TEAM TALK
- Erik Scalavino reports Ryan Wendell returns, LeGarrette Blount moves on.
- Andy Hart and Paul Perillo debate which position the Patriots should focus on next.
- Andy Hart notes Brady and Bledsoe are among the final eight in the NFL.com voting for the all-time greatest QB.
- Patriots Today - Wilfork to stay. (1.57 min. video)
- Patriots Today - 60 seconds of good non-football: Julian Edelman. (1.14 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Erik Frenz offers some thoughts on the Ryan Wendell re-signing with the Patriots and LeGarrette Blount signing with the Steelers.
- Field Yates passes along a note on the way Ryan Wendell's deal was reported.
- Paul Kenyon reports on the Patriots re-signing of Ryan Wendell but losing LeGarrette Blount to the Steelers.
- Tom E. Curran explains why Wilfork's new deal may not mean an end to drama.
- Chris Gasper writes that the Wilfork-Patriots deal is a case in which neither side wanted a divorce so they went to compensation couples therapy and reconciled.
- Mark Farinella says the Vince Wilfork negotiations are not the 'Patriot Way,' rewarding Wilfork for 'bad behavior' in desperation to win another championship.
- Field Yates offers a breakdown of Vince Wilfork's new deal.
- Field Yates catches up with former Buccaneers GM Mark Dominik to pick his brain on Darrelle Revis, and what makes him an elite CB.
- Field Yates wonders if the Patriots need another RB.
- Christopher Price wonders if the Pats' need to add backfield depth.
- Steve Buckley lauds Hub athletes like Tom Brady and David Ortiz who care about the community and feel an attachment to it.
- Mike Reiss posts some quick-hit weekend thoughts from the Patriots and around the NFL: Wendell didn't find much of a market.
- Christopher Price posts his Sunday NFL Notes: Who is next in line for new deal from the Patriots?
- Paul Kenyon believes the shopping spree the Patriots have been on since the start of free agency is about to come to an end.
- Field Yates lists the players who will be receiving part of their signing bonus today.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: The Ryan Wendell signing kept the O-Line personnel completely intact for another season; Belichick has preferred a multi-back system since 2005 when Corey Dillon's injury derailed the offense; Pats' remaining unsigned free agents include Austin Collie, Andre Carter and Matthew Mulligan.
- Karen Guregian NFL Notes: Start to finsh, Vince Wilfork is a Patriot; John Harbaugh and Chuck Pagano both weren't particularly thrilled with how the Patriots and Broncos have loaded up this offseason; Pete Carroll has a huge challenge ahead trying to repeat SB titles; NY Jets fans are getting restless over a sluggish offseason; Bucs' coach Lovie Smith said it was a tough decision to let Darrelle Revis go.
- Doug Kyed answers his Patriots Mailbag: Logan Ryan, Jamie Collins among Patriots destined to break out in 2014.
- WEEI profiles potential Patriots in this year's draft: CB Marcus Roberson (Florida), ILB C.J. Mosley (Alabama) and SS Deone Bucannon (Washington State).
- Christopher Price puts together his Mock Draft, Take 3. Pats pick DL RaShede Hageman (Minnesota).
NATIONAL NEWS
- Doug Farrar (SI) 2014 NFL free agency: Pats secondary, Bears D-line among most-improved units.
- Greg a. Bedard (The MMQB) Weekend Notes: Don't sleep on Indy while Pats and Broncos steal the headlines.
- Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: Jim Kelly tough.
- Mike Tanier (Sports on Earth) Mandatory Monday: Manziel mania.
- Mike Tanier (Sports on Earth) Small receivers, big impact.
- Steve Palazzolo (Pro Football Focus) Palazzolo’s Pitch: TE Versatility.
- Mike Wilkening (ProFootballTalk) Happy anniversary, 16-game schedule.
- Scott Kacsmar (Football Outsiders) 2013 Adjusted games lost.
- Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) 2005 NFL Draft do-over. Pats pick RB Brandon Jacobs over Logan Mankins at 32.
- Bill Barnwell (Grantland) Updating the NFL rulebook.
- Juliet Macur (NY Times) Time for NFL sponsors to demand change.
- Andrew Sharp (Grantland) Best/Worst: The NFL fun police, college lawsuits, and Dwayne Wade.