There’s good news out of the Senior Bowl when it comes to the New England Patriots ' outlook in the 2025 NFL Draft. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reports that “the building sentiment from scouts and executives” is that Miami quarterback Cam Ward is likely to go No. 1 overall.

After finishing the season at 4-13 for the second straight year, the New England Patriots could not have been too surprised that they would be going into the January 30 Pro Bowl — or as it is called this year,

The Patriots should have a good selection of players to choose from by the time they're on the clock in round 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft.

New England Patriots coaching assistant Matthew Slater will not be part of Mike Vrabel’s staff, according to ESPN’s Mike Reiss. Slater served the role of special assistant to the head coach on Jerod Mayo’s staff.

After bringing back Josh McDaniels as the offensive coordinator, Mike Vrabel has made other coaching adds this past week.