TEAM SHOTS
LOCAL SHOTS
- Karen Guregian talks with Safety James Sanders, who appreciated Belichick's level of confidence in him enough that he turned down more money elsewhere to resign with the Pats.
- Christopher Price reminds us of the worst number one picks in Patriots history.
- Karen Guregian notes the Patriots hosted Connor Barwin for an official pre-draft visit yesterday, and Barwin's agent reported that "he was impressed by the organization."
- Mike Reiss reports that the Patriots will host DL Evander "Ziggy" Hood for a pre-draft visit today.
- Jim Donaldson says it was no easy task picking the Pats' all-time best players.
- Mike Reiss presents the Patriots All-Decade teams, selected by a group of writers, broadcasters and team officials gathered yesterday at Gillette Stadium: Patriots Team of the 70s, Team of the 80s and Team of the 90s.
- Eric Ortiz says with the NFL it's all about the Benjamins.
LONG SHOTS
- Jeffri Chadiha (ESPN) Brady rule will have minimal effect.
- Mike Florio (Sporting News) Ten biggest first-round draft busts of the last 20 years.
- Charles Robinson (Yahoo! Sports) Russell heads list of players facing pivotal season.
- Robert Boland (National Football Post) From the Faculty Lounge. Challenges facing the NFL.
- Larry Weisman (USA Today) NFL Insider: Classroom time can prevent players' bad deals.
- Matt Bowen (National Football Post) NFL Quick Hits.