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TEAM TALK
- Andy Hart tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: Finally, Draft week!.
- PFW Draft Prospect Rankings: Cornerback.
- Patriots Today - Mayo: I'm taking it one day at a time. (9.40 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Jamie Collins: Working on getting better. (6.14 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Exclusive: One-on-one with Will Smith. (2.55 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Mock Draft: Round one. (3.03 min. video) Andy Hart picks Louis Nix III (Notre Dame), and Paul Perillo picks DE Dee Ford (Auburn) at 29.
- PFW In Progress (5/6) - The NFL Draft, the signing of Will Smith, and more. (2 hour program)
- Patriots Draft Prospect Review (5/5) - Breaking down the top running backs and a look at who the team could target. (13.27 min. program)
LOCAL LINKS
- Zuri Berry hears Jerod Mayo say he's not ready to claim he's healthy enough to play.
- Mike Reiss notes Jerod Mayo admitted he had to watch Patriots games by himself.
- Mike Petraglia reports Jerod Mayo is wary of 'Dream Team' designations.
- Zuri Berry notes Jamie Collins kept it short and sweet with his advice for the new rookies: 'Just come and work man. Nothing is given to you. You just gotta come out and take it.'
- Mark Farinella explains the Patriots' offseason conditioning program entered Phase 2 this week, which means Mayo and Collins can return to being linebackers, not just weightlifters.
- Jeff Howe suggests the Patriots aim high for a quality interior presence on defense, especially with the uncertain status of Wilfork and Kelly coming off injuries.
- Karen Guregian notes big, nimble, athletic men like Vince Wilfork are pretty rare, but she sees those qualities in Louis Nix III (Notre Dame).
- The Herald Staff breaks down the defensive tackle prospects.
- Doug Kyed asserts the Patriots' top needs in the draft include tight end and safety.
- Christopher Price names five Rutgers players who could get the call from the Patriots this weekend.
- Mark Farinella warns that despite some strong signings, there are still plenty of holes to address on defense.
- Christopher Price lists some late-round QB prospects for Pats fans to consider.
- Mike Reiss shares the details of Will Smith's contract and notes the Patriots don't assume much risk here.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Jerod Mayo feels good now while rehabbing his torn pectoral muscle, but he's waiting for that first hit to know how it will respond; Jamie Collins' most impactful game as a rookie was in his playoff debut against the Colts; Collins is excited for his second season.
- Mike Reiss and Field Yates report veteran guard Davin Joseph, a former Buc, took a free-agent visit to the Patriots recently.
- Mike Reiss posts his Patriots Mailbag: On Smith signing and Draft scenarios.
- Mike Reiss highlights some of the recent players picked in the 206th spot.
- Ben Volin's Patriots Draft preview. (3.30 min. video)
- Mike Reiss narrows down his list of prospects to a select group that would be ideal (and realistic) for the Patriots: DT/DE Stephon Tuitt (Notre Dame).
- Mike Reiss details the ESPN Mock Draft that all 32 NFL Nation reporters took part in, with trades allowed.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Jerod Mayo on pectoral: If it was flag football, I'd be fine.
- Andrew Brandt (The MMQB) Inside the war room.
- Kevin Clark (Wall St. Journal) The NFL Draft: What's your team's strategy?
- Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) 2014 NFL Draft: Team-by-team first-round scenarios.
- Jenny Vrentas (The MMQB) 2014 NFL Draft: How team doctors examine health and concussion history.
- Robert Klemko (The MMQB) The new cornerstones: Big cornerbacks are game-changers.
- Adam Schein (NFL.com) 2014 NFL Draft: Burning questions for first round -- and beyond.
- Ben Glicksman (SI) 2014 NFL draft: An introduction to some of this year’s most intriguing prospects.
- Doug Farrar (SI) 2014 NFL Draft: Sleepers on offense.
- Andy Fenelon (NFL.com) Johnny Manziel among seven 'boom-or-bust' prospects.
- Marc Sessler (NFL.com) Veterans who could lose their jobs to rookies: Offense.
- Don Banks (SI) The most botched NFL Draft pick ever.