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The Patriots Hall of Fame presented by RTX was honored Thursday with the "Best New Exhibit" ISHY award from the International Sports Heritage Association (ISHA) in recognition of its We Are All Patriots Stage.

The New England Patriots named cornerback Marcus Jones their 2026 Ron Burton Community Service Award recipient – the team's highest individual honor – at the Patriots Premiere on Tuesday evening.

Ann Michael Maye, avid baker and wife of New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, joined Make-A-Wish Massachusetts & Rhode Island to create a sweet day for a local teen battling a brain tumor.

Former New England Patriots cheerleader Kayshauna Montaño, recently crowned Miss Massachusetts USA, will compete for the Miss USA title on Thursday, Aug. 27 in Miami, Fla.

Before his passing, a lifelong Indianapolis Colts fan promised his son Elijah that someone would come along to watch football with him one day. That person ended up being Keith Spencer, a New England Patriots fan.

The New England Patriots unveiled a state-of-the-art training facility, the New Balance Athletics Center, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 12, 2026.

The New England Patriots hosted a two-track introductory clinic for children ages 6-12 and their parents after training camp Tuesday. While kids participated in football fundamentals and skills drills, their parents learned more about football safety, skill development and the benefits of participation.

The New England Patriots Foundation & Gatorade partnered to host the third annual "Get Fit for School" program Tuesday, with players surprising about 50 local students from the Northern Rhode Island Boys & Girls Club with backpacks after training camp practice.

The New England Patriots celebrated women in football with a special event at training camp Saturday, with Massachusetts governor Maura Healey in attendance supp. tion girls flag football as a varsity sport in the state. The story of flag athlete Meiah Wise, who will play Division I flag football in college this year, shows how impactful the initiative is to young women across the region.

Six-year-old entrepreneur Annie Christensen's lemonade stand was open for business at New England Patriots training camp practice Friday, continuing to raise thousands for the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Council.

The New England Patriots introduced their latest class of 'rookies' at opening day of training camp, hosting the annual Pawtriots dog adoption event during practice Saturday. So far, 34 dogs have caught on with their new team.

In what has become a favorite tradition at Patriots training camp, New England players helped the Patriots Foundation and Good Sports donate bikes to 40 local children associated with Father Bill's & MainSpring.

Drake Maye and Mack Hollins attended the 27th Annual Best Buddies Challenge in Hyannis Port this weekend. While the New England Patriots quarterback served as the event's honorary chair, the receiver completed the 100-mile cycling challenge.

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye's new charity, the MayeDay Family Foundation, held its inaugural Celebrity Softball Classic at Polar Park on Sunday, raising money for a children's hospital and other local causes.

New England Patriots left tackle Will Campbell popped the question to his college sweetheart over the weekend. His new fiancée, Ashlynn Nussmeier, is Louisiana football royalty in her own right.

Multiple productions from the New England Patriots content team earned recognition in the 47th annual People's Telly Awards, with six pieces of content receiving awards.

Namdi Obiazor graduated from high school as an undersized cornerback with no Division I offers. Work ethic, loyalty, and a growth spurt saw the now-linebacker leave TCU as a sixth-round draft pick of the New England Patriots.

In honor of National Foster Care Awareness Month, New England Patriots tight end Hunter Henry hosted more than 40 older teens in the foster care system at Gillette Stadium on Monday and sent them all home with brand new Guardian Bikes.

The New England Patriots content team has been shortlisted for three Hashtag Sports Awards for videos produced during the 2025 season. Fan voting is live now.

After a 13-year career with the New England Patriots and more than two decades leading the Patriots Alumni Club, former offensive lineman Pete Brock returned to Boulder, 50 years later, to graduate from the University of Colorado.

Two local educators have used the New England Patriots to bring learning to life in their classrooms. Now, Mondays during football season are the favorite day of the week.

The New England Patriots hosted a dog adoption event and draft watch party Saturday in support of their Pawtriots initiative, with two players going above and beyond to support the cause.

During the 2026 NFL Draft weekend, Patriots fans will have the chance to welcome more than just player prospects home to New England.

Drake Maye's wife, Ann Michael, got to help shave his head for charity Tuesday as the New England Patriots quarterback helped Granite Telecommunications raise $4.1 million for pediatric hospital research and treatments.

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye and his wife, Ann Michael, announced the creation of their new nonprofit Friday. Their first MayeDay Family Foundation event will be a Celebrity Softball Classic with teammates at Polar Park in Worcester, Mass.

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye and his wife, Ann Michael, recently shared a glimpse of everything they've been up to while on vacation in Japan this offseason.

Whether you're going to the big game or not, New England Patriots fans in the San Francisco Bay Area are invited to attend two official team rallies on Friday and Saturday night ahead of Super Bowl LX.

New England Patriots safeties Jaylinn Hawkins and Craig Woodson played college football together at the University of California, Berkeley. Here is where they would send fans to get good food in the Bay Area ahead of Super Bowl LX.

'That's why Ireland came early. She didn't want her dad to miss the Super Bowl."

The New England Patriots are headed back to the Super Bowl, but before they depart to Santa Clara, fans are invited to Gillette Stadium for a send-off rally on Sunday, Feb. 1.

As the New England Patriots travel to Denver for the AFC Championship, it will make for the first time linebacker Christian Elliss shares a field with his little brother, Jonah, a linebacker for the Broncos. Elliss is excited for the opportunity, but their mother Rebecca knows she'll be a nervous wreck.

The New England Patriots are taking over Jackson's LODO in Denver for an AFC Championship rally on Saturday night for an evening packed with team spirit, special guests, and a live broadcast of Patriots All Access.

The New England Patriots surprised WWII Marine Corps Veteran Louis Tanzer on his 105th birthday with a custom jersey, a card signed by the entire team, and a special call from team chairman and CEO Robert Kraft.

New England Patriots linebacker Jahlani Tavai has been selected as the recipient of the team's 2025 Ed Block Courage Award. The honor is bestowed annually upon a player or players who best exemplify the principles of courage and sportsmanship while also serving as a symbol of professionalism and dedication.

Before the Patriots play the Los Angeles Chargers on Wild Card Sunday for the chance to advance to the Divisional Round, the team is hosting an Live All Access Patriots Playoff Kickoff Party at Patriot Place on Friday night.

The New England Patriots are playoff bound for the first time since Rhamondre Stevenson's rookie season. His father, who passed away in March, would have loved to see it.

New England cornerback Christian Gonzalez was thrilled to see how many current and former Patriots players showed up to support the Winter Wonderland Party he threw for 90 local kids in partnership with the Patriots Foundation and Dellbrook|JKS on Tuesday.

Greg Hikel has only missed four home games as a 30-year New England Patriots season ticket member – even having supported the team through fevers and kidney stones. On Tuesday, the Patriots honored him as their 2025 Fan of the Year presented by Bank of America.

From shopping sprees with quarterback Drake Maye to holiday gift drives, New England Patriots players came back after the bye week and got busy in the community.

Having participated in 'Movember' all month long by growing out his mustache, New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel partnered with Gillette to raise awareness about men's health and honor defensive coordinator Terrell Williams in his battle with cancer.

For the NFL's My Cause My Cleats initiative, New England Patriots offensive assistants Chuckie Keeton and Riley Larkin chose to represent causes rooted in their personal journeys – proof that even as they embrace their roles with the Patriots, they haven't forgotten the communities and values that helped get them here.

Before representing his charity, the Diggs Deeper Foundation, for the NFL's My Cause My Cleats initiative, New England Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs hosted a community event for single mothers and their children.

New England Patriots defensive tackle Milton Williams knows cancer impacts everyone in some way. He's rallying around loved ones who battle the disease for the NFL's My Cause My Cleats initiative this season, including his own mother as well as Patriots defensive coordinator Terrell Williams.

New England Patriots tight end Hunter Henry has used his platform to raise funds and awareness for the work of International Justice Mission since he got into the NFL. But after a trip to Africa showed him the impact the global organization has firsthand, his desire to uplift the cause has intensified.

In celebration of the NFL's Salute to Service initiative, the New England Patriots gave back to local military members and their families with a handful of events throughout November.

"We decided to call an audible because of Susan's request and fulfill it right away. … So, thank you, Susan. Although she won't be with us physically, she'll be with us spiritually, and we believe she's in our presence now."

The red, white, and blue friendship bracelets made by a young New England fan have become one of the season's most popular accessories among Patriots players.

'The first touchdown ball went to the training room so shoutout to them. They helped me up to this point getting me right.'

The situation was dire for 15-year-old Cape Cod native Jayden when Mike Vrabel first visited him at Boston Children's Hospital. Months later, after a miraculous recovery, Jayden reunited with the New England Patriots head coach at Gillette Stadium.

The New England Patriots Foundation hosted a 'Pawtriots Pet Adoption TailGate' and watch party at Gillette Stadium on Sunday as the team played the Titans in Tennessee.

On a typical visit to a Boston Children's Hospital, New England Patriots players are the ones bringing gifts and signing autographs for patients. Last Tuesday was unique, as Garrett Bradbury, Jack Gibbens, Vederian Lowe and Julian Ashby also brought an autographed gift from a patient back to Gillette Stadium.

After a pet adoption event at Patriots training camp was a tail-wagging success, the team is gearing up for another. When New England travels to Tennessee to take on the Titans in Week 7, fans can attend a watch party at Patriot Place and bring home a new best friend.

Mrs. Mary Crippen has taken sports social media by storm with her "NFeLementary" curriculum, where her students each draft a team to help learn lessons about math, geography, history, teamwork, and more. After one of her students drafted the New England Patriots, the team wanted to bring the third grader to his first NFL game as the Patriots traveled to face the Miami Dolphins.

New England Patriots running back TreVeyon Henderson shared photos to announce his engagement on Tuesday evening a few days after making his first NFL start.

Here's how things played out for the New England Patriots in their season opener against the Las Vegas Raiders.

The New England Patriots have selected Mattahunt Elementary School in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood as the team's 2025 Adopt-A-School. With Evolv Technology, the Patriots Foundation made a special delivery for teachers and staff on Tuesday.

New England Patriots legend Julian Edelman got together with a handful of old friends this last week while in town for his live show at MGM Music Hall at Fenway on Thursday night. Many of those old friends were former teammates, but he also reunited with Boston Children's Hospital, spending time with kids receiving treatment Wednesday afternoon.

'Sometimes in our world I feel like we get so caught up in legacy in terms of money or fame and all that stuff. But true legacy is bringing my kids out here to give back so that one day, 30 years from now, they're doing the same thing in some capacity to give back.'

New England Patriots tight end Hunter Henry hosted a back-to-school sneaker giveaway Tuesday for children in foster care, while DeMario Douglas, Keion White, and K'Lavon Chaisson showed support for their teammate Anfernee Jennings on Saturday at a backpack and school supply donation he held for the Mattapan football and cheerleading programs.

Five years in the making, former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski unveiled "Gronk Playground" on the Charles River Esplanade in Boston on Tuesday. He dedicated elm trees on the playscape to Patriots owner and CEO Robert Kraft and Susan Hurley, the woman who helped make the playground happen and who now wants to see Gronk retire as a Patriot.

A towering statue outside Gillette Stadium now honors Tom Brady, the quarterback whose legacy reshaped a franchise and defined a generation of football. The Patriots unveiled it to Brady and New England fans Friday, Aug. 8.

For the second straight year, the New England Patriots Foundation and Gatorade partnered for their 'Get Fit for School' program, with players handing out backpacks filled with school supplies to 50 kids from the Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester.

Two-time Super Bowl champion Dan Koppen was named head coach of the La Salle Academy football team this winter and brought his Providence high schoolers to Patriots training camp Monday to watch practice and meet with New England head coach Mike Vrabel.

The New England Patriots Foundation teamed up with Dellbrook | JKS Construction to donate 43 bikes to local youth in foster care. Players surprised the kids by riding bikes out to them at the conclusion of Friday's training camp practice.

Special Olympics Massachusetts athletes from the Summer Games were guests of the New England Patriots Foundation at training camp on Thursday, getting to spend time with head coach Mike Vrabel and players Brenden Schooler and Mack Hollins.

With 40 shelter dogs being rescued at New England Patriots training camp Wednesday, the adoption event was pawsitively an overwhelming success. So much so, that even rookie kicker Andy Borrelages and his wife, Steph, went home with a new member of their family.

Having camped out since Tuesday night for the first day of training camp, eight young men from Rhode Island made massive posters for Patriots newcomers to welcome them to New England with open arms.

Whether you're scouting wide retrievers or defensive barks, the opening day of New England Patriots training camp is sure to fetch some hearts this summer.

New England Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez is earning praise on and off the field this offseason, recently holding a back-to-school event at DeWitt Perry Middle School in Carrollton, Texas, where kids received new sneakers and backpacks filled with school supplies.

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is getting his body ready for training camp, with hundreds of kids across Massachusetts and New Hampshire helping him warm up for the season at his Drake Maye Youth Football Camps.

Still in town for a development program, Patriots rookies are getting to know their New England community by visiting fellow professional sports teams and hosting a youth football clinic with the New England Patriots Foundation this week.

Attending his first American Sports and Performance Dietitians Association conference in 2012, Patriots head sports dietitian Ted Harper stumbled into an opportunity with New England. Fourteen seasons later, he returned to the conference to accept one of the ASPDA's most prestigious honors.

For a second consecutive year, New England Patriots players and coaches took part in "Community Day" volunteering across six local schools and nonprofit organizations in the Greater Boston Area.

The New England Patriots partnered with Boston 25 and nine local animal shelters on Friday to host a dog adoption event at Patriot Place – a cause dear to team chairman and CEO Robert Kraft and his wife, Dr. Dana Kraft.

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye and running back Antonio Gibson showed up to support tight end Hunter Henry on Wednesday as he gave away new bicycles to 50 children in foster care.

Long before the New England Patriots took the first specialist off the board in the 2025 NFL Draft, kicker Andy Borregales made it his goal to be the first kicker drafted in his class – even if it meant he had to gain 60 pounds first.

Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots, will welcome the 2025 NCAA Men's and Division I Women's Lacrosse Championships to Foxborough from May 23 through May 26, with plenty of players' alma maters represented in the tournament.

The 2025 NFL Draft has come to an end and New England's rookie class is taking shape. From their creative hobbies to inspiring stories, get to know 11 of the newest Patriots.

DeMario Douglas and David Andrews had no media obligations Thursday night, but voluntarily took questions from New England Patriots beat reporters to help support a good cause.

New England Patriots long snapper Joe Cardona is also a lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve. Thanks to a kids football clinic put on by the Patriots Foundation in Newport on Wednesday, his two worlds collided.