Mike Reiss
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Mike Reiss
@mikereiss.bsky.social
Patriots reporter for ESPN.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Third-year Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez: "Prime-time games are always exciting. This is actually going to be my first Monday night game, so it will cool. It's nice to have it at home. Gillette is going to be rocking."
November 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Patriots Friday

🎙️12:45p: Jeremy Springer/Josh McDaniels

🔒🚪1:15p: Locker room

🏈2p: Practice

🎙️4p: Defensive assistants

NOTES: 100-yard receiver in 4 straight games (Pop, Hollins, Diggs, Henry) for 1st time since '18...1st home MNF game since 33-14 loss to Bears 10/24/22.
November 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Patriots injury report (based on Wednesday as team didn't practice Thursday)
November 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Patriots Thursday

❌ No media availability

🕓 4p: Injury report

NOTES: QB Drake Maye - "great time to be thankful" ... LT Vederian Lowe, LG Ben Brown prep to start as injuries shuffle OL ... NE ties with NYG - WR Gunner Olszewski, OT Jermaine Eluemunor ... Giants 32nd run D.
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
News story: Starting LT Will Campbell (right knee) placed on injured reserve, while coach Mike Vrabel rules out starting LG Jared Wilson (right ankle) for Monday night.

Patriots to open with different starting OL for just the second time this season.

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Pats LT Campbell to IR, out at least until Week 18
Patriots starting left tackle Will Campbell was placed on injured reserve Wednesday due to a right knee injury and will miss at least the next four games.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
On the injury front:

🏈 ST Brenden Schooler (ankle) and DT Khyiris Tonga (chest), who were injured Sunday, remain limited

🏈 LB Jahlani Tavai (personal), G Jared Wilson (ankle) not present

🏈 Seemed like veteran rest/recovery type days for OLB Harold Landry, OT Morgan Moses
Scene setter: A feel for the huddle break at Patriots practice, and focusing on the WRs with assistant coach Todd Downing as Stefon Diggs (8) is always first through the drill.
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Scene setter: A feel for the huddle break at Patriots practice, and focusing on the WRs with assistant coach Todd Downing as Stefon Diggs (8) is always first through the drill.
November 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
A locker set up for undrafted rookie Brandon Crossley in the locker room, as he is joining the practice squad.

A spot is created on the practice squad with CB Miles Battle being promoted to the active roster.
November 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Question: Where does Thanksgiving fall on your holiday power rankings list?

Mike Vrabel: "I'd say outside the top 3. Probably."

Vrabel says Christmas is No. 1, followed by Fourth of July.

"Then it's a toss up. There's a big dropoff," he says.
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Starting LT Will Campbell will be placed on injured reserve today, according to Mike Vrabel.

The team is signing CB Miles Battle to the 53-man roster from the practice squad.
November 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Patriots Players of the Week/Month honors:

🏈 KR Antonio Gibson: Special teams, Week 2

🏈 PR Marcus Jones: Special teams, Week 4

🏈 CB Marcus Jones: Defense, Month of October

🏈 DE/OLB K'Lavon Chaisson: Defense, Week 7

🏈 K Andy Borregales, Special teams, Week 12
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
For those updating Patriots rosters at home, please note that OT Thayer Munford Jr. has been assigned No. 74.
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Patriots Wednesday

🎙️12:55p: Mike Vrabel

🔒🚪1:05p: Locker room

🏈1:50p: Practice

🔟 4p: Drake Maye

NOTES: 9 straight wins; 3rd longest single-season streak in NFL history by team that won 4 or fewer games in prior year ('99 Colts/11; '16 Cowboys/11)...Even turnover margin.
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The Patriots had center Wesley French (Western Michigan -- Colts/Cowboys) and OT Jaylon Thomas (Southern Methodist -- Ravens/Giants/Texans) in for free-agent tryouts.

The two joined G Bill Murray at the tryout, with Murray ultimately signed to the practice squad.
November 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Patriots "core 4" special teams report, Week 12:
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Patriots transactions:

🏈 Signed to 53-man roster: OT Thayer Munford Jr. (from Browns practice squad)

🏈 Placed on IR: CB Alex Austin

🏈 Signed to practice squad: G Bill Murray

🏈 Released from practice squad: RB Jonathan Ward
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Follow-up: WR Mack Hollins plans to appeal this fine, as expected.
Patriots WR Mack Hollins was fined $20,278 for unnecessary roughness in the Week 11 win over the Jets.

The specific fine was for use of his helmet (2nd quarter, 5:27) on his 8-yard reception.
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Cleaning out the Patriots notebook following an emotion-filled day in Cincinnati … roster talk … and looking ahead to Monday’s game against the Giants.
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (analysis), Lisa Salters (sideline) and Laura Rutledge (sideline) are on the ESPN call for Monday's Patriots-Giants game.
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Patriots Tuesday

📴 Players off

NOTES: Coaches prep for Giants and 1st "Monday Night Football" game since Week 14 of 2022 (at Cardinals, 27-13 win) ... 1 of 2 teams with no MNF games in 2023-2024 seasons (with Colts) ... Mike Vrabel on goal-line offense - "have to be better".
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
News story: Mike Vrabel says LT Will Campbell (right knee) could still return this season.

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Pats optimistic LT Campbell (knee) to return in '25
Patriots starting left tackle Will Campbell, who was carted off the field Sunday after injuring his right knee, could still return this season, coach Mike Vrabel said.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Andy Borregales.

After a 4-for-4 FG day vs. the Bengals, now 19-of-21 on the season.

Also 33-of-35 on PATs.
November 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
“He won’t be out there this week. It’s going to be a couple weeks. We’ll have to make a decision here on the roster [possibly putting him on IR] – to see how long that will be. And go from there. But it’s nothing that’s going to, hopefully, put him out for the entire season.”
Mike Vrabel with some context on LT Will Campbell’s right knee injury — he says he doesn’t currently believe it would be season-ending.
November 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Mike Vrabel with some context on LT Will Campbell’s right knee injury — he says he doesn’t currently believe it would be season-ending.
November 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM