FOXBORO — The 2025 Patriots have something special brewing in their locker room.

Head coach Mike Vrabel relayed a story Tuesday, highlighting the commitment of his team’s leaders.

Since the Patriots are on a short week, he wanted to find a pocket in the weekly schedule to give his players more rest. In a meeting with team leaders, Vrabel offered to shorten a full-team meeting on Thursday by 25 minutes.

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“The leaders were like, ‘That’s an important meeting. We do the mental performance. We like the questions and all that.’ I said, ‘OK, then we’ll figure out a way to make the schedule.’ I just use that as an example that it wasn’t a set up question, it was me just trying to find some extra time to give them in the meetings, but also come in a little later,” Vrabel said. “

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