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TEAM TALK
- Erik Scalavino passes along all the latest Patriots-related news, notes, and observations from Super Bowl XLIX.
- Paul Perillo focuses on how Jamie Collins and Dont'a Hightower have emerged as playmakers in the Patriots defense.
- Andy Hart notes Brandon Browner still has plenty of love for his former Seattle teammates.
- Patriots Quotes 1/27: Rob Gronkowski, Darrelle Revis & more.
- Patriots Today - Robert Kraft chats up media day. (2.26 min. video)
- Patriots Today - A tour guide through media day. (2.01 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Christopher Price gets one NFL scout's take for Sunday: Expect bruising Super Bowl between Patriots, Seahawks.
- Mike Reiss cleans out his Patriots Super Bowl notebook from Day 2 in Arizona.
- Tom E. Curran hears from Dave DeGuglielmo who says playing the defenses in the AFC East has helped the team to prepare for Seattle's powerful defense.
- Mike Reiss offers a few quick observations of Tom Brady and what some of the key areas will be for him in Super Bowl XLIX.
- John Tomase reports the Seahawks expect Kam Chancellor to lower the boom on Rob Gronkowski.
- Ron Borges writes Brandon Browner took the long route to the Patriots and that he badly wants to play in a Super Bowl, not just have the ring.
- John Tomase says forget about the Legion of Boom, how will the Seahawks score against the Patriots?
- Ryan Hannable reports Gronkowski declares himself 100% healthy for the Super Bowl and excited for the game.
- Eric Wilbur finds the Patriots 'worried about Seattle' and says that's a good thing.
- Ryan Hannable notes LeGarrette Blount points out that the Seahawks defenders are 'not immortal, They can be beaten.'
- Christopher Price notes Jamie Collins doesn't look forward to talking with the media, but he endured the session and politely answered reporters' questions.
- Mike Reiss answers his Patriots Mailbag: Let's talk about the game.
- Phil Perry reports Josh McDaniels would love another shot to be a head coach someday.
- WEEI posts some photos from Days 1 & 2 in Arizona.
- Meredith Perri gives us five quick takeaways from the Patriots Super Bowl media day.
- Adam Kurkjian notes the difference between the fun-loving Seahawks and the buttoned-up Patriots at Media Day. /Yeah, thanks for that Roger Goodell.
- Mark Farinella details the Super circus that is Media Day.
- Jimmy Toscano notes Michael Irvin is upset with how Tom Brady has been portrayed over the last week: "I think it's unfair for us to question Brady when he has given us nothing to make us question his veracity in the past."
- Tom Layman describes how Super Bowl Miedia Day is made for guys like Gronk.
- Mark Farinella mentions that for Jonas Gray, now that he's at the Super Bowl the rough patches don't seem so roughanymore and it makes all the hard work worth it.
- Tom E. Curran notes Vince Wilfork showered the Seahawks with praise yesterday.
- Dan Ventura reports Ivan Fears is the one remaining coaching link from the Pete Carroll era in New England.
- Charissa Thompson gets Tom Brady, Russell Wilson and others to test their pop culture knowledge. (2.59 min. video)
- WEEI highlights Chris Mortensen on MFB: Despite skeptics, Patriots 'truly believe deflategate is baloney'.
- 7 News Extra previews a few Super Bowl ads in the race for Best Commercial of 2015.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Kevin Seifert (ESPN) Inside Slant: Super Bowl QB Report.
- Bill Barnwell (Grantland) The Championship Belt: NFL defense edition.
- Kevin Koczwara (Grantland) Mr. Special Teams: How New England's Matthew Slater made a career of covering kickoffs and punts.
- Brady Poppinga (Football by Football) Gronk vs. Seattle's best.
- Cian Fahey (Football Outsiders) Film Room: Rob Gronkowski.
- Danny Kelly (SB Nation) The man who holds the Patriots defense together: Devin McCourty.
- Eric Edholm (Yahoo! Sports) Do not cross Patriots center Bryan Stork, who cared not for my questions.
- John Canzano (The Oregonian) Where has Bill Belichick, my old pen pal, gone?
- Jeff Legwold (ESPN) The best of Bill Belichick at Super Bowl media day.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Bill Belichick calls Marshawn Lynch "best back we’ve faced".
- Jeff Legwold (ESPN) Pats to be smart vs. Richard Sherman.
- Ross Tucker (Sports on Earth) The ultimate Super Bowl team: Creating the best squad from the the Pats and 'Hawks.
- Andrew Garda (Sports on Earth) Surprise Super Bowl MVP candidates.
- Matt Brown (Sports on Earth) Super Bowl stars in college.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Wilson’s running is a different challenge for the Patriots.
- Dan Wetzel (Yahoo! Sports) Patriots vs. the World: New England's mentality amid deflate-gate.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Rob Gronkowski happy to be healthy for this Super Bowl.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Patriots say there’s nothing suspicious about their ball security.
- Gregory J. Matthews and Michael Lopez (Deadspin) Why those statistics about the Patriots' fumbles are mostly junk.
- Charles Robinson (Yahoo! Sports) The other Patriots conspiracy theory: LeGarrette Blount's scheme to reunite with Bill Belichick?
- Jack Magruder (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Now a Patriot, RB Blount's thrilled to have moved on from Steelers.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Robert Kraft: Party with Roger Goodell made Richard Sherman money.
- Sam Lane (Yahoo! Style) New England Patriots redeem themselves by looking hot.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Bill Belichick toes the line during an hour of media day.
- MIke Wilkening (ProFootballTalk) Stuffed animal question brings out Bill Belichick’s softer side.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Wilfork calls Belichick the greatest coach ever.
- Mike Wilkening (ProFootballTalk) Bobby Wagner: Seahawks "will be ready" for Patriots’ formation ploys.
- Kristian Dyer (Yahoo! Sports) Simulator runs Super Bowl matchup 50,000 times, and winner is ...
DEFLATEGATE DUMPSTER
- Report (ESPN) Investigators call on Columbia dept.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Kraft’s statement increases the pressure on Goodell.
- Will Leitch (Sports on Earth) The NFL is loving every minute of deflategate.
- Gabriel Sherman (GQ) Robert Kraft vs. Roger Goodell: Deflategate threatens the most powerful bromance in the NFL.
- Skip Bayless (ESPN) Belichick's ways need Brady for balance. /The sheer amount of tin foil used to explain his leaps of thought are beyond staggering.
- Tom Pelissero (USA Today) Deflating footballs may not be as easy as it sounds.
- Micahel Katz (SB Nation) A definitive guide to ridiculous Patriots deflategate conspiracy theories.
- Ben Mara (Sports on Earth) Deflate-gate: Persons of interest. (cartoon)