New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye speaks during the NFL Super Bowl Opening Night, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in San Jose, Calif., ahead of the Super Bowl 60 football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

SAN JOSE, Calif. –The Patriots are the home team for the Super Bowl this Sunday but will be wearing their road jerseys.

New England’s team captains were allowed to choose which uniform combination to wear as the home team. Coach Mike Vrabel joked that they chose white jerseys because “they are more slimming.”

The reality is the Pats are 9-0 on the road this season — undefeated in white tops.

“Let’s roll with the whites,” the team captains told Vrabel.

The Seahawks, meanwhile, will wear their home blue jerseys despite being designated the visiting team.

A healthy return

New England Patriots defensive coordinator Terrell Williams is back with the team for the Super Bowl after spending nearly five months getting treated for prostate cancer.

Williams attended meetings at the Patriots’ facility during his cancer battle, but he hasn’t traveled with the team all season and hasn’t been on the sideline since Week 1. Inside linebackers coach Zak Kuhr filled in as New England’s defensive play-caller.

Williams was declared cancer-free during the playoffs and cleared to join the team at the Super Bowl.

The 51-year-old Williams has given up soda and alcohol, saying Monday he needed to improve his nutrition anyway and the diagnosis put him on a path to better health.

“Honestly, my thoughts are about the game and not really about me or the Super Bowl or anything,” he said. “This could be a preseason game and I’d be happy to be here with these guys after kind of what I’ve been through, what we’ve been through.”

We are family

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye has more than one hero in his life. He has three — his older brothers.

Speaking at Super Bowl Opening Night, Maye said he looked up to brothers Luke, Cole and Beau more than anyone else.

“My older brothers, my heroes,” he said. “Just growing up with them, having somebody that’s that close to me, kind of live their own lives and me just learn from them and be the youngest brother and to have the opportunity to have something to chase.”

Maye and his brothers grew up in Cornelius, North Carolina, where they attended William A. Hough High School. Maye transferred after his freshman year to Myers Park High School in Charlotte and ended up playing college football for the Tar Heels.

He will be the second youngest QB to start a Super Bowl, at 23 years and 162 days.

Not intimidated

It took Stefon Diggs 11 seasons and four teams to make the Super Bowl. But he’s not feeling any pressure because “it’s the game we’ve been playing.”

Diggs had 85 receptions for 1,013 yards and four touchdowns this season. He was a key playmaker for blossoming quarterback Drake Maye. And even though he’s never played in the NFL’s ultimate game, he won’t be overwhelmed by the stage.

“I’ve been in the league a long time,” Diggs said during the Super Bowl’s Opening Night. “As far as the corners, I’ve seen some of the best corners in the game, Hall of Fame corners, Patrick Peterson, Richard Sherman, all those guys.

“I took a lot of lumps earlier in my career, so understanding what I’ve seen, I come with a little bit of experience, I guess, to kind of show out in the game.”

Diggs previously played for Minnesota, Buffalo and Houston.