FOXBOROUGH – At noon on Tuesday, Mike Vrabel did what he had to do to begin moving forward. With more and more attention on the images and subsequent story regarding him and Dianna Russini, Vrabel addressed the situation with a statement lasting a little over two minutes inside the new New Balance Athletics Center next to Gillette Stadium. “Let me first begin by saying thank you. Thank you for your…

FOXBOROUGH – Inside the still-coming-along, but already beautiful New Balance Athletics Center next to Gillette Stadium on Monday, Eliot Wolf held a pre-draft press conference 10 days from the first day of the NFL Draft. New England is obviously in a much different position this season picking at No. 31, so there’s a lot of things on the table. Wolf talked moving around the board, AJ Brown (sort of) and…

Image courtesy of the New England Patriots  It was a big day for 27 prospects in Foxborough on Tuesday. The team held its annual Pro Day behind closed doors for local prospects hoping to get drafted or at least pick up a UDFA offer following the draft in Pittsburgh set to begin on Thursday, April 23. Here’s the full list of participants from Tuesday, some were former standout high school…

Image courtesy of the New England Patriots  On Friday afternoon, the NFL unveiled the start dates and full spring calendar for OTAs and mandatory minicamp. Last season, even during the early days of voluntary workouts, you could see bits and pieces starting to come together. By May and June, the Pats were building something. We didn’t know it would last all the way until the final game of the season,…