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TEAM TALK
- The New England Patriots announced Ty Law has been voted by the fans as the 22nd person to enter the Patriots Hall of Fame.
- Photos - Best of Ty Law.
- Patriots to conduct joint training camp practices with Redskins.
- Patriots Today - Ty Law to be inducted into Patriots HOF. (1.03 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss reflects on an early-career TY Law story from Patriots Football Weekly.
- Mark Farinella finds it no surprise that Ty Law, a player who fulfilled and exceeded expectations on the field, was rewarded by the fans in his first year of eligibility.
- Mike Reiss has some thoughts on what the Patriots might do with their three open roster spots.
- Christopher Price lays out how five franchises dealt with the departure of their Hall of Fame quarterbacks.
- Tom E. Curran looks at the list of decisions that need to be reached by the Patriots: Dropping the hammer on Mallett - Where is the linebacker depth - Tight end rotation.
- Jeff Howe says that according to rehab specialist Ivan Candelaria, Dominique Easley's knee is already in game shape.
- Jeff Howe notes Easley's former teammate DT Sharrif Floyd vouches for his high football IQ.
- Mike Reiss reports Dominique Easley and Jimmy Garoppolo are the only two draft picks yet to be signed.
- Mike Reiss finds RB James White, (4th-round), has joined the team on a full-time basis, but Cameron Fleming (4th-round) still has to wait until his class at Stanford graduates on June 15th.
- Mike Petraglia thumbnails the three picks and three rookie free agents recently signed by the Patriots.
- Mike Reiss notes the Patriots signed rookie free agents Malcolm Butler and Taylor McCuller.
- NESN posts a pic of Julian Edelman wearing a t-shirt with a photo of a shirtless Rob Gronkowski.
- ESPN Boston reports the Patriots and Redskins will hold three days of joint practices at the Redskins training camp facility from August 4-6.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Ty Law now has the official status as one of the greatest Patriots in franchise history, voted in to the team Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility; Patriots and Redskins will hold joint practices Aug. 4-6; Pats have locked up 7 of their 9 draft picks, with only Easley and Garoppolo remaining.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) AFC East draft grades. Patriots earn a B-.
- Nathan Jahnke (Pro Football Focus) Cumulative Effect: Hitting the QB.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) More than 25% of all 2014 draft picks already are signed.
- Rana L. Cash (Sporting News) 10 impact rookies. /No Pats.
- Greg Gabriel (Nat'l Football Post) Are there too many underclassmen in the draft?
- Slideshow (Fox Sports) Let's make it better: Here are 10 ways to improve the NFL.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Offset language is likely a dead issue.
- Peter King (The MMQB) Back to Bourbon: NOLA deserves Super Bowl LII; Mailbag.
- Chris Burke (SI) Best available veteran free agents.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Report: Draft will "likely" leave New York for 2015.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL needs to tread lightly on playoff expansion.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Jerry Jones doesn't think NFL needs union's input to expand playoffs.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Union says playoff expansion is “absolutely” a topic of collective bargaining.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) NFLPA fires playoff expansion warning shot over workers comp.