New England Patriots Links 8/15/13 - Brady Expects to Play Friday Night

TEAM TALK

• Paul Perillo offers some Wednesday practice observations: Brandon Spikes was back in uniform.
• Pre-Camp Press Conference: Bill Belichick.
• Patriots Today - Pats honor military at practice. (1.35 min. video)
• Patriots Today - Wednesday wrap-up. (1.18 min. video)
• Patriots Today - Pats, Bucs talk Brady. (2.59 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Tom E. Curran sees the humor from the immediate panic caused by the Brady injury speculation. The 'what ifs...' were ridiculously out of proportion to the evidence.
• Mike Reiss shares his thoughts on Brady's injury scare as Patriots nation breathes a sigh of relief.
• Karen Guregian points out that the scare with Tom Brady's knee is a reminder of just how lucky we are to have No. 12 under center.
• Jeff Howe reports on Brady suffering a sprained knee at practice yesterday.
• Obnoxious Boston Fan writes Tom Brady's knee sprain put a scare into the Patriots, especially given the options at backup.
• Ben Volin gives us his Pats-Bucs Day 2 practice report: Sudfeld continues to get a ton of reps with the first-team offense and was also split out wide at WR.
• Christopher Price gives us his Wednesday afternoon practice notes: Before he went down, Brady was having a really crisp afternoon.
• Mary Paoletti fills out Wednesday's Postcard from Camp: Day 18. Marquice Cole had three knock-downs and an interception of Josh Freeman during 7-on-7s.
• Mike Reiss offers his observations from Day 3 of Pats' Tampa week: Overall it looked like a pretty good day for defensive backs.
• Christopher Price shares five thoughts on Tom Brady, Adrian Clayborn and a strange day in Foxboro.
• WEEI posts the audio of Mike Reiss' post-camp appearance on the Mut & Merloni show Wednesday. (18.20 min.)
• Erik Frenz posts his daily Training Camp overreaction: Tom Brady injured? Patriots season is over!
• Mike Reiss looks at how the Patriots compare with the rest of the NFL in terms of numbers at the QB position.
• Mike Reiss explains what Tommy Kelly brings to the defense and how disruptive he can be on special teams.
• Zuri Berry posts his Patriots' player power rankings.
• Mike Reiss highlights Bill Belichick's pre-camp presser, with discussions about the gunner position, Matthew Slater, and more.
• Kevin McNamara reports on one of the more underrated Patriots, special-teams ace Matthew Slater.
• Mike Reiss shares his notes regarding special teams personnel with an eye toward which players have an inside track for a roster spot.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Marc Sessler (NFL.com) Patriots' Tom Brady expects to play Friday vs. Bucs.
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Report: Brady likely to practice Thursday.
• Mike Reiss and Adam Schefter (ESPN) Source: Tom Brady's MRI negative.
• Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Patriots' Tom Brady sprains knee, but it's not serious.
• Dan Wetzel (Yahoo! Sports) Tom Brady's injury scare reveals fragility of his dominant run with Patriots' Bill Belichick.
• Rick Stroud (Tampa Bay Times) Bucs, Freeman struggle during practice.
• Mike Garafolo (Fox Sports) Will Pats change practice philosophy?
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Adrian Clayborn: When you get a guy on his heels, instinct kicks in.
• Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) NFL rookies ready to surprise this season. Kenbrell Thompkins gets a mention.
• Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) Tom Brady, New England Patriots look ready to roll on offense.
• Don Banks (MMQB.SI) Will the 'silly season' ever end? Just because it makes a good headline doesn't mean it deserves one.
• Staff Report (Fox Sports) Rob Gronkowski puts Tampa house on the market for $2.4 million.