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TEAM TALK
- Game Preview: Patriots at Lions. Broadcast info and more.
- Erik Scalavino reports Danny Amendola was a surprising absentee from the start of practice, plus more notes from Monday at Gillette.
- Erik Scalavino notes Tom Brady reveals he is wearing a knee brace at practice, at Kraft's behest.
- The New England Patriots have released the following players: LB A.J. Edds, OL R.J. Mattes and DL Scott Vallone.
- Patriots Roster Tracker 2013: An up-to-date look at the Patriots roster.
- Press Conference: Bill Belichick.
- Player interviews: Tom Brady.
- Locker Room Uncut - Wilfork, Mankins and more. (2.38 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Setting the practice scene. (1.44 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Field Yates focuses on the positional versatility of the top seven O-linemen.
- Jeff Howe reports Brandon Spikes and Adrian Wilson could be a dangerous duo on defense this season.
- Mike Reiss reports the third preseason game is often considered the "dress rehearsal" for the regular season, and that's the way the Pats are treating it.
- Tom E. Curran hears Danny Amendola is iffy vs. the Lions Thursday.
- Tom E. Curran notes Tom Brady is trying to prepare the young receivers for the challenges to come.
- Christopher Price measures Tom Brady's comfort level with his pass-catchers: Who has it, and who isn't there yet.
- Karen Gurigian passes along the positive reports of Rob Gronkowski on track for a September return.
- Mike Reiss offers his analysis on Rob Gronkowski's timetable.
- Mike Reiss serves up some leftovers from Patriots practice: Players have moved out of the hotel, and out of training camp mode.
- Gerry Callahan offers a harsh reality check: Tim Tebow can't play.
- Adam Kurkjian notes Bill Belichick says he looks beyond the numbers with Tim Tebow.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Patriots were dominated by the Lions in preseason two years ago, with Brady under pressure all night; Logan Mankins knows he has to be focused to go up against Ndamukong Suh; Devin McCourty was not wearing the red non-contact jersey for practice; Danny Amendola showed no signs of injury during the game but was absent from practice Monday.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Jeff Fedotin (Nat'l Football Post) Will Belichick's heist pay off? Patriots are hoping TE Jake Ballard can bolster their passing game.
- Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Rob Gronkowski 'doubtful' for Patriots Week 1.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Report: Not realistic for Rob Gronkowski to play Week One.
- NFL Total Access (NFL.com) Patriots QB Tom Brady looking sharp. (1.50 min. video) Preach it Willie!
- Chris Burke (SI) Surprises, disappointments from the NFL preseason. LeGarrette Blount gets props.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) NFL preseason All-Pro team selected. This is ridiculous.
- Mike Klis (Denver Post) Broncos' Von Miller might miss six games instead of four.