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TEAM TALK
- Chris Ferreira recaps the week of offseason talk in case you missed it.
- Patriots Today - 2013 Year (in review) Book. (2.32 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Chatting with Dante Scarnecchia: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4.
- NFL Draft - NFL hopefuls state their case at Regional Combine. (2.15 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Karen Guregian thinks the Patriots will pass on using the franchise tag this year. The price for Talib or Edelman would be around $11M or higher.
- Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts from the Patriots and around the NFL: McDaniels didn't want to be the next Eric Mangini in Cleveland.
- Jeff Howe says the pressure's on to fix the Patriots pass rush.
- Jeff Howe believes the team could really use a safety to complement Devin McCourty, preferably a safety with some snarl.
- Paul Kenyon spotlights New England's secondary, and how the team will possibly tinker with it in free agency and through the draft.
- Paul Kenyon writes that changes look inevitable for the Pats' D-line, especially with contract restructuring. DT right now takes up more salary cap than any other position.
- Field Yates notes Tom Brady received $5M as part of the signing bonus of his restructured deal. It won't affect his $14.8M cap charge for 2014.
- Field Yates notes Rob Ninkovich is set to receive a $900K deferred payment as part of the new deal he inked early last season.
- Christopher Price looks at the last five players who were tagged by the Patriots, when they were taggedin relation to the window, and what ultimately happened.
- Mike Reiss continues his series of assessing the best approach, Draft or Free Agency, to filling needs at each position: Wide receiver - Defensive end - Linebacker.
- Tom E. Curran continues his Patriots positional review: Quarterbacks - Wide Receivers - Tight Ends - Offensive Line.
- Nick Underhill reviews the Patriots rookies: DTs Chris Jones, Joe Vellano and Sealver Siliga.
- Nick Underhill reviews the Patriots rookies: P Ryan Allen - WR Kenbrell Thompkins - DT Cory Grissom - LB Jamie Collins.
- Erik Frenz looks at what the hiring of Michael Lombardi would mean for the Patriots, what his role would be and what dynamic he would bring.
- Doug Kyed says the Patriots have the 10th-toughest strength of schedule for the 2014 season.
- Mike Reiss gives us the inside scoop from PGA Tour golfer Rickey Barnes of what it's like to golf with Belichick and Brady.
- NESN reports the NFL is getting an early start on next Christmas with holiday-themed ugly sweaters available for preorder. /Beat the rush, buy now!
- Karen Guregian Patriots Notebook: Aaron Dobson just might be the receiving target the Pats have been looking for; Troy Brown believes the Patriots are one team that could handle having an openly gay player on their team; Free agent DE Andre Carter, hoping to play a 14th season, was happy to see DL coach Dan Quinn win the Super Bowl with the Seahawks, but had hoped for a more competitive, entertaining game overall.
- Erik Frenz gives his opinion on how the Dolphins should move on after the Ted Wells' Jonathan Martin-Richie Incognito report.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Franchise tag window opens Monday.
- Nick Brockman (Charleston Daily Mail) Patriots' Dobson reflects on rookie year.
- Elliot Harrison (NFL.com) All-Under-25 team. Chandler Jones gets some love at DE.
- Andy Benoit (The MMQB) 2014 All-Emerge Team: Offense and Defense.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) As of Friday, Lombardi to Pats wasn't a done deal.
- NFL AM (NFL.com) Players who may not always receive the most press coverage, but play with the most heart. (5.30 min. video) Julian Edelman gets some love.
- Joel Corry (Nat'l Football Post) Top five pay cut candidates. Wilfork included here.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL concludes week that will spark plenty of changes.
- Chris Burke & Doug Farrar (SI) Ranking teams by offseason outlook. Patriots 8th.
- Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Jimmy Graham leads top 25 free agents for 2014.
- Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Emmanuel Sanders, Steelers preparing to part ways?
- Fox Report (Fox Sports) Patriots can't afford to let Aqib Talib slip through their fingers. (4.28 min. video)
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Franchise tag primer: Predictions for all 32 NFL teams.
- Chris Burke (SI) Eight in the Box: Franchise tag candidates.
- John Clayton (ESPN) Restricted FA market runs dry; Mailbag.
- Staff Report (Fox Sports) Doin' his homework: Manziel studying Tom Brady film with ex-Patriots QB.
- Greg A. Bedard (The MMQB) Michael Sam: Studying the game tape. An unfiltered look at the 2014 draft prospect after watching every snap he played.
- Michael Rosenberg (SI) Goodell needs to send message and eliminate culture of harassment.
- Jenny Vrentas (The MMQB) The fallout from the Ted Wells investigation.
- Greg A. Bedard (The MMQB) Ted Wells Report: A culture gone wrong.
- Mike Garafolo (Fox Sports) Wells' report didn't condemn hazing -- just Dolphins' version of it.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL explains that it does indeed pay taxes.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Talk in England of a Super Bowl at Wembley Stadium.