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Getty Images The Patriots carried three kickers throughout their offseason program, but they got down to two on Thursday. Roberto Aguayo is the odd man out. Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports that the Patriots have waived the 2016 second-round pick. The Buccaneers were the team that traded up in...

USA TODAY Sports After a pair of lackluster seasons with the Raiders, Trent Brown is back with the Patriots. New England acquired him for a fifth-round pick in March, as Las Vegas overhauled its offensive line. Brown played left tackle for the Patriots during their 2018 Super Bowl championship...

Getty Images The conclusion of the 2021 offseason program also has concluded Ernie Adams’ 21-year tenure with the Patriots. Coach Bill Belichick told reporters on Wednesday that it would be Adams’ last practice with the team. After praising Adams, Belichick gave him a chance to answer some...

Getty Images Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower opted out of the 2020 season, and this offseason talk that he might retire bubbled up. But Hightower is at the Patriots’ minicamp this week, and he dismissed the retirement talk as just rumors. “All the rumors about retirement,” he told...

USA TODAY Sports The Patriots think Cam Newton is way ahead of where he was in his first year with the team, but they aren’t putting all of their quarterback eggs in one basket. New England picked Mac Jones in the first round in April and they’ve been giving him first-team work this offseason...

Getty Images The son of former Patriots defensive tackle Vince Wilfork has been arrested and charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of property from his father, including two Super Bowl rings. The Galveston Daily News reports that 23-year-old D’Aundre Holmes-Wilfork was...

Getty Images The Patriots signed plenty of free agents this offseason and that made getting everyone on the same page a significant part of their offseason program. While those new arrivals and the team’s rookies have been acclimating themselves to life in New England, there are also a few...

Getty Images Reporting from Monday indicated that cornerback Stephon Gilmore would not attend Patriots minicamp because he wants a new contract. After Gilmore missed the first day, head coach Bill Belichick confirmed the absence on Tuesday. But Belichick deflected when he was asked if...

Getty Images When quarterback Cam Newton signed with the Patriots last year, he wasn’t able to do any in-person or on-field work with the team until training camp got underway and that was a less than ideal way to prepare to play for a new team. Newton’s performance during the season might...

Getty Images Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore has a 2021 base salary of $7 million. He wants more. He deserves more. He’s trying to get more, but Gilmore’s agents and the team have yet to strike a deal. Via Jeff Howe of TheAthletic.com, Gilmore’s camp “seems to be eying Darius Slay’s...

USA TODAY Sports The Patriots may have signed Brian Hoyer to help Mac Jones‘ development, but that’s not how he sees his role. The veteran quarterback made clear Monday that he is in New England to compete for a job, not to serve as a quarterbacks coach for the first-round draft choice. Hoyer...

Getty Images The New England Patriots made several additions to their roster through free agency this offseason in an attempt to course-correct from a down season after the departure of Tom Brady. Matthew Slater, the longest-tenured member of the Patriots, is encouraged by the additions to the...

Getty Images After 11 seasons and 137 games for the Patriots, receiver Julian Edelman retired earlier this offseason. Longtime New England special teams ace Matthew Slater will now be in the locker room without Edelman for the first time since his rookie season of 2008. On Monday, Slater...

USA TODAY Sports The Patriots currently have four quarterbacks, two with clearly defined roles with the team. Cam Newton is the club’s starting QB, and New England appears committed to the 2015 MVP to start the season. The Patriots also drafted Mac Jones with the 15th overall pick in the...

Getty Images Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore is not attending the Patriots mandatory minicamp, ostensibly over his contract. Gilmore did not attend the voluntary portion of the offseason program and multiple reports have indicated that he’ll be out for the rest of minicamp as well...

Getty Images Cornerback Stephon Gilmore did not report to Patriots mandatory minicamp on Monday in what’s believed to be part of a push for a new contract as he enters the final year of his current pact. If the Patriots don’t have a desire to give him one, a trade before the start of the 2021...

Getty Images Jonnu Smith didn’t attend the voluntary portion of the Patriots’ offseason workouts. The tight end, who signed a four-year deal worth $50 million with the Patriots in March, was on hand Monday for his new team’s minicamp. Smith, though, didn’t make it to the completion of...

Getty Images Matt Judon was a part of the Patriots’ spending spree early on in free agency, giving New England a dynamic edge rusher for its defense. Judon, who finished the last two seasons leading the Ravens in sacks, recently said that he wanted to come to New England to learn and play...

Getty Images When Patriots quarterback Cam Newton banged his hand against a helmet 10 days ago, some assumed we wouldn’t see him again during the offseason program. We will. In fact, we already have. Coach Bill Belichick told reporters on Monday that Newton actually practiced on Friday...

Getty Images The Patriots are holding their mandatory minicamp this week and a big question heading into it was whether cornerback Stephon Gilmore will be in attendance. Gilmore has not been at voluntary phases of the offseason program and Jim McBride of the Boston Globe reports that he is not...