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TEAM TALK
- PFW helps us get to know punter Ryan Allen.
- Chris Meiman, curator for the Hall at Patriot Place, explains how New England's football team came to be called the Patriots.
- Patriots Today - Talking with Gil Brandt. (3.18 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss offers a snapshot look at the team's free agents to gauge who's likely to stay.
- Erik Frenz tells us how the Patriots can keep both Aqib Talib and Julian Edelman.
- Mike Reiss addresses a few leftover questions from the weekly Patriots mailbag: Will BB trade for future-year picks?
- Nick Underhill dives into his Patriots mailbag: Do the Pats need more weapons?
- Zuri Berry says the Patriots' franchise tag options are both slim and unattractive.
- Mike Reiss shares some Patriots-related thoughts on Greg Bedard's free agent rankings.
- Christopher Price looks at the top 10 finishers in the 3-cone drill at the Combine and how they might fit with the Patriots.
- Mike Reiss looks at last year's Patriots draft picks and matches their Combine/Pro Day results with those from this year's draft class to see who's comparable: Logan Ryan.
- Nick Underhill profiles draft prospects that project to be a good fit with New England: TE Jace Amaro (Texas Tech) and TE C.J. Fiedorowicz (Iowa).
- Christopher Price lists the upcoming schedule of notable Pro Days, beginning March 3rd.
- Trevor Cullen posts an Instagram of Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen celebrating their 5th wedding anniversary.
- Ron Borges points out the hypocrisy of the NFL and the N-word proposal.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) The AFC and NFC free agents, updated and reloaded.
- Greg A. Bedard (The MMQB) The free-agent countdown: Here’s Part I—from 100 to 51—of my ranking of the top available players.
- Pat Kirwan (CBS Sports) 2014 NFL Draft: What comes next for clubs after combine?
- John Clayton (ESPN) Final Combine observations: Let the debates begin.
- Chase Goodbread and Mike Huguenin (NFL.com) 25 things we learned from the NFL Scouting Combine.
- Jack Bechta (Nat'l Football Post) 3 Things you didn't see at the NFL Combine.
- Tania Ganguli (ESPN) Combine pressure is high by design.
- Joe Fortenbaugh (Nat'l Football Post) The NFL and its 'character concerns'.
- Charles Davis (NFL.com) Lewan might be top OT after Combine; give Sam mulligan.
- Tony Villiotti (Nat'l Football Post) 2014 Combine performance: How did the D-line and linebackers stack up?
- Tony Villiotti (Nat'l Football Post) 2014 Combine performance: QBs, RBs, and WRs.
- Daniel Jeremiah (NFL.com) Aaron Donald, Brandin Cooks among undersized combine stars.
- Dan Pompei (Sports on Earth) Solid on the line: Auburn's Greg Robinson on his NFL Combine experience.
- Russ Lande (Sports on Earth) Prospect profile: Ra'Shede Hageman.
- Kevin Seifert (ESPN) Inside slant: Give me your NFL innovations.
- Andrew Brandt (The MMQB) Salary cap ... explained!
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Arizona governor vetoes anti-gay law, clearing path for Super bowl XLIX.
- Chris Burke (SI) NFL Mock Draft 5.0. Pats select DE/OLB Kony Ealy (Missouri).
- Joel Klatt (Fox Sports) Mock Draft 1.0. Pats pick DT Ra'Shede Hageman (Minnesota).
- Eric Galko (Sporting News) NFL Mock Draft. Pats pick DT Timmy Jernigan (Florida State).
- Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) Big board 2.0. Post-Combine rankings.