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LOCAL LINKS
- Jerry Thornton asks whether this Super Bowl win validates Belichick the GM.
- Mike Reiss serves up some soundbites from Brandon LaFell on NFL Total Access last night.
- Tom E. Curran thinks the Super Bowl's final minutes may unravel Carroll's Seahawks.
- Jack Andrade notes Tom Brady wants to play forever, but wonders how long the Patriots will want him.
- Steve Silva re-posts a picture from Tom Brady's Facebook page of him working out with his son.
- Christopher Price highlights Julian Edelman dishing on the Super Bowl win, his lucky beard and support from his family on 'Live with Kelly and Michael'.
- Mike Reiss notes Dont'a Hightower posts post-shoulder surgery picture on Instagram.
- Christopher Price breaks down the roster position-by-position: Tight end and Running back.
- Tom E.Curran addresses whether the Patriots should put the franchise tag on Devin McCourty.
- Mike Petraglia posts a few free agent snapshots for the Patriots to consider: WR Hakeem Nicks.
- Mike Reiss addresses his weekly Patriots Mailbag: Slowly turning the page to the offseason.
- Nick O'Malley gives us the 10 rules of understanding Bill Belichick's madness during Draft season.
- Michael Felger shares five thoughts on the Bruins and Patriots.
- Curtis Conway hands out his grades for the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots in 2014. (5.47 min. video)
- Eric Wilbur calls out Bob Kravitz on his so-called 'apology' and says it's not nearly enough from a guy who was the 'ringleader of the absurd' since breaking the story.
- Tom E. Curran wonders about the surprising lack of interest in Jerry Rice's Stickum admission.
- The AP reports Vicksburgh city planners confirmed there will be a hometown parade for Super Bowl XLIX hero Malcolm Butler on Saturday, Feb. 21.
- The AP reports that trouble hasn't slowed down for the NFL in 2015.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Jared Dubin (CBS Sports) Malcolm Butler receives Tom Brady's Super Bowl MVP truck.
- Sam Monson (SplitCoverage) Tom Brady still not Top 5?
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Blount credits "100% honest" Belichick for Patriots’ success.
- Antonio Pierce, Tim Legler and Seth Greenberg (ESPN) Best active coach in sports? (3.14 min. video)
- Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) 5 Running backs the New England Patriots must consider in 2015 NFL Draft.
- Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) AFC East rookie grades: Buffalo Bills building a winner.
- NFL Total Access (NFL.com) Brandon LaFell on his Super bowl touchdown. (4.33 min. video)
- Mike Garafolo (Fox Sports) Sources: Wes Welker mulling retirement after 12 NFL seasons.
- Don Banks (SI) From Dez Bryant to Mike Wallace, WRs bring most intrigue to free agency.
- Robert Klemko (The MMQB) Maseratis, Hookah bars and cash by the bagful: On the trail of the $10,000 Super Bowl ticket.
- Report (NFL.com) 2015 NFL unrestricted free agents by position.
- Dan Hanzus and Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Top free agent QBs & AFC East outlook. (53.55 min. Podcast)
- Dave Dameshek (NFL.com) Super Bowl diary with Patriots. (49 min. Podcast)
- Kenneth Arthur (Sports on Earth) Denver is better off without Peyton.
- Bob Kravitz (WTHR Indiana) A (sort of) mea culpa on Deflategate.
- Nick Canepa (San Diego Union-Tribune) Cheating will follow Belichick, not Brady.