The New England Patriots have a fresh feeling surrounding the franchise. After suffering through a rough all-around 2024 season, fans are feeling optimistic once again.That newly-found optimism started with the Patriots making the move to fire head coach Jerod Mayo and replace him with Mike Vrabel.

The New England Patriots ' Week 18 win over the Buffalo Bills saw the debut of Joe Milton III. The quarterback was a bright spot during a day that New England lost the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft and fired Jerod Mayo.

Drake Maye is ready for the Mike Vrabel era. "He's been great," the New England Patriots quarterback said of the team's new coach during an appearance on Thursday's episode of the Green Light with Chris Long podcast (11:35 mark).

New England's new head coach appears to have more power over personnel than Jerod Mayo did, and a clear vision of how to rebuild the team.

Robert Kraft's decision to fire Jerod Mayo after the Patriots missed out on the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft makes sense with them in danger of missing out on Travis Hunter

New Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel explored bringing another former player onto his coaching staff, reportedly interviewing Wes Welker about becoming the team's wide receivers coach.

Speaking to the media for the first time since August, Eliot Wolf discussed a poor 2024 Patriots season and the plan moving forward.

MassLive spoke to more than two dozen sources at the NFL Combine this week. Here's everything we're hearing about the Patriots.