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Free agency brings culture change to Foxboro

Between bringing in free agents, re-signing some of their own players, and being active on the trade market, the New England Patriots have had a busy start to the 2025 NFL league year. A slowing-down of sorts is expected to happen in the near future, but for now let’s clean out the notebook to take a look back on the week that was.

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One of the biggest disappointments of the Patriots’ 2024 season was an erosion of the organizational culture. As the losses kept mounting and head coach Jerod Mayo seemingly failing to provide any answers, it became finger-pointing season in Foxboro; coaches, players and even the fans became targets.