{"id":86956,"date":"2025-09-02T09:47:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T09:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=86956"},"modified":"2025-09-02T09:47:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T09:47:52","slug":"patriots-reveal-new-captains-under-mike-vrabel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=86956","title":{"rendered":"Patriots reveal new captains under Mike Vrabel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<nav aria-label=\"articleLabel\">\n<ol id=\"articleLabel__list\">\n<li id=\"articleLabel__listItem\">Patriots<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<ul>\n<li><time datetime=\"2025-09-01175673387200013:37:52\">Published: Sep. 01, 2025, 1:37 p.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\">\n<article id=\"arc-YQI5K5ZDHVGW5FXW7ZDDKUR5WA\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<div><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/IQVODRP7LVATTIPP763KXIWUMY.png?auth=d61da3d1dbbf40e4b2ab5d3cf24cbdf6cb4f011e55cd6c607c3e2d37feac5096&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/IQVODRP7LVATTIPP763KXIWUMY.png?auth=d61da3d1dbbf40e4b2ab5d3cf24cbdf6cb4f011e55cd6c607c3e2d37feac5096&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90 500w, https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/IQVODRP7LVATTIPP763KXIWUMY.png?auth=d61da3d1dbbf40e4b2ab5d3cf24cbdf6cb4f011e55cd6c607c3e2d37feac5096&amp;width=800&amp;quality=90 800w, https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/IQVODRP7LVATTIPP763KXIWUMY.png?auth=d61da3d1dbbf40e4b2ab5d3cf24cbdf6cb4f011e55cd6c607c3e2d37feac5096&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90 1280w\" alt=\"Patriots reveal new captains under Mike Vrabel\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel, right, talks with quarterback Drake Maye (10) and tight end Hunter Henry (85) during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Washington Commanders Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, in Foxborough, Mass.AP Photo\/Charles Krupa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"VSEBUFJTZJC2RF4NTWHB23YRDQ\">FOXBOROUGH \u2013 Before the start of Monday\u2019s Patriots practice, Mike Vrabel had his team gather around the center of the practice field adjacent to Gillette Stadium.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3TF3WBORUZEUPMBHODHNG7QZNY\">The team circled their head coach and soon began to clap and offer up hugs and handshakes to several teammates as Vrabel announced six new captains to begin the Patriots 2025 NFL season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"DQCQO6RHS5E5TCDB4MTTNW5CKQ\">On Monday morning, players voted in six new captains \u2013 quarterback Drake Maye, tight end Hunter Henry, linebacker Robert Spillane, cornerback Marcus Jones, edge rusher Harold Landry, and special teamer Brenden Schooler.<\/p>\n<p id=\"BTCXM6WQCRDJRN6GEWAD27QV6I\">This group includes five new captains for the franchise, with Henry the only player to previously wear the \u2018C\u2019 patch on his jersey for the Patriots. This marks the first time Maye, Jones, and Schooler have been captains in the NFL. Spillane was a captain last season in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p id=\"UD6U3KWEBRD2VFU4SYE4R7KUO4\">\u201cPlayers voted this morning, so we\u2019ll inform those guys before practice,\u201d Vrabel said. \u201cI think we all know that every year is a new year in this league, so that\u2019s kind of how it goes. The leadership has to grow, whether it\u2019s a captain, we\u2019ve talked about that \u2013 having any restrictions on leadership, and hopefully at whatever level we have guys who can lead. We\u2019ll have captains and then hopefully a lot more leaders as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"HCHVCVUFB5GURLE35DJ67XZWBA\">Vrabel and the Patriots quickly reshaped their leadership group. This offseason, the team moved on from all six captains from a year ago &#8211; David Andrews, Jabrill Peppers, Ja\u2019Whaun Bentley, Jacoby Brissett, Joe Cardona, and Deatrich Wise Jr. Out of that group, Andrews, Peppers, Bentley, and Cardona were released. Wise signed with Washington, and Brissett signed with Arizona.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7WSDQAJMJ5EL5P2NS35HNB37AM\">On Monday, Vrabel was asked if the team tried to clear out the former leadership group.<\/p>\n<p id=\"IJKBUWULFJDBRAK2BKYOQCRIAE\">\u201cI never really thought of it in terms of that when we try to make decisions,\u201d Vrabel said. \u201cSome of those players were free agents. Some of them were currently on the roster. I don\u2019t think that\u2019s ever been a conscious decision. 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