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TEAM TALK
- Erik Scalavino and Paul Perillo debate which rookie from last year is poised to make the biggest leap in 2014.
- 2014 Patriots Mock Draft tracker.
- 60 Seconds of good non-football: Jerod Mayo. (1.10 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Draft Profile: Safeties. (4.26 min. video)
- From the NFL - Draft needs for final four in 2013. (4.36 min. video)
- From the NFL - Roster reset: AFC East. (4.38 min. video) /Shawne Merriman says the Jets had the best offseason.
- Patriots Roster Report - Pre-draft workouts by New England, the current depth at safety and tight end, and more. (10.08 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Doug Kyed reports Rob Gronkowski will start jogging soon and the Patriots are feeling optimistic about his recovery from knee surgery.
- Mike Reiss posts some quick-hit weekend thoughts from the Patriots and around the NFL: The Patriots had the NFL's smallest starting safety combination in the NFL last season.
- Christopher Price Sunday NFL Notes: For Patriots, it's a roster-building tradition unlike any other.
- Mike Reiss calls Duron Harmon the 'next man up' at safety for the Patriots.
- Paul Leighton reports Tom Brady was filming a commercial in Beverly Saturday for Uggs.
- Karen Guregian NFL Notes: For Patriots, Draft is often a moving experience. Last year, they traded their 29th pick to the Vikings for a 2nd-round pick (Jamie Collins at No. 52), a 3rd-round pick (Logan Ryan at No. 83), a 4th-round pick (Josh Boyce at No. 103) and a 7th-rounder (traded to Tampa Bay as part of a deal for LeGarrette Blount).
- Ben Volin NFL Notes: Michael Lombardi attended Towson University Pro Day to check out RB Terrance West; QB Zach Mettenberger (LSU) might be a good fit for the Patriots in the 2nd or 3rd round; Bill Belichick seems to be getting the old gang from Annapolis back together with the Patriots; More.
- Mike Reiss notes the NFL AM crew discussed whether the Patriots could have another undefeated season at home.
- Doug Kyed addresses his weekly Patriots mailbag: Biggest draft needs include tight end and pass rusher.
- Mike Reiss notes Duron Harmon surprised third-grade students at the Elizabeth Pole Elementary School in Taunton.
- Mike Reiss tells us Tedy Bruschi has been prepping for the Boston Marathon.
- Liz Kowalczyk reports Dr. Thomas Gill was forced from his job as head of the Mass. General Hospital sports medicine division last year after a bitter turf war.
- Jeff Howe highlights draft prospects who could land with the Patriots at No. 29: TE Jace Amaro (Texas Tech), G Xavier Su'a-Filo (UCLA), DE Kareem Martin (North Carolina) and S Calvin Pryor (Louisville).
- WEEI profiles potential Patriots in this year's draft: CB Jason Verrett (TCU), RB Charles Sims (West Virginia), OT Taylor Lewan (Michigan), WR Davante Adams (Fresno State) and CB Loucheiz Purifoy (Florida).
- Tom E. Curran checks out prospects the Patriots may consider in the first round: DT Louis Nix (Notre Dame), TE Jace Amaro (Texas Tech) and QB A. J. McCarron (Alabama).
- Mike Reiss begins highlighting prospects in rounds 2-7 by position who might fit for the Patriots: Defensive Tackle.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Gronkowski is on schedule in his ACL rehab.
- Dane Brugler (CBS Sports) 2014 NFL Draft: New England Patriots spotlight.
- Jason Fitzgerald (Over the Cap) Free agency thoughts: New England Patriots.
- Tony Pauline (TFY Draft Insider) '14 Draft - News/Notes/Visits & Workouts: The feeling league wide is the Patriots will take a quarterback at some point in the draft.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Bill Belichick has changed the way the league views replay rules.
- Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: The Draft games begin.
- Mike Tanier (Sports on Earth) Mandatory Monday: NFL Cold Stove.
- Mike Wilkening (ProFootballTalk) NFL calendar, April-May 2014.
- The Golf Warehouse (YouTube) Jordan Spieth & Tom Brady discuss the winning attitude. (2 min. video)
- Mike Fisher (Fox Sports) Inside NFL's Wonderlic Test - and why it matters.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Two Gronkowski brothers suffer injuries at regional combines.
- Greg Gabriel (Nat'l Football Post) Pro Days notebook: Whose stock rose or fell at this week's workouts?
- Chris Burke (SI) 2014 NFL draft position rankings: Wide Receiver.
- Dan Parr (NFL.com) Scouting director: 2014 DL class 'worst I've seen in a long time'.
- Doug Farrar (SI) Top 64 prospects in the 2014: Nos. 34-30.
- Photos (NFL.com) Famous NFL replacements.
- Louis Ojeda Jr. (Fox Sports) Greatest undrafted players in NFL history.