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August 28, 2026 The MassLive Patriots Newsletter Patriots Mike Vrabel makes surprising admission about why Patriots traded Kayshon Boutte Mike Vrabel revealed Kayshon Boutte likely wouldn't have been active on game days had he remained with the Patriots By Mark Daniels | mdaniels@masslive.com Read more Patriots Patriots notebook: Kayshon Boutte was on track to be healthy scratch, a Christian Gonzalez update, and other notes from preseason finale The Patriots notebook includes Mike Vrabel explaining the Kayshon Boutte trade, a Christian Gonzalez update, and more observations from the preseason finale in Cleveland. By Chris Mason | cmason@masslive.com MORE    Patriots Who’s in? Who’s out? One last 53-man Patriots roster projection | Karen Guregian One last crack at a Patriots 53-man roster projection. By Karen Guregian | KGuregian@masslive.com MORE    Patriots Winners and losers from Patriots preseason finale vs. Browns Mike Vrabel's concerns about roster depth were validated Thursday night. Here are the' winners and losers from the Patriots preseason finale: By Mark Daniels | mdaniels@masslive.com MORE    Patriots 7 takeaways from Patriots preseason finale in Cleveland The Patriots wrapped up their preseason on Thursday with Drake Maye and the starters sitting out. Here's what happened: By Mark Daniels | mdaniels@masslive.com MORE    Patriots Kayshon Boutte shares heartfelt message to Patriots after trade Kayshon Boutte bid farewell to the Patriots with a heartfelt message on Instagram. By Lauren Campbell | LCampbell@masslive.com MORE    See more     Get Back to What You've Missed   Unlimited Digital Access   $1 for 3 months   Subscribe Now     Cancel anytime.