Needham’s Mike Riley Back at Patriots Training Camp

July 31, 2026
• The NFL regular season is just 40 days away. 

After serving as a public address announcer for the World Cup earlier this month, Needham native Mike “Sarge” Riley is back at Patriots Training Camp for the fifth year. We caught up with him about his experiences as the voice of Gillette Stadium and the work it took to get there. Take a look in the video box below:

Mike Levin talked to Riley about the upcoming Patriots season and his advice for the Needham High School fall sports teams in a special edition of Riley’s former Needham Channel show, the Real Sports Report. You can check it out below:

The story above ran as part of the Needham Channel News, a weekly newscast airing on The Needham Channel every Thursday at 7:30pm. The Needham Channel News can be found on the Community Channel: Comcast 9, Astound 15 and Verizon 29. Most Thursdays it also can be viewed on our HD Channel on Verizon 2129, Astound 613 and streaming on this site.
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