TEAM TALK
- Top 100 Players of 2013 (NFL.com) Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez is voted the 77th-best player in the NFL according to his peers. (3.13 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Let's talk tight ends. (2.01 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Solder talks offseason. (1.56 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts from the Patriots and around the NFL.
- Karen Guregian notes Kyle Arrington is in a giving mood, first giving up his jersey number to Adrian Wilson, and then spending his Friday fund-raising for The One Fund.
- Mike Reiss details Bill Belichick's focus on leadership, that he shared in a keynote address Thursday.
- Nick Underhill notes Bill Belichick says he keeps his players honest by giving pop quizzes during team meetings, to test for preparedness.
- Jeff Howe breaks down the Pats' WR contracts, and says the numbers for Lavelle Hawkins show the team expects it to pay off
- Field Yates details WR Lavelle Hawkins' two-year contract that, similar to Julian Edelman's, is predicated upon production.
- Christopher Price looks at some of the new Patriots veterans and their jersey numbers.
- Karen Guregian reports Bill O'Brien highly endorses the two former Penn State players the Pats picked up as rookie free agents.
- Field Yates continues his scouting reports for the Patriots 2013 draft choices: DE/OLB Michael Buchanan and LB Steve Beauharnais.
- Erik Frenz counts down the top 25 players in the AFC East: No. 23 Patriots LT Nate Solder, No. 22 Dolphins DT Randy Starks, No. 21 Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill and No. 20 Patriots FS Devin McCourty.
- Paul Kenyon reports broadcaster Bob Socci is preparing for a quick transition to being the new voice of the New England Patriots.
- Ron Borges reports Roger Goodell remains skeptical about an NFLPA survey that claims 78 percent of its members don't trust their team's medical staff.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Pat Kirwan (CBS Sports) Versatile Watt, powerful Ngata, Wilfork best of defensive linemen.
- James Walker (ESPN) Grading the 2010 draft: Patriots.
- James Walker (ESPN) Are 2013 Patriots better than 2012 version?
- James Walker (ESPN) AFC East: Key offseasons.
- Marc Sessler (NFL.com) Six best NFL rivalries of 2013.
- James Walker (ESPN) AFC East weekend mailbag.
- Peter King (SI) MMQB: NFL life in earnest begins today for Manti Te'o in San Diego.
- Dan Pompei (Nat'l Football Post) Sunday Blitz: Bengals have something special; best TE combos, and a whirl around the league.
- Mike Wilkening (ProFootballTalk) OTAs primer.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Republican senator targets NFL's tax-exempt status.