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TEAM TALK
- The Patriots announced that they have signed DE Will Smith.
- Patriots 2014 Mock Draft Tracker.
- Patriots 2014 Free Agent Tracker.
- PFW Draft Prospect Rankings: Inside Linebacker (4 min. video) and Outside Linebacker (4 min. video).
- Patriots Today - Draft Preview: Linebackers. (4 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss suggests the Patriots not use a top draft pick looking for Tom Brady's successor.
- Chad Finn believes the Patriots Draft approach should be to find Tom Brady some help, not to find his successor.
- Jeff Howe hope the Patriots don't wait too long to address their need at DE.
- Karen Guregian points to DE Demarcus Lawrence (Boise State) as a risk worth taking. Patriots cancelled his pre-Draft visit just as he was ready to hop a flight.
- Mike Reiss analyzes Will Smith's signing with the Patriots: It addresses an area of need.
- Mike Reiss and Field Yates report the Patriots signed DE Will Smith.
- ESPNBoston posts a pic of Will Smith in Patriots gear.
- Phil Perry explores how the Pats could move during the Draft.
- Mike Reiss explains why he doesn't think the build-up to the release of the regular-season schedule is over the top.
- Eric Wilbur describes how 1,500 fans are about to get screwed if the Kraft's turn end-zone seating into an exclusive lounge.
- Mike Reiss highlights some of the recent players picked in the 198th spot.
- Christopher Price gives us some Draft sleepers to focus on.
- Karen Guregian highlights draft prospects who could land with the Patriots at No. 29: TE Troy Niklas (Notre Dame), DT Timmy Jernigan (Florida States) and S Craig Loston (LSU).
- Mike Reiss narrows down his list of prospects to a select group that would be ideal (and realistic) for the Patriots: OLB/DE Demarcus Lawrence (Boise State).
- Tom E. Curran checks out prospects the Patriots may consider in the first round: DE Dee Ford (Auburn).
- WEEI profiles potential Patriots in this year's draft: CB Phillip Gaines (Rice), QB Teddy Bridgewater (Louisville), SS Jimmie Ward (Northern Illinois) and OT Morgan Moses (VIrginia).
- Erik Frenz presents his final Patriots all-round 2014 Mock Draft. Pats trade out of the first round.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Patriots signing veteran defensive end Will Smith.
- Elliot Harrison (NFL.com) AFC East draft needs. Pats need a DT (maybe 2), then S, TE, WR.
- Jay Busbee (Yahoo! Sports) What in heaven's name has happened to Tom Brady? /Another urgent report on Brady's hair and style.
- Chris Burke (SI) 2014 NFL draft injury update.
- Doug Farrar (SI) Two more weeks of waiting could hurt teams, rookies when NFL draft is done.
- Video (NFL.com) Football 101: The Draft.(3.16 min. video) /Example of 'elation' at the Draft shows Pats fans cheering; Example of 'abject horror' shows a Jets fan, lol.
- Dr. David Chao (Nat'l Football Post) Monday morning MD: An inside look at medical staff roles on Draft day.
- Patrick Daugherty (Yahoo! Sports) The NFL's best owners.
- Lorenzo Reyes (USA Today) What do the Bills, Dolphins, Jets and Patriots need?
- Albert Breer (NFL.com) Five teams with new power structures. In 2013 Patriots were one of five teams whose coaches had final-say power over the 53-man roster.
- Bill Barnwell (Grantland) The Perfect Draft.
- Clyde Haberman (NY Times) Manning or leaf? A lesson on intangibles.
- Aaron Gordon (Sports on Earth) Could the NFL ever really die?
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) Re-grading the 2011 NFL Draft. Pats get upgraded to a B+ from a B.
- Eric Kay (CBS Sports) Infographic: Which team had the most productive 2011 NFL Draft? /Interesting.
- Robert Mays (Grantland) Five years later, the 2009 NFL Draft may be the worst ever.
- Mike Wilkening (ProFootballTalk) NFL preseason schedule finalized.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Teams have $80,362 for UDFA signing bonuses.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Goodell renews push for HGH testing. /Yeah, right.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) Report: More than 10 players failed drug tests at Scouting Combine.
- Mike Mayock (NFL.como) 2014 NFL Draft: Top 100 prospects.
- Brent Sobleski (USA Today) Top 300.
- Aaron Schatz (Football Outsiders) 2013 Broken tackles: Offense.
- Scott Kacsmar (Football Outsiders) NFL Draft: Round-by-round QB study.
- Brent Sobleski (USA Today) Patriots could hold key to Teddy Bridgewater's future.
- Peter King (The MMQB) The MMQB Mock Draft: If the Pats don't trade out, they could pick TE Jace Amaro (Texas Tech) or DT Stephon Tuitt (Notre Dame), but not DT Ra'Shede Hageman (Minnesota) 'too boom or bust'.
- Greg A. Bedard (The MMQB) 2014 NFL Mock Draft: Pats pick OL Zavier Su'A Filo (UCLA).
- Daniel Jeremiah (NFL.com) Mock Draft 6.0. Pats pick DT Ra'Shede Hageman (Minnesota)