Patriots coach Mike Vrabel shares positive update on Brenden Schooler
Patriots special teams ace Brenden Schooler will make his 2026 regular season debut in Week 5 against the Raiders.
New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel provided an encouraging update on the status of player Brenden Schooler following the team's latest practice on Friday. According to Patriots Wire reporter Sophie Weller, Vrabel informed the media that Schooler will be taken off the reserve/non-football injury list and will make his season debut in the upcoming game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Gillette Stadium on Sunday.
Schooler entered the season on the NFI list due to a back problem, but he was a full participant in practice this week. New England retained him on the reserve list throughout the opening four games before ultimately extending his return-to-practice window. Brenden Schooler played in 16 games last season, tallying 19 tackles, with 11 of those solo tackles.
His most significant contribution came on special teams, where he led the Patriots with 14 special-teams tackles during the regular season and contributed another six in the playoffs. At 29 years old, Schooler was a 2024 first-team All-Pro and has participated in 66 career games. His return brings a seasoned and robust leader back to a Patriots special-teams unit gearing up for a critical Week 5 contest against the Raiders.
Written by urgent.news from Yahoo Sports's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
