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OCTOBER 2, 2025 • Associated Press

Practice window opens Tavai (undisclosed) was designated to return from the injured reserve list Wednesday, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Tavai missed the Patriots' first four games this season due to an undisclosed injury, but it now appears he's nearing a return. The 29-year-old now has 21 days to be added to New England's active roster before reverting to IR. Once healthy, Tavai will likely reclaim his spot as one of the Patriot's top inside linebackers after posting 115 total tackles and five passes defended across 17 contests in 2024.

OCTOBER 1, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Ends up on IR Tavai (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday.

Impact Tavai made the 53-man roster but will be required to miss at least four games with an unspecified injury. The 2019 second-round pick played all 17 games with the Patriots last season and piled up 115 tackles (58 solo), five pass breakups, 1.0 sacks and an interception. Robert Spillane and Christian Elliss are expected to start at the two inside linebacker slots while Tavai recovers.

AUGUST 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Activated from PUP list The Patriots activated Tavai (calf) from the active/PUP list Wednesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

Impact Tavai landed on the PUP list Saturday due to a calf injury that he sustained during OTAs in early June. He progressed enough in his recovery to pass his physical, and the 2019 second-rounder has been cleared to participate in practices and preseason games. Tavai has logged 100-plus tackles in two consecutive seasons and has played in every single regular-season game since 2022.

JULY 24, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Mike Vrabel Offers Optimistic Timeline On Two Key Defensive Players Patriots HC Mike Vrabel revealed the timelines for LB Jahlani Tavai and CB Carlton Davis, who were placed on PUP and NFI, respectively.

JULY 22, 2025 • NESN.COM

Starting camp on PUP list New England placed Tavai (calf) on the active/PUP list Saturday, Mike Reiss of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Tavai hurt his calf during OTAs in early June and isn't yet ready to practice. He can be taken off the PUP list whenever he's medically cleared, at which point he'd be eligible to practice and participate in preseason contests.

JULY 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Patriots veteran's future may be slipping away ahead of training camp The future of linebacker Jahlani Tavai in New England appears a bit more uncertain as training camp is about to begin.

JULY 19, 2025 • MUSKETFIRE.COM

Dealing with calf injury Tavai suffered a calf injury during Monday's OTAs practice and is expected to be sidelined until training camp, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Impact Tavai had to be helped off the field Monday, so this actually sounds like promising news for the Patriots' leading tackler from last season. New England did sign three-down linebacker Robert Spillane to a three-year, $33 million deal during free agency.

JUNE 3, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Patriots Get (Relatively) Good News On Jahlani Tavai's Injury The New England Patriots received some relatively positive injury news regarding linebacker Jahlani Tavai on Tuesday.

JUNE 3, 2025 • NESN.COM

Patriots Rumors: Defender Suffers Serious-Sounding Injury At Practice New England Patriots linebacker Jahlani Tavai reportedly suffered a serious-sounding injury at practice on Monday.

JUNE 2, 2025 • NESN.COM

Injured at OTAs on Monday Tavai left the field with an undisclosed injury at Patriots' OTAs on Monday, Mike Kadlick of CLNSMedia.com reports.

Impact As a result, practice was stopped for a few minutes, and Tavai had to be helped off the field by teammates. Tavai appeared in all 17 regular-season contests last season, making 16 starts, and finished with a career-high 115 tackles (58 solo), including 1.0 sacks, and five pass breakups. New England signed veteran every-down linebacker Robert Spillane in the offseason, and it's unclear how the new coaching staff views Tavai's role after he played 82 percent of the defensive snaps in 2024.

JUNE 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Patriots position review: Evaluating Jahlani Tavai, LB room's 2024 season | Sporting News The group left their leader and best player.

JANUARY 28, 2025 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Team leader in tackles Tavai finished the 2024 regular season with 115 tackles (58 solo), a sack and an interception in 17 games.

Impact In his fourth season with the Patriots, Tavai set a career high mark in tackles, while leading the team in that category. The 28-year-old is under contract with New England through 2027, and is thus set to remain a key part of the defense in 2025, while maintaining his role as a starting linebacker for new head coach Mike Vrabel.

JANUARY 13, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Patriots fans chanting ‘Fire Mayo’ need to ‘know their place,' says Jahlani Tavai

Patriots linebacker Jahlani Tavai said that fans chanting for head coach Jerod Mayo to be fired need to "know their place."

JANUARY 3, 2025 • FOX SPORTS

Patriots fans chanting ‘Fire Mayo’ need to ‘know their place,' says Jahlani Tavai

Logs 10 tackles against Bolts Tavai finished Saturday's 40-7 loss to the Chargers with 10 tackles (five solo).

Impact It was a rough game defensively for the Patriots on Saturday, who allowed the Chargers to score on eight of 10 offensive drives while maintaining possession of the ball for over 40 minutes. The Patriots logged 85 combined tackles compared to the Chargers' 49, and Tavai led New England with 10 tackles of his own, which is the third time he's reached that total this season. His effort in Week 17 puts him at 111 combined tackles through 16 regular-season games, which surpassed his career high from 2023 (110 through 17 regular-season games). Tavai will look to finish the 2024 campaign on a high note against the Bills on Sunday.

DECEMBER 30, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Productive versus Cardinals Tavai recorded seven tackles (five solo) Sunday during New England's loss to the Cardinals.

Impact Tavai finished tied for second on the team in tackles behind Kyle Dugger's 10 during Sunday's loss. Across 14 games played this season, Tavai has racked up 95 tackles (50 solo), with 1.0 sacks, and an interception and is now just 15 tackles of matching his career-high total set back during last season.

DECEMBER 18, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Productive versus Cardinals Tavai recorded seven tackles (five solo) Sunday during New England's loss to the Cardinals.

Impact Tavai finished tied for second on the team in tackles behind Kyle Dugger's 10 during Sunday's loss. Across 14 games played this season, Tavai has racked up 95 tackles (50 solo), with 1.0 sacks, and an interception and is now just 15 tackles away from matching his career-high total set back during last season.

DECEMBER 18, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Cardinals Preview, Drake Maye Film Break Down, One-on-One with Jahlani Tavai | Patriots All Access On this edition of Patriots All Access presented by GEICO, Drake Maye joins Scott Zolak to break down some of his biggest plays of the year....

DECEMBER 14, 2024 • PATRIOTS.COM

One-on-One with Jahlani Tavai | Patriots All Access Steve Burton talks with Patriots linebacker Jahlani Tavai to talk about his unusual bye week and the team's excitement to return to the fiel...

DECEMBER 13, 2024 • PATRIOTS.COM

Helps create turnover Sunday Tavai recorded five tackles (one solo) and a pass defensed during Sunday's 25-24 loss versus the Colts.

Impact Teammate Christian Elliss was credited with the interception, but it was Tavai who started the tip drill on an Anthony Richardson pass over the middle that led to a turnover in the first quarter in Week 13. Tavai is on pace for a career year going into the Patriots' bye in Week 14.

DECEMBER 2, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Leading tackler in loss Tavai recorded eight total tackles (three solo), including one tackle for loss, and defended one pass in Sunday's 34-15 loss to the Dolphins.

Impact The 28-year-old tied Marcus Jones as the Patriots' leading-tackler Sunday and has now accumulated a team-leading 83 total tackles through 12 games. Tavai is on pace for the best statistical season of his career in 2024, as he is likely to surpass his previous highs of 110 total tackles and five passes defended before the season concludes. Expect Tavai to remain one of the Patriots' top inside linebackers as the season progresses.

NOVEMBER 25, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Tallies seven stops in loss Tavai recorded seven total tackles (four solo) in Sunday's 28-22 loss to the Rams.

Impact Tavai was the Patriots' second-leading tackler in Sunday's loss, trailing just Marcus Jones' nine-stop effort. The veteran inside linebacker leads New England's defense in total tackles (75) and is second in tackles for loss (six) through the team's first 10 games. He's expected to continue being a tackling machine ahead of the Patriots' Week 12 divisional matchup against the Dolphins.

NOVEMBER 18, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Notches first sack of 2024 Tavai posted nine tackles (seven solo), a sack and a pass breakup in Sunday's 19-3 win over the Bears.

Impact The Patriots sacked Bears rookie QB Caleb Williams a whopping nine times, and Tavai got in on the action with his first sack of the season. The 2019 second-round pick has averaged 6.8 tackles per game this season, which hurts his consistency for fantasy purposes, but he'll certainly have viability as he approaches a second straight 100-tackle campaign.

NOVEMBER 12, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Jahlani Tavai drags down Caleb Williams for Patriots eighth sack of game New England Patriots linebacker Jahlani Tavai sacks Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams for his team's eighth sack of the game.

NOVEMBER 10, 2024 • PATRIOTS.COM

Big game in defeat Tavai recorded 11 tackles (six solo), including a tackle for a loss, a pass breakup and an interception in Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Titans.

Impact The inside linebacker also played on more than 80 percent of the defensive snaps for the eighth time in nine games this season. Tavai has 59 tackles (30 solo), two passes defensed and an interception on the year.

NOVEMBER 5, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

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