TEAM SHOTS
- Patriots Mock Draft Central.
- Shakeup in AFC East highlights offseason.
- Full round-by-round order for 2009 NFL Draft.
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Support the NEPCF Boston Marathon Team.
LOCAL SHOTS
- Karen Guregian notes Stephen Gostkowski wants to stay with the Patriots; CB Shawn Springs who is familiar with playing against T.O., reportedly signed for 3-yrs/$10.5 million; and Solomon Wilcots thinks free agent safety Roy Williams would be a good fit for the New England.
- Mark Farinella reports on Shawn Springs experience playing against Terrell Owens.
- Jim Donaldson isn't hot on Shawn Springs.
- Mark Farinella discusses the responsibilities and dillemnas as a member of the Patriots Hall of Fame selection committee entrusted with selecting a 50th Anniversary All-Time Team.
- Jim Donaldson compares T.O.'s performance in Super Bowl XXXIX against the Patriots with Curt Shilling's in the 2004 World Series, a few months earlier.
- Ian Clark reports Patriots Hall of Fame members QB Steve Grogan, LB Steve Nelson and WR Stanley Morgan, will all be special guests at a charity event in Manchester, NH on Friday.
LONG SHOTS
- Gary Fauber (The Register-Herald) Troy Brown enjoying family time.
- Peter King (SI) The Bills know they're taking a risk bringing in T.O.; and again nixes the conspiracy theories regarding the Cassel trade.
- Michael Lombardi (National Football Post) offers his analysis of T.O. signing with Buffalo, noting there are no quotes or comments from head coach Dick Jauron anywhere.
- William C. Rhoden (NY Times) Opponents fear Owens, but why did Jets?
- Matt Bowen (National Football Post) The offseason program is coming.
- Robert Boland (National Football Post) The economics of the offseason.
- Fox Sports NFL Offseason Player Tracker: AFC East.
- Charles Robinson (Yahoo! Sports) Free agent bargains and players to beware.
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John Ourand (Sports Business Journal) NFL’s top executives have stepped up their negotiating efforts to convince Comcast to cut a deal that would put the channel on its digital basic tier.