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TEAM TALK
- Andy Hart takes a look at a few prospects at each position who might fill Bill's bill this weekend.
- Mike Hacku lists the Patriots all-time best picks for the first 32 draft slots.
- PFW Draft Prospect Rankings: Free Safety and Strong Safety.
- Patriots All Access - Draft preview with insight from Willie McGinest, Mike Reiss, and Paul Perillo; More. (18.36 min. video)
- From the NFL - Dave Dameshek's Draft do's and don'ts. (1.27 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Karen Guregian reports Danny Amendola has done plenty of rehab and is feeling great.
- Mike Reiss shares some Patriots thoughts before the Draft: Which position will be the double-dip?
- Mike Reiss notes that with no obvious target, the Patriots' draft will be as unpredictable as ever. Just the way Belichick likes it.
- Tom E. Curran tells us why the Patriots are likely to trade down tonight.
- Bill Speros asserts the Patriots and BIll Belichick have won this offseason long before Tonight's NFL Draft.
- Christopher Price lays out four biggest areas of need for the Patriots in this year's Draft.
- Mark Daniels explains how when it comes to the NFL Draft, Bill Belichick and the Patriots are always looking a year ahead.
- Jeremy Gottlieb looks at the loss to Denver to see what holes the Patriots need to fill in the Draft.
- Mark Farinella says the trade-off for being thoroughly entertained, year after year, from September through January is having to endure a succession of boring Draft Days.
- Jeff Howe reminds us the Patriots still need a TE catch partner for Rob Gronkowski.
- Karen Guregian sees TE C.J. Fiedorwicz (Iowa) as a possible good complement to Rob Gronkowski.
- The Herald Staff breaks down the tight end prospects.
- Chris Gasper and John Powers discuss how aggressive they think the Patriots will be in the Draft. (3.29 min. video)
- The AP gives us five things to watch for in the first round tonight.
- Zuri Berry passes along a report that Boston has applied to host the NFL Draft.
- Mark Daniels projects what the Patriots 2014 Draft class could look like.
- Mike Reiss narrows down his list of prospects to a select group that would be ideal (and realistic) for the Patriots: TE Jace Amaro (Texas Tech).
- Karen Guregian posts her last-minute 2014 Mock Draft. Pats pick DT Stephon Tuitt (Notre Dame), If they don't trade out and assuming Louis Nix III is off the board.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Ramon Antonio Vargas (The New Orleans Advocate) New England is a perfect landing place for ex-Saint Will Smith, Mickey Loomis says.
- Steven Ruiz (USA Today) Which NFL teams have drafted best over the last 5 years? New England Patriots No. 1.
- Report (FOX Sports) A track record-based look at the NFL's 32 current GMs, in terms of their positional biases and preferences for trading up or down in the early rounds.
- Report (ESPN) NFL Nation: 4 Downs - AFC East.
- Darren Rovell (ESPN) Patriots offer 'Jersey Guarantee' to fans.
- Mike Tanier (Sports on Earth) Position-by-position guide to the 2014 NFL Draft.
- Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) Sorting through smokescreens to find 2014 NFL Draft truths.
- Jack Bechta (Nat'l Football Post) Three 2014 NFL Draft musings.
- Aaron Gordon (Sports on Earth) Predictably unpredictable: When you crunch the numbers, scouting doesn't add up.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Get ready for run on receivers.
- Greg Gabriel (Nat'l Football Post) Diamonds on the fringe: Some mid-round names to watch out for in the draft.
- Albert Breer (NFL.com) San Francisco 49ers among teams in position to control draft.
- Laken Litman (USA Today) For first time ever, NFL draft picks get to choose their own entrance music.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL Draft cram session: Links to analysis.
- Mike Wilkening (ProFootballTalk) Report: NFL weighing conducting the Draft "a week or two later" in 2015.
- Christine Brennan (USA Today) Will NFL take over entire calendar?
- Tom Pelissero (USA Today) NFLPA files grievance over value of Saints TE Jimmy Graham's franchise tag.
- Dan Pompei (Sports on Earth) The final Mock Draft. Pats pick DL Ra'Shede Hageman (Minnesota).
- Peter Schrager (Fox Sports) Seven-round Mock extravaganza. Pats pick OLB/DE Dee Ford (Auburn).