The last Patriots uniform change was announced on April 20, 2020. If a change is on the horizon and approved by the NFL, the team might follow a similar timeline this year in order to have the new jersey available to be handed on stage to their first-round draft pick.

The NFL is listening to its fans, its teams and its players when it comes to uniforms. On Monday at the annual league meetings, the league informed NFL team owners that their clubs could wear their throwback or alternate jerseys up to four times in a 17-game regular season.

The NFL on Monday expanded the number of times that teams can wear alternate or throwback uniforms in a given season. The prior limit was three; the new maximum is four. Last year, the NFL increased the number of different helmets a team can wear in the same season to three.