Greg A. Bedard

BSJ Live Q&A: Bedard on Patriots before free agency starts - 8 p.m. Sunday 03.08.26 I'll have Part 1 of my free agency thoughts for you in the morning, but let's chat some before the frenzy begins at Noon on Monday.

BSJ Live Q&A: Bedard on Patriots before free agency starts - 8 p.m. Sunday 03.08.26

Giardi: NFL Notebook - Review/Preview of tackle situation; plus, big trades pre-free agency First, let’s begin with the number four overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, Campbell. After a mostly solid regular season, he was the weak link in the postseason.

Giardi: NFL Notebook - Review/Preview of tackle situation; plus, big trades pre-free agency

2026 NFL Free Agency: Patriots trade center Garrett Bradbury to Bears for 2027 5th-round pick Going to start the running file now since we might see an uptick in activity — minor and major — before the tampering period starts at Noon on Monday.

2026 NFL Free Agency: Patriots trade center Garrett Bradbury to Bears for 2027 5th-round pick

Bedard: Patriots 2026 depth chart and needs list as free agency gets closer As a primer — and we'll get into our wishlists over the weekend — here's my snapshot of the Patriots' depth chart that includes 2025 grades for the players, and also the coming contract expirations. Then we'll identify and rank the needs, and our guess on how they will attempt to fill those spots - whether it's free agency/trade or the draft (or both).

Bedard: Patriots 2026 depth chart and needs list as free agency gets closer

Combine Recap (Defense): New England Met With Multiple Pass-Rushers At The Combine The biggest focus for New England seems to be on shoring up the edge rusher position, an area they made sure to get familiar with during their week in Indy.

Combine Recap (Defense): New England Met With Multiple Pass-Rushers At The Combine

Bedard: Release of Stefon Diggs could set up bigger move for Patriots The Patriots have informed receiver Stefon Diggs that he will be released when the new league year begins.

Bedard: Release of Stefon Diggs could set up bigger move for Patriots

Giardi: Patriots' roster review/free agent review - One of the team's best positions may undergo big changes The Pats made big investments in Williams and Barmore, but only one of those deals was done with the approval of Vrabel and company. That was Williams, and he was worth every dang penny in year one...

Giardi: Patriots' roster review/free agent review - One of the team's best positions may undergo big changes

Combine Recap (Offense): Big Decision Looms For Patriots at WR With free agency on the horizon, much talk in downtown Indy revolved around the future status of several prominent wide receivers. New England will be forced to make a decision on Stefon Diggs, who will have $6 million of his salary guaranteed on March 13th.

Combine Recap (Offense): Big Decision Looms For Patriots at WR

Giardi: Patriots roster review/free agency preview - Safe to keep it together? However, in talking to decision-makers around the league this past week, I got a more cloudy picture of how Hawkins is viewed, with one team telling me they thought he was a third safety (!).

Giardi: Patriots roster review/free agency preview - Safe to keep it together?

Bedard: 2025 Patriots roster grades and rankings - Maye, Williams lead the way but roster needs more talent Kickstarting our evaluation of the current roster by compiling our season ratings/stats and ranking the players. In the coming days, we'll give you our patented offseason depth chart, and get into our projected plans for the offseason.

Bedard: 2025 Patriots roster grades and rankings - Maye, Williams lead the way but roster needs more talent

Giardi: NFL Notebook - What do the Patriots really think of their roster; Plus, trade target? The Patriots don’t want to use the word "rebuild," but they had a lot of work to do, especially given how the drafts went in 2022, 2023, and 2024 (with a few exceptions). That they ended up in the Super Bowl didn’t change that. The roster needs work.

Giardi: NFL Notebook - What do the Patriots really think of their roster; Plus, trade target?

Bedard: Takeaways from Mike Vrabel at the NFL combine - early in the process for the HC Considering we heard from Vrabel about two weeks ago after the Super Bowl, and since he took at least some personal time after a very long season, the Patriots' head coach was pretty light on the details when it came to his football team heading into free agency and the draft process. If you were hoping to get a vision for where the Patriots are going this offseason, that didn't happen.

Bedard: Takeaways from Mike Vrabel at the NFL combine - early in the process for the HC

Giardi: Roster review/free agency preview - Do the Patriots have the market cornered? Despite not seeing nearly as much “cat” coverage as I thought we would based on Mike Vrabel’s comments, the Patriots' secondary became one of the clear strengths of the football team

Giardi: Roster review/free agency preview - Do the Patriots have the market cornered?

Bedard: Reacting to Eliot Wolf's podium comments on the Patriots at the NFL Scouting Combine Here are Eliot Wolf's podium comments from Tuesday morning at the NFL Combine (Mike Vrabel will speak at 1 p.m. on Wednesday), and then our reaction to some of his more interesting comments.

Bedard: Reacting to Eliot Wolf's podium comments on the Patriots at the NFL Scouting Combine

Giardi: Patriots roster review/free agency preview - Diggs and the domino effect It’s important to note that Diggs only has $1.7 million in guaranteed money coming to him…until day 3 of the league year (March 13). That’s when another $6 million becomes his. So yes, the Pats are on the clock to either renegotiate his big number or send him packing

Giardi: Patriots roster review/free agency preview - Diggs and the domino effect

NFL Scouting Combine Preview (Defense) - Edge Rushers Aplenty Offer Mass Appeal A nice crop of edge rushers are set to arrive Indy this week, a position that New England is sure to monitor.

NFL Scouting Combine Preview (Defense) - Edge Rushers Aplenty Offer Mass Appeal

Patriots: NFL Scouting Combine Preview (Offense) - Patriots could have multiple options at WR, TE and offensive line BSJ examines the offensive players invited to the NFL combine and how the Patriots could view potential prospects headed into the event.

Patriots: NFL Scouting Combine Preview (Offense) - Patriots could have multiple options at WR, TE and offensive line

Giardi: NFL Notebook - Patriots running back room in focus in review/preview; plus, money matters The Patriots were 21st in rushing DVOA, but a late-season surge had them climb up the ranks in the more traditional measurements.

Giardi: NFL Notebook - Patriots running back room in focus in review/preview; plus, money matters

Bedard: Why the Patriots won't likely be big spenders this offseason, and why they might surprise So now the question is, coming off a Super Bowl appearance, how much should we anticipate the Patriots spending in 2026, and how will they allocate those resources — are they going to "go for it," or are they going to stay the course with the rebuild?The short answer: Unless Robert Kraft suddenly turns over a new leaf (it's possible, for reasons I'll get into), I would not anticipate the Patriots spending all that much.

Bedard: Why the Patriots won't likely be big spenders this offseason, and why they might surprise

Giardi: Roster review/free agency preview - stand pat or take a big leap? The Pats have money to spend - assuming ownership is willing to at least dip their toes into free agency if not fully submerge as they did a year ago. And there are players who can help, or in one case in particular, be transformative...

Giardi: Roster review/free agency preview - stand pat or take a big leap?