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TEAM TALK
- Erik Scalavino tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: "How do you see the RB stable?"
- Patriots Today - Matthew Slater talks about the new season. (11.40 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Patriots Marathon Team finishes strong. (3.05 min. video)
- PFW In Progress (4/22) - Fred Kirsch, Andy Hart and Erik Scalavino discuss the draft and free agency with a Patriots angle. (2 hour program)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss catches up with Matthew Slater, who sees 'a lot to be excited about' even at this early stage.
- Mike Petraglia hears Matthew Slater explain why the Patriots are 'ultimately the perfect fit' for his career.
- Mark Farinella reports Matthew Slater takes his captaincy of the special teams quite seriously.
- Phil Perry points to Matthew Slater as a reminder of late-round value.
- Mike Reiss reminds us of the Patriots opponents for 2014, in advance of tonight's schedule release.
- Mike Reiss ranks the best possible/most likely season-opening games for the Patriots.
- Mark Farinella points out the self-promoting extreme of the NFL with its announcement of the announcement of the 2014 NFL schedule.
- Christopher Price tells us which teams are most likely to deal on Draft weekend.
- Mike Reiss notes Draft analyst Todd McShay pinpointed WR Kevin Norwood (Alabama) as a mid-round fit for the Pats. McShay correctly predicted the Chandler Jones pick in 2012.
- Mike Reiss answers his weekly reader mailbag: Is WR help still a need?
- Mike Reiss explores the Patriots angle of the CBS Sports piece highlighting the best NFL players under the age of 25 and over the age of 30.
- Tom E. Curran checks out prospects the Patriots may consider in the first round: QB Tom Savage (Pittsburgh).
- Karen Guregian highlights draft prospects who could land with the Patriots at No. 29: S Deone Bucannon (Washington State)
- WEEI profiles potential Patriots in this year's draft: DE Demarcus Lawrence (Boise State) and DT Ego Ferguson (LSU)
- Mike Reiss begins highlighting prospects in rounds 2-7 by position who might fit for the Patriots: Safety.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL will release schedule on Wednesday night.
- Instant Debate (NFL.com) Broncos-Patriots, 49ers-Seahawks among 2014's best matchups.
- Lindsay H. Jones (USA Today) Fearless predictions ahead of the NFL’s schedule release.
- Dave Richard (CBS Sports) A Week 1 slate I'd like to see.
- Elliot Harrison (NFL.com) Top 14 games of 2014. /Three Patriots matchups thumbnailed.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) As schedule approaches, all eyes on September 4.
- Andrew Powell-Morse (Bestticketsblog) Who is the most popular athlete in your state?
- Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Top 5 teams benefiting from return of injured players.
- Ross Tucker (Sporting News) Here's a secret: The longer you play, the weaker you get.
- Pat Kirwan and Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) Infographic: NFL team of over-30 year olds vs. under-25 year olds.
- Jerry Angelo (Nat'l Football Post) Managing Draft day.
- Ryan Wilson (CBS Sports) A record 30 players to attend 2014 NFL Draft.
- John Clayton (ESPN) Mailbag: Market will only get worse for running backs.
- Kevin Seifert (ESPN) Pulling the (NFL) goalie.
- Mike Wilkening (ProFootballTalk) NBC gains 2014 divisional playoff game; ESPN adds wild card game.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Brandon Spikes is ready to back up his trash talk. /Would have been nice if Spikes decided to be "all in" and show up for voluntary workouts in Foxboro.
- Jack Bechta (Nat'l Football Post) What mock drafts lack.