TEAM TALK
- The Patriots have acquired 2nd-year TE Tim Wright and a 2015 4th-round draft pick in a trade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for G Logan Mankins.
- Paul Perillo talks about the Logan Mankins deal that shocks Foxborough.
- Erik Scalavino takes the pulse of the locker room after teammates learned of the Mankins trade.
- Tuesday Press Conference - Bill Belichick (14.22 min. video).
LOCAL LINKS
- Jeff Howe reports the Patriots shipped out one of the greatest offensive linemen in the history of their franchise yesterday, sending Logan Mankins to Tampa Bay.
- Mike Petraglia breaks down the trade of Logan Mankins to Tampa Bay for Tim Wright.
- Tom E. Curran reveals the 'why' behind the Mankins trade.
- Christopher Price writes about Logan Mankins' 9-year legacy of toughness.
- Mike Reiss describes his initial reaction to the Logan Mankins trade.
- Karen Guregian shares her initial reaction to Tuesday's trade: Bill Belichick has lost his mind.
- Chad Finn looks at Mankins' departure as both surprising and really not surprising at all - but fitting in that no one saw him coming either.
- Eric Wilbur feels like the Bucs just plundered the Patriots.
- Mike Reiss turns his focus on how the Mankins trade affects the O-line, and who will step up.
- Phil Perry explores who's next in line for the Patriots at left guard.
- Adam Kaufman looks at what the addition of Tim Wright has to say about the health of Rob Gronkowski.
- Ryan Hannable gives us a brief look at new Patriots TE Tim Wright.
- Mike Reiss studies the film on TE Tim Wright and offers a few thoughts: '...he's more of a "move" option, similar to what the team had with Aaron Hernandez.'
- Zuri Berry scouts new TE Tim Wright and believes the team is getting a TE/WR combination that fills the Hernandez void.
- Lee Schechter tells us what Darrelle Revis and Duron Harmon had to say about Tim Wright.
- Mike Reiss notes the players learned of the shocking trade while on the field for the start of practice yesterday.
- Christopher Price unveils the series of roster moves made by the team to get down to the 75-man limit.
- Mike Reiss analyzes the Patriots moves from yesterday, and notes they will have to trim 22 more off the roster on August 30th to get to the final 53.
- Tom E. Curran wonders if Ryan Mallett could be next in line for a player swap.
- Mike Cole notes Bill Belichick is considered the NFL's best head coach, according to league insiders.
- Mike Reiss answers his weekly reader Mailbag: Belichick likes what he sees but there are still a few loose ends to tie up. /Apparently.
- Mike Reiss keeps tabs on some former Patriots players who didn't make the cut with their new teams. Taylor Price landed on IR with the Seahawks.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Suspension still stings for Brian Tyms, but it might help him stick; Jemea Thomas was a surprising cut yesterday; Hooman participated in early positional and offensive drills Tuesday.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Greg A. Bedard (The MMQB) Belichick sells high.
- Ira Kaufman (Tampa Tribune) G Mankins will bring smarts, physical play to Bucs.
- Tom 'It's not unusual' Jones (Tampa Bay Times) Mankins gives Bucs cover to not go Incognito.
- Greg Auman (Tampa Bay Times) Bucs trade for Pro Bowl guard Mankins.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) By acquiring Mankins, Bucs don't improve much at guard.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Pats have several options at left guard, post-Mankins.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Bill Belichick can’t imagine life without Logan Mankins, except he can.
- Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Tim Wright trade doesn't sound Rob Gronkowski alarm.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Patriots stash Tyler Gaffney on IR as they get to 75.
- Howard Ulman, AP (Yahoo! Sports) Gronk's health key to success of Patriots, Brady.
- Jack Bechta (Nat'l Football Post) An inside look at the roster pare down in the NFL.
- Staff Report (NFL.com) NFL Roster Cuts tracker: Down to 75.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) All 32 teams reach 75-player limit.
- Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) What's new in NFL in 2014: Coaches, hyped rookies, replay tweaks, tablets.
- Ryan Wilson (CBS Sports) Best Case, Worst Case for each AFC East team in 2014.
- Peter King (The MMQB) Reader Mailbag; Sam the Ram? Roster spot not yet locked up.
- Bill Barnwell (Grantland) The IT factor: A secret trait that seems to rule the NFL.
- Mike Tanier (Sports on Earth) The ultimate final preseason week viewing guide.
- Tom Pelissero (USA Today) Seahawks, Pete Carroll collectively penalized, fined for CBA violation.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Report: Seahawks fined, stripped of minicamp days for violating no-contact practice rules.