Patriots Links 2/27/26: Bring Back The Fullback?

TEAM TALK

• Evan Lazar shares five takeaways from Defensive line, Edge, and Linebacker workouts at the Combine: Who are the best fits that will be available when the Pats pick?
• Patriots Draft Countdown:Day 3 of media access at the combine; Matt Smith and Mike Dussault discuss the top edge and TE prospects.  Guest: Patriots Director of College Scouting Tony Kinkela. (25 min. video)
• Patriots Unfiltered:Combine news, Free agency analysis, Team/league updates. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mark Daniels & Karen Guregian share what they’re hearing about New England at the Combine.
• Ethan Hurwitz’s Combine Notebook: A Patriots DB pipeline could be beginning.
• Alex Barth spotlights the 2026 Combine standouts: Defensive linemen, EDGE rushers, & linebackers.
• Mark Daniels & Karen Guregian see the Pats with plenty of options to reinforce the EDGE depth chart.
• Sara Marshall explains Mike Vrabel and Eliot Wolf will have to get on the page about the Patriots’ free agency approach.
• Keagan Stiefel points to which internal free agents the Patriots could relinquish rights to.
• Keagan Stiefel notes the Pats need to decide what to do with their three exclusive rights free agents, including TE Jack Westover.
• Justin Leger identifies seven ‘Vrabel Guys’ the Patriots could target in 2026 NFL Draft.
• Tom E. Curran’s Patriots 2026 roster reset: Overachieving WR group still needs upgrades.
• Doug Kyed explains why the Patriots say Drake Maye’s contract situation won’t impact 2026 offseason.
• Andrew Callahan plants himself at the front of the Maxx Crosby trade train, and feels strongly the Patriots must press a ‘win now’ approach this offseason.
• Conor Ryan relays Tom E. Curran on how the Pats could potentially upgrade from Stefon Diggs.
• Mark Daniels & Karen Guregian suggest how the Pats might land A.J. Brown and keep Stefon Diggs.
• Mark Daniels discusses how the Patriots-Khyiris Tonga contract talks broke down before free agency.
• Sara Marshall finds Eliot Wolf sends a pointed message to WR Kyle Williams after his slow rookie season.
• Graham Wilker sees the Patriots on pace to find the perfect Antonio Gibson replacement in the draft.
• Andrew Callahan relays a source: Patriots were rated bottom-10 franchise by 2026 NFLPA report card.
• Pats Chat podcast:Doug Kyed and Michael Hurley discuss the latest on A.J. Brown, Stefon Diggs and more news from the Combine. (69 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Gilberto Manzano (SI) NFL Combine sights and sounds Day 3: Steak ‘n Shake, Ponds and CB depth.
• Matt Miller, et al (ESPN) 2026 NFL combine: Top draft prospects, best workouts, risers.
• Daniel Flick (SI) Combine risers and fallers: Sonny Styles steals the show.
• Aaron Schatz (ESPN) 2026 NFL free agency: Projecting one signing for every team. Patriots: Edge Jaelan Phillips (PHI).
• Alex Ballentine (Bleacher Report) The perfect 2026 free-agent signing for every team. Patriots: IOL Isaac Seumalo. /click for commentary.
• Gary Davenport (Bleacher Report) 8 NFL free agents who could break the bank in 2026.
• Eva Geitheim (SI) What the Combine revealed regarding who stays and who goes in free agency.
• Matt Okada (NFL.com) 11 boom-or-bust free agents set to hit the 2026 market.
• Steven Ruiz (The Ringer) The early offseason QB Notebook: What is Malik Willis’s real value?
• Kalyn Kahler (ESPN) NFLPA 2026 report cards: See the results for all 32 teams. /Good thing the NFL won the lawsuit to keep the NFLPA from releasing the results. /Insert eye-roll emoji here.
• Eva Geitheim (SI) Here’s the letter the NFL sent to teams after NFLPA Report Cards were leaked.