TEAM TALK
- Andy Hart notes Pittsburgh GM Kevin Colbert says he doesn't regret releasing LeGarrette Blount.
- Paul Perillo finds the Buffalo Bills version of Rex Ryan much more understated at the combine.
- Paul Perillo says John Harbaugh has had enough of being tied to the so-called Deflategate controversy.
- Briana Palma picks ten awesome things that have happened since Super Bowl Sunday.
- Patriots Today - What the're saying around the NFL.What the're saying around the NFL. (3.50 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Combine day one: What we learned. (3.04 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Combine day one: Offensive line. (2.14 min. video)
- From the NFL - Rex Ryan on New England Patriots: 'We are coming after them'. (3.02 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss shares some picked-up Patriots pieces from Wednesday at the Combine: Lots of depth available at RB, WR.
- Mike Reiss takes a look at what is on the schedule Thursday at the Combine.
- Mike Reiss notes that several Patriots coaches won't attend the Combine. (1.24 min. video)
- Jeff Howe looks at Florida State as a potential pipeline for the Patriots to use to build their interior O-line around Bryan Stork.
- Karen Guregian looks at the interesting TE prospects in Indy to be an on-the-field sidekick for Rob Gronkowski.
- Bill Speros reports the Patriots have plenty of money available under the NFL salary cap to keep anyone they want. And then some.
- Mike Reiss reports Bill Belichick was a guest of the Indiana University men's hoops team on Tuesday.
- Jackie MacMullan writes a terrific column on how Malcolm Butler is proof a second chance can change everything.
- Miguel Benzan (PatsFans.com) Crafting a contract between Darrelle Revis and the Super bowl Champions New England Patriots.
- Karen Guregian tries to make sense of the new deflategate reports, but they all seem to paint a messy picture for the NFL.
- Eric Wilbur suggests these latest reports are proof that deflategate is all a bunch of random sources throwing bleep at the wall in the hopes that something, anything sticks to the Patriots.
- Jerry Thornton calls latest in deflategate reports a bunch of "ball-oney".
- Tom E. Curran has these latest deflategate 'reports' figured out, and the result is another black eye for the NFL.
- Phil Perry quotes John Harbaugh saying there is 'not one shred' of fact that links hi to deflategate.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Rex Ryan refuses to take a shot at the Patriots; John Harbaugh maintains he had nothing to do with deflategate allegations and wants the original report to be retracted; Lovie Smith intends to keep Logan Mankins in Tampa Bay; Patriots weren't heavily involved with the top-rated kickers of the Draft class yesterday.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Justin Albers (Indiana.scout.com) Bill Belichick speaks to IU basketball team.
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) 24 takeaways from Wednesday at the combine.
- Will Brinson (CBS Sports) 2015 NFL Combine: 9 things to know from Wednesday.
- Rob Rang (CBS Sports) 2015 Scouting Combine: 5 Takeaways from NFL coaches, GMs.
- Dane Brugler (CBS Sports) 2015 Scouting Combine: Five takeaways from Wednesday.
- John Clayton (ESPN) Five things to watch at NFL Combine.
- Analysts Report (NFL.com) Must-see prospects at NFL Scouting Combine.
- Doug Farrar (The MMQB) These smaller-school players have the most to prove at 2015 NFL combine.
- Chris Burke & Doug Farrar (SI) Cover Two: Prospects on the rise, injuries and more combine questions.
- Don Banks (SI) Snap Judgments: Questions linger as GMs, coaches face media at 2015 Combine; More.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) 10 NFL stars who overcame the worst Combines.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) New ESPN report conflicts with prior claim of football deflation.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Report: NFL fired employee who sold Deflategate footballs.
- Eric Edholm (Yahoo! Sports) Report: NFL official fired in deflategate case for selling football.
- Ebenezer Samuel (NY Daily News) NFL employee fired for selling DeflateGate footballs: report.
- Kevin Seifert (ESPN) Inside Slant: 'Organic' should be key word in NFL kicking changes -- and elsewhere.
- Mark Maske (Washington Post) Expanded NFL playoffs no longer seen as likely for next season.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Todd Bowles can’t worry about the Patriots right now.
- Jared Dubin (CBS Sports) Funky concept helmet designs for all 32 NFL teams.
- Dan Graziano (ESPN) NFL Salary Cap could increase To $143M. (1 min. video)
- Mike Wilkening (ProFootballTalk) Oddsmaker’s early 2015 NFL win totals: Seahawks, Patriots lead list, Raiders bring up the rear.