where he became the top-rated kicker entering the draft. His arrival has been cause for excitement among New England’s Venezuelan community, which includes quite a few Patriots fans.

But the Patriots have been a mediocre football team the past three years and need as many impact players as they can get. You do not always need to use a draft pick to find a quality kicker or punter.

There are plenty of options, but after watching the Patriots draft class for the first time this spring, here’s a look at six rookies who could make the biggest impact in Foxborough this season ...

The Patriots look like a team that will have a new kicker again for the third straight season. According to the NFL Network, the Tennessee Titans are signing Joey Slye. The veteran, who spent last ...

With Joey Slye signing with the Tennessee Titans earlier this offseason, the New England Patriots will have a new starting kicker for the third consecutive year. Journeyman John Parker Romo is ...

Patriots special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer confirmed Friday the team is planning to add another kicker for a training camp competition this summer. Patriots mailbag: DeMario Douglas ...

Before he started kicking in college, Borregales looked up to another Patriots kicker: Adam Vinatieri. “Legend,” Borregales said of Vinatieri, the NFL’s all-time leading scorer, on a ...

If there was one team that was definitely going to draft a kicker this year, it was the New England Patriots. Going into the draft, the Patriots had exactly ZERO placekickers on their roster ...

“I think it’s a challenge but it’s fun because it forces guys as kickers to be athletes and take that ball striking and body control into a factor,” Patriots kicker Chad Ryland said.

For the third consecutive offseason, the Patriots will be tasked with determining the winner of a kicker competition in 2025. Joey Slye was acceptable for New England last season, finishing the ...

Free agent kickers, rookie receivers, and a pessimistic view of the 2024 season are among the topics on readers’ minds in this week’s Patriots mailbag. Let’s get to it. Do you expect the ...

The Patriots selected Borregales in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, 182nd overall. Borregales is the first kicker taken in this draft, and he's the second kicker that the Patriots have ...