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TEAM TALK
- Andy Hart notes Seattle CB Richard Sherman and QB Russell Wilson seem to have different feelings for Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
- Briana Palma finds that for Devin McCourty, giving back is all in the family.
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss helps us get to know the Seattle Seahawks with a quick take on five players to know on each side of the ball.
- Jeff Howe believes that the way to stop the Seahawks offense is to stop Marshawn Lynch.
- Ryan Hannable notes Richard Sherman thinks he's revealing a secret that Tom Brady is [gasp] a trash-talker on the field.
- Mike Reiss tells us Boston Mayor Mary Walsh will host a Super Bowl send-off rally for the Patriots on Monday, Jan. 26 at 11 a.m. at City Hall Plaza.
- Ryan Hannable points out Tom Brady's snap-to-release time was a season-low average of 1.8 seconds against the Colts.
- Mike Reiss reports that if the Patriots held a practice yesterday, Bryan Stork would not have participated.
- Jeff Howe reports the Patriots are bracing for an NFL ruling that could come as soon as today - possibly bringing massive fines and the loss of a high draft pick.
- Chad Finn says if the Patriots won't embrace the villain role, then let Tom Brady do the explaining - that it's only a big deal among those who have never been a quarterback.
- Christopher Price suggests Tom Brady should be made to answer some questions about deflategate.
- Karen Guregian puts the blame on Bill Belichick for always pushing the envelope.
- Ron Borges notes Bill Belichick has to wonder how much more Bob Kraft can take.
- Bill Speros explains why the Patriots need a win now more than ever.
- Braden Campbell insists deflategate would be a non-issue for anyone but the Patriots.
- Jordan Graham thinks the best way to take the air out of deflategate would be to give a brief nod to the NFL’s probe, take their punishment & then win a historic fourth Super Bowl title.
- Gayle Fee hears former Patriots muscle Matt Light thinks the media frenzy over Deflategate is a lot of hot air.
- Jeff Pini reports John Harbaugh says his team didn't notice anything wrong with the footballs in the Divisional Round.
- Mark Murphy Seahawks Notebook: Players make light of football scandal; Injury update; Brandon Browner still gets some love from his former teammates.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Kevin Patra (NFL.com) Brandon Browner: SB winner has NFL's best secondary bragging rights.
- Doug Farrar (SI) The All-22: Patriots' O has changed to accommodate an aging Tom Brady.
- Andy Benoit (The MMQB) Everything you need to know about Super Bowl 49.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) Super Bowl 49 Pick: Will Seahawks go Beast Mode on the Patriots?
- Marc Sessler (NFL.com) Sherman: Brady called Seahawks 'nobodies' in 2012.
- Inside the NFL (NFL.com) What did Championship Sunday reveal about the AFC. (4.36 min. video)
- Inside the NFL (NFL.com) Heath Evans breaks down how the Patriots will attack the Seahawks. (6.28 min. video)
- Steve Wyche and Elliot Harrison (NFL.com) Top 10 players in Super Bowl XLIX. (10.55 min. video)
- Peter King and Robert Klemko (The MMQB) Super Bowl 49: First look. (3.15 min. video)
- Experts (CBS Sports) NFL picks - Straight up - Super Bowl: Five of eight pick Pats to win.
VIEW FROM SEATTLE
- Matt Pentz (Seattle Times) Look past the Patriot-speak to truly understand Tom Brady’s value.
- Larry Stone (Seattle Times) Super Bowl repeat won’t be easy — but Seahawks are better than last year.
- John Boyle (Everett Herald) Seahawks continue to use doubt as motivation.
- Clare Farnsworth (Seahawks.com) Seahawks confident Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas will be ready for Super Bowl.
- John Boyle (Everett Herald) Seahawks don’t have much to say about Patriots’ Deflate-Gate.
- From the NFL (Seahawks.com) Kurt Warner on Tom Brady vs. Russell Wilson. (2.27 min. video)
DEFLATEGATE DUMPSTER
- Jim Litke, AP (Yahoo! Sports) How Pats ball boy became America's Most Wanted.
- Michael McCann (SI) Implications of an NFL investigation into Patriots' deflategate.
- Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Boston Coffee Company makes little deflated football cookies.
- Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Krispy Kreme takes 'fully inflated' donut shot at Patriots, Dunkin.
- Jonathan Clegg (Wall St. Journal) NFL says investigation into deflated footballs ongoing: "Eye-rolling across league about significance of issue."
- Dan Hanzus (NFL.com) Brandon Browner brushes off reports on footballs.
- John Brenkus (ESPN) Sport Science: Deflategate. (2.29 min. video)
- Peter King (The MMQB) Deflategate: The pressure is building.
- Terry Blount (ESPN) Seahawks CB: No deflategate effect.
- Staff Report (ESPN) Andrew Luck: Football issue 'blown out of proportion'.
- Judy Battista (NY Times - November 3, 2006) Peyton Manning and Tom Brady were the driving forces behind NFL rule change that allows visiting quarterbacks to break in a dozen balls for use during every game.