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TEAM TALK
- Staff Report: Season in review - A look back at the achievements of the 2012 New England Patriots team.
- Patriots Today - The Patriot Way: Tom Brady, Jerod Mayo, and Vince Wilfork. (3.06 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Solder paints and renovates. (3.05 min. video)
- Photo Gallery: Best images from the 2012 New England Patriots season.
LOCAL LINKS
- Field Yates notes Rob Ninkovich and Zoltan Mesko earned significant bumps in their 2013 base salary by reaching playing time and performance incentives.
- Paul Kenyon sees Tom Brady slowing down (when was he fast again?) and wonders if the rest of the Patriots can step up to keep them at the top of the league.
- Christopher Price tells us why Ed Reed makes sense for the Patriots.
- Luke Hughes believes Ed Reed would be a dream addition for the Patriots, and would immediately make Devin McCourty and the secondary better.
- Ron Borges shares ex-Patriot Tony Collins' message about his nightmare with drugs and making the right choices. Good read.
- Shalise Manza Young notes four Patriots were picked for the Pro Football Focus All-Pro teams.
- Field Yates looks at the top-tier prospects mentioned by Scott Pioli, who have declared themselves eligible for the 2013 draft.
- Field Yates breaks down each position and looks ahead at 2013: Defensive tackle - Defensive end.
- Shalise Manza Young posts the final snap counts for the 2012 Patriots.
- Glen Farley takes a look at the Patriots' 2013 schedule.
- Mike Reiss recaps Jerod Mayo and Matthew Slater at the Pro Bowl.
- Zack Cox reports the Patriots rank sixth on Forbes' list of most valuable sports franchises.
- Glen Farley posts some upcoming NFL dates of interest.
NATIONAL NEWS
- James Walker (ESPN) Examining the Welker-Edelman dilemma.
- Mark Kiszla (Denver Post) It's time to thank Josh McDaniels for Broncos' 2010 draft.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) Sporting News' All-Pro team. Tom Brady wins at QB.
- James Walker (ESPN) Fab 40: Top 40 players in the division. Nos. 37-40 and Nos. 33-36.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Ray Lewis forgives Welker's wife for murder reference. Eh.
- David Epstein and George Dohrmann (SI) The zany story of two self ordained sports science entrepreneurs. Ray Lewis uses that deer antler spray banned by the NFL.
- Staff Report (NFL.com) 2012 Season in Review: Most memorable scenes by the week. Week 5, Peyton Manning vs. Tom Brady and Week 12, the Butt-fumble game.
- Joe Fortenbaugh (Nat'l Football Post) Defense still pays the bills in the NFL.