Overview

• Multiple outlets report a growing possibility that Drake Maye will be the only 2024 draftee on the Patriots’ final 53-man roster.
• Newsweek notes fourth-round guard Layden Robinson was waived, tight end Jaheim Bell was waived, quarterback Joe Milton was traded in April, and receiver Ja'Lynn Polk and cornerback Marcellas Dial Jr. are on injured reserve.
• Third-round lineman Caedan Wallace remains a backup and fourth-round receiver Javon Baker has been viewed on the roster bubble, underscoring the class’s struggles to secure roles.
• An NFL front-office source cited by ESPN’s Mike Reiss describes the team as improving but thin beyond the starters due to recent drafts, projecting more than one year to restock.
• Head coach Mike Vrabel conceded the team is “so far from being where we need to be” and said a decision is pending on whether to carry a third quarterback on the 53-man roster or the practice squad.