TEAM TALK
- The New England Patriots announced that Tedy Bruschi has been voted by fans as the 19th player and 21st member to enter the Patriots Hall of Fame.
- Patriots sign rookie free agents WR Mark Harrison (Rutgers) and K David Ruffer (Notre Dame).
- 2013 Patriots Hall of Fame inductee: Tedy Bruschi. (2.26 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Newtown football fun. (3.26 min. video)
- Patriots roster report - Weekly guide to get you caught up on all the latest transactions. (15.08 min.program)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss points out some areas he's most interested to watch at Tuesday's OTAs. First is for early signs of Brady-Amendola synergy.
- Luke Hughes gives us the five biggest storylines to keep an eye on over the next few weeks: 1. Tom Brady's chemistry with Danny Amendola and other new WRs.
- Christopher Price thumbnails eight things he's going to be looking for at Pats' OTAs. The rookies: specifically, Jamie Collins and Josh Boyce.
- Field Yates gives us an insider's view of what teams work to accomplish during organized team activities.
- Jeff Howe reports Brandon Spikes has chosen to work out on his own, instead of attending OTAs, but he will be in Foxboro for the start of minicamp.
- Karen Guregian and Ron Borges report good news for Rob Gronkowski - his infection is gone and a new plate was successfully installed in his forearm.
- Adam Kaufman is more concerned with a healthy Gronkowski at playoff time, than in making sure he's back on the field in Week 1.
- ESPN Boston follows up on Rob Gronkowski's Monday surgery. The infection is gone and his recovery timetable is around 10 weeks.
- Christopher Price tells us most of the Patriots' new receivers are considerably bigger than the guys they replaced.
- Christopher Price explains why a WR with Mark Harrison's numbers was available to the Patriots as a rookie free agent.
- Mike Reiss talks about the Patriots' signing two rookie free agents to fill their final two spots on the 90-man roster.
- Mike Reiss details the contracts signed by Patriots draft picks Jamie Collins, Logan Ryan and Seve Beauharnais.
- Karen Guregian reports Steve Gregory and his wife are mentoring a team of Randolph High School students as part of the Youth Venture program.
- Doug Kyed and Luke Hughes attempt a super-early Patriots 53-man roster prediction.
- Erik Frenz counts down the top 25 players in the AFC East: No. 13 Patriots LB Jerod Mayo and No. 12 Jets C Nick Mangold.
- Field Yates takes a look at some of the Patriots lesser known 2013 opponents: Ravens.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Brandon Spikes elects to work out on his own.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Pats continue to tap into the Rutgers pipeline.
- Report (NFL.com) New England Patriots visit Newtown, Conn., for kids event.
- Pat Kirwan (CBS Sports) Position breakdown: Numbers say TE production explosion only growing.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Offseason overhaul close to happening.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) 2014 draft would start May 15.
- Jason Cole (Yahoo! Sports) NFL teams implementing medical records system for protection from undisclosed injuries.
- Ryan O'Halloran (Florida Times-Union) Former Patriot happy for shot with Jaguars despite diabetes diagnosis.