Patriots' Tom Brady Shares Thoughts on Mike Vrabel originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New England Patriots hired head coach Mike Vrabel this offseason after New England had finished with a losing record in four of the last five years.

According to a team release, the Patriots have placed Schweitzer on their reserve/retirement list, effectively signaling his retirement from the NFL after eight years. New England had signed him earlier in March as an unrestricted free agent.

Mike Vrabel and the New England Patriots have high expectations heading into the 2025 NFL season. After a brutal 2024 campaign that saw Jerod Mayo lose his head coaching job after just one year, the Patriots have been busy this offseason.

Elsewhere at practice Tuesday, Christian Gonzalez starred, DeMario Douglas out-shined all the wideouts, a rising pass rusher nabbed his second sack in as many days and a rookie maintained his lead in a major position battle.

The No. 15 pick of the 2021 NFL Draft had a promising start to his career in New England. The Patriots’ starter in Week 1, Jones had a strong rookie campaign that ended in a Pro Bowl appearance. In 2022, there was a decline under Matt Patricia. Meanwhile, 2023 was a disaster as he fell out of favor under Bill Belichick.

On Tuesday, the Patriots placed Wes Schweitzer on the reserve/retired list. Schweitzer will turn 32 years old in September. The 6-foot-4, 300-pound lineman was a sixth-round pick in 2016 by the Falcons.

FOXBORO — Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs is ready to be a full participant in practice whenever the team will allow it. Diggs, who tore his ACL in late October, has been limited in spring practices, participating in individual drills and the walk-through portion but sitting out of full-speed 11-on-11s.

Drake Maye will be the starting quarterback for the New England Patriots next season. That much we know. But who will be his backup? And how many signal-callers