New England Patriots cornerback Alex Austin is confident that he could play the slot corner position at a high level.

The New England Patriots have reportedly done their due diligence on a potential trade for Cincinnati Bengals star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson, but according to NFL insider Josina Anderson, the team feels like the price is "too much" right now.

In our latest Patriots 53-man roster projection, we have a few veteran players on the outside looking in at the roster bubble.

Former New England Patriots receiver Julian Edelman was once the steal of the draft himself, a former seventh-round pick who eventually became a Patriots Hall of Famer. So, he knows a draft steal when he sees one. He believes the Patriots have another one in second-round rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson.

Mike Vrabel & the defensive coaches are hoping the arrival of Harold Landry, Milton Williams, Khyiris Tonga, K’Lavon Chaisson, along with the anticipated emergence of Keion White, will allow the Patriots to do a better job getting to the quarterback this season.

Kyle Dugger, Javon Baker and Anfernee Jennings are some of the Patriots who need to impress Thursday night in New York.

Executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf said the Patriots would be willing to part with a first- or second-round pick in a potential deal.

Patriots VP of player personnel Ryan Cowden was asked that question Tuesday. Both Cowden and Eliot Wolf, the team’s executive VP of player personnel, say it’s not as easy as some people may think to pull off a deal.

Former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski had a blast Tuesday as he opened "Gronk Playground" in Boston. He spoke with reporters after the event to discuss all the hard work that went into revamping the playground,

Both figure to be back on the field soon, and should help fill out one of New England’s strongest positional groups heading into the regular season.

A first-round pick by Jacksonville in 2020, Chaisson totaled just five sacks over his four seasons with the Jaguars before opening last year on the Raiders practice squad. Elevated to the active roster during in the season, Chaisson flashed posting a career-high five sacks over the final six games of the regular season.