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TEAM TALK
- Andy Hart reports free agent TE Dustin Keller visited the Patriots on Wednesday.
- Andy Hart notes Nick Caserio's pre-draft press conference painted a pretty simple, straight forward picture of the Patriots plans in their search for 25.
- Patriots Today - Draft preview: Defensive ends. (3.02 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Belichick runs half-marathon in Nashville. (1.20 min. video)
- Patriots Draft Prospect Review - A breakdown of the top defensive linemen and look at who the team could target in the Draft. (26.58 min. program)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss offers some quick-hit thoughts on Dustin Keller's visit to the Patriots: The TE class in this year's draft isn't considered deep.
- Jeff Howe NFL Roundup: Patriots take look at ex-Jets tight end Dustin Keller.
- Mike Reiss notes Darrelle Revis was a surprise participant in a team-based charity basketball game on Wednesday night at Westwood High School.
- Mike Reiss notes that in a ranking that is hard to dispute, Tom Brady lands in the No. 1 spot when it comes to draft-day steals in the history of the NFL.
- Mike Reiss thumbnails the latest prospect visits to Foxboro: Marsh, Najvar, Niklas, Skov and Starr.
- Doug Kyed notes Vanderbilt safety Kenny Ladler was short on details but said his private workout with Bill Belichick was 'really great'.
- Mike Reiss talks about what offensive options Patriots fans should watch for in the Draft. (1.18 min. video)
- Mike Reiss highlights some of the recent players picked in the 29th spot.
- Michael Felger complains the extended pre-Draft period actually creates less buzz for the Draft than usual.
- Erik Frenz reports fifteen of the 32 first-round picks from the 2011 draft have had the fifth-year option exercised in their contract, including all four in the AFC East.
- Tom E. Curran and Josh Norris discuss a few possible TE options for the Patriots in the draft.
- Nick O'Malley looks at the top ten cornerbacks available in this year's draft.
- ESPNBoston roundtable gauges the wide receiver options in this year's draft. (4.44 min. video)
- Mike Reiss narrows down his list of prospects to a select group that would be ideal (and realistic) for the Patriots: DT DaQuan Jones (Penn State).
- Tom E. Curran checks out prospects the Patriots may consider in the first round: TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins (Washington).
- WEEI profiles potential Patriots in this year's draft: LB Telvin Smith (Florida State) and CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste (Nebraska).
- Nick O'Malley gives us his Patriots Dream Draft: What the best case scenario looks like for New England.
- Doug Kyed posts his latest Mock Draft. Pats pick DT Dominique Easley (Florida).
NATIONAL NEWS
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Dustin Keller visiting Patriots.
- Steve Palazzolo (Pro Football Focus) Rookies in Focus: LB Jamie Collins.
- Neil Hornsby (Pro Football Focus) Draft needs: AFC East.
- Don Banks (SI) Team-by-team previews for 2014 NFL draft.
- Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Every AFC team's best draft class in history.
- Evan Silva (Rotoworld) Pre-Draft NFL Roster Rankings. Patriots 4th.
- MikeTanier (Sports on Earth) First-round wide receivers 101.
- Jim Reineking (NFL.com) Top all-time NFL draft steals.
- Peter Bukowski (SI) NFL draft history full of good, bad and weird moments.
- Staff Report (FOX Sports) 15 regrettable draft-week trades in NFL history.
- Greg Gabriel (Nat'l Football Post) Draft flashback: 2011. Who panned out and who didn't.
- Jack Bechta (Nat'l Football Post) Unwrapping the Draft: A longtime agent's take on 5 draft subplots.
- Gil Brandt (NFL.com) 49 no-name prospects on the rise in 2014 NFL Draft.
- Chris Burke (SI) Back-up plans for teams who miss out on top prospects in 2014 NFL draft.
- Mike Tanier (Sports on Earth) NFL proposes adding new month to calendar year.
- Aaron Schatz (Football Outsiders) 2013 Broken tackles: Defense.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL still looking into Broncos visit to 'Bama.
- Andy Staples (SI) U.S. military studying sports to improve soldiers' training and care.