The New England Patriots open up their 2025 mandatory minicamp this week, ushering in another wrinkle for first-year head coach Mike Vrabel. Of course, his arrival is one of the key storylines to monitor throughout this string of workouts,

The New England Patriots kick-started mandatory minicamp on Monday after spending the previous three weeks prepping during voluntary organized team activities (OTAs). As Patriots coach Mike Vrabel noted during his media scrum,

The Patriots could have a vicious wide receiver battle during mandatory minicamp, per ESPN’s Mike Reiss. Reiss noted that the Patriots have 12 receivers under contract heading into mandatory minicamp.