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Eliot Wolf takes blame for Patriots 2024 struggles and other takeaways from NFL Scouting Combine

For the first time since late last summer, Patriots executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf fielded questions from the media on Wednesday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.

New England’s de-facto GM addressed a wide range of topics including the team’s roster construction in 2024 and goals for the 2025 campaign.

Here are a few highlights from Wolf’s latest press conference with the media.

Taking blame

Even though Jerod Mayo was the one fired just hours after New England’s miserable 2024 season came to an end, Wolf acknowledged on Wednesday that he was the one responsible for building a flawed roster last spring.