The defensive end, who made it clear at the end of the 2024 season he was unhappy with the general direction of the team, sounds excited the franchise swapped out Jerod Mayo and added Mike Vrabel as the head coach. “Now, I feel like I have a coach,” White said after Tuesday’s minicamp session inside the Dana Farber Field House.

Drake Maye is expected to take a big jump on the field and in the locker room for the Patriots. The 22-year-old is embracing every challenge along the way.

The Patriots announced 12 days of Training Camp on Tuesday, including a joint practice with the Commanders in Foxboro.

The New England Patriots kick-started mandatory minicamp on Monday after spending the previous three weeks prepping during voluntary organized team activities (OTAs). As Patriots coach Mike Vrabel noted during his media scrum,