The defensive end, who made it clear at the end of the 2024 season he was unhappy with the general direction of the team, sounds excited the franchise swapped out Jerod Mayo and added Mike Vrabel as the head coach. “Now, I feel like I have a coach,” White said after Tuesday’s minicamp session inside the Dana Farber Field House.

New England Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs is declining to share specifics about his conversations with coach Mike Vrabel and the team in the aftermath of a viral video that showed him passing what appeared to be a bag of pink crystals to women on a boat last month.

Veteran offensive guard Wes Schweitzer, who signed a one-year deal with the New England Patriots this offseason, has decided to retire from the NFL after eight seasons, being placed on the reserve/retired list on Tuesday according to an announcement from the team.

Drake Maye is expected to take a big jump on the field and in the locker room for the Patriots. The 22-year-old is embracing every challenge along the way.

The Patriots placed veteran offensive lineman Wes Schweitzer on the reserve/retired list. This move effectively ends Schweitzer’s season. The 31-year-old did factor into the Patriots equation at guard and center – when present at OTAs. However, Schweitzer wasn’t at minicamp this week.

The Patriots have announced the schedule for this summer’s training camp. They will hold their first practice at the team’s facility on July 23. Players will report to camp on July 22. That will be the first of 12 practices that are open to the public during head coach Mike Vrabel’s first camp since taking the job.