# Ethan Hurwitz: In a practice report, Hurwitz judged that Chad Muma is securing the Patriots' third linebacker role.

**Claimed:** Aug 5, 2026
**Pundit:** Ethan Hurwitz — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ethan-hurwitz
**Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/patriots/onsi/patriots-training-camp-notebook-will-campbell-dealing-with-ailment

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> Chad Muma, who's starting to lock himself in as the third linebacker, remained in that role.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Chad Muma to be 3rd on the depth chart**
  - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Chad Muma, New England Patriots
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Chad Muma — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/chad-muma
- New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/patriots

## What others said about the same people

- Kevin Wildes on New England Patriots: Wildes called for two upsets in Week 4: the Chargers beating the Seahawks and his Patriots beating the Bills outright. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1e98afaf-92ca-46c3-b3f3-3817eb8a36b2 (scored 100)
- Greg Jennings on New England Patriots: Jennings picked the Patriots to hand the Bills their first loss as his upset alert, and in the chips-on-the-table segment took the Bengals over the Jaguars, the Jets over the Bears and the Broncos over the 49ers. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2e19f78c-6600-4b88-991b-a9b17fddbcc1 (scored 100)
- Kevin Wildes on New England Patriots: Kevin picked every game and came out with the Bills missing the playoffs, the Texans as the AFC's No. 1 seed and the Seahawks as the NFC's, Dak Prescott as MVP, and the Patriots beating the Lions in the Super Bowl. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/989d3882-a69f-47c8-9295-1924f6ff4e6c (scored 100)
- Mark Wahlberg on New England Patriots: Wahlberg went game-by-game through the Patriots' schedule and predicted a 14-3 season, with losses only at Buffalo, to the Lions in Germany, and at Kansas City. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/14761919-29fa-4eda-a3d4-ba0f76f399c2 (scored 100)
- Danny Parkins on Emmanuel McNeil-Warren: Danny Parkins presented his one-and-only 2026 mock draft, including trades: Mendoza at 1 to the Raiders, David Bailey second to the Jets, the Cowboys trading up to No. 3 for Arvell Reese, the Bears trading up to 16 for Kadyn Proctor, and Ty Simpson going to Arizona at 32 at the end of round one. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d98bca2f-5fc3-4f68-8389-30f9a2cb906f (scored 31.05)
- Nick Wright on Cashius Howell: Nick Wright unveiled his full 32-pick 2026 NFL mock draft 4.0, starting with Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders at No. 1 and ending with Avion Terrell to the Seahawks at 32. He also called Carnell Tate the best/safest receiver in the class, projected Ty Simpson inside the top 45, said Mendoza profiles as a low-end top-15 NFL quarterback, and expected the Dolphins to lose 15 games. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3c5ad8a4-034f-4abb-8806-20dd9e44b5c6 (scored 64.84)

## More depth chart calls

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- John Breech on Jameis Winston: Breech picked the Eagles to beat the Bears 23-16 on Monday night, and expected Jameis Winston to start at quarterback for the Giants in Week 4 against Arizona while newly acquired J.J. McCarthy gets up to speed. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a6e98531-b302-4613-b490-06830338ade7 (scored 100)
- Chris Roling on Drew Lock: Roling expects Sam Darnold's hip injury to keep him out, meaning Drew Lock will be Seattle's quarterback when the Chargers visit in Week 4. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8a070ae3-e756-45b8-bae4-0104e432653c (scored 0)
- Christian Booher on Blake Miller: Booher lays out the Lions' projected depth chart for their Week 4 game at Carolina, naming starters, backups and reserves at every position, and suggests safety Bishop Fitzgerald could make his debut. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/de49ff55-54a5-4410-ba7c-0b7e1f1a2f68 (scored 0)
- Carter Bahns on Shedeur Sanders: Bahns calls it reality that Shedeur Sanders will take over as Cleveland's starting quarterback by Week 4, with Deshaun Watson set to fail. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/18802de8-941e-4551-b6e3-df7a752020b6 (scored 0)
- Carter Bahns on Shedeur Sanders: A CBS Sports preseason overreaction column argues Shedeur Sanders will take over as Cleveland's starting quarterback by Week 4, that Ja'Kobi Lane has a real path to a No. 2 receiver role as a rookie, and that Kenneth Walker III is a legitimate lead back atop the Chiefs' depth chart. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e82d31e3-169f-4419-a38c-ceaaa1d053a7 (scored 0)
- Garrett Podell on Case Keenum: Podell ranks all 32 current NFL starting quarterbacks entering Week 3 of the 2026 season, with Josh Allen first, Patrick Mahomes second and Case Keenum last. He also expects Kyler Murray and Michael Penix Jr. to return to action in Week 3 and Case Keenum to possibly start for the Bears. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0e92b59e-0dd1-43c3-80c1-6551a8b641ac (scored 100)

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