marcus Epps could be the missing piece at safety

1 week ago | patspulpit.com | Bernd Buchmasser |Taylor Kyles

Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Despite fielding one of the better safety groups in the NFL on paper, the New England Patriots did not get the desired results out of the position in 2024. Kyle Dugger struggled with injuries; Jabrill Peppers spent a majority of the year on the commissioner’s exempt list; Marte Mapu and Jaylinn Hawkins were role players more so than starter-caliber contributors.
Todd Downing adding new perspective to Patriots’ wide receivers room

1 week ago | patspulpit.com | Bernd Buchmasser

Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images After it failed to meet expectations during the 2024 season, the New England Patriots under new head coach Mike Vrabel opted to overhaul their wide receiver group from the ground up. That process included investments in both free agency and the draft, as well as the addition of a new position coach.
Patriots contract incentives well within Robert Spillane’s reach

1 week ago | patspulpit.com | Bernd Buchmasser

Eric Canha-Imagn Images Entering the offseason as league leaders in salary cap space, the New England Patriots were unsurprisingly among the most active teams in the NFL in free agency. Their first signing — apart from picking up previously-released Harold Landry one day before the legal tampering period began — already was a big one: linebacker Robert Spillane joined the team on a three-year, $33 million contract.
Patriots 2025 scouting report: Jaylinn Hawkins seems poised for a prominent role

1 week ago | patspulpit.com | Bernd Buchmasser

Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images Even though their group of unrestricted free agents was quite big this offseason, the New England Patriots opted to re-sign just two of its members. Tight end Austin Hooper and safety Jaylinn Hawkins were the only UFAs retained by the team. While the former projects to play a prominent role on offense in 2025, the latter might just do the same on the defensive side of the ball.
Patriots 2025 scouting report: ‘Mr. Irrelevant’ Kobee Minor not guaranteed a roster spot

1 week ago | patspulpit.com | Bernd Buchmasser

Eric Canha-Imagn Images The New England Patriots made their cornerback group a point of emphasis this offseason. Besides signing Carlton Davis in free agency and retaining Alex Austin, the team also brought in three rookies at the position — among them the final pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, Kobee Minor.
Patriots reportedly add pair of ex-players to scouting department

1 week ago | patspulpit.com | Bernd Buchmasser

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Even with their players on their summer break, the New England Patriots are keeping busy preparing the team for the future both on and off the field. The latest moves in that regard saw the addition of two new scouting assistants, both of whom former players. Cam McCormick and Ben Langford will be part of the Patriots’ scouting operation moving forward according to reports by Joseph Pasteris and Ari Meinov.
Sunday Patriots Notes: Will Campbell has found his mentor

1 week ago | patspulpit.com | Bernd Buchmasser

Eric Canha-Imagn Images On April 7, the New England Patriots began their offseason workout program. Two months later, they held the final session — a two-hour practice inside the WIN Waste Innovations Field House — to wrap things up. Naturally, most of our focus this week was on the two practices that you can recap here (Monday) and here (Tuesday). For everything else, let’s clean out the notebook. Welcome to the latest edition of our Sunday Patriots Notes.