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TEAM TALK
- The Hall at Patriot Place to display the 2014 Vince Lombardi Trophy.
- Briana Palma describes the scene as thousands of Patriots fans fill the streets of Boston to cheer on their team.
- Briana Palma notes Rob Gronkowski went straight from Super Bowl festivities to national TV with an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."
LOCAL LINKS
- Jackie MacMullen writes that Tom Brady is back where he started his career -- holding the Lombardi Trophy.
- Jeff Howe reports Vince Wilfork said yesterday he is fully committed to a 12th season in the NFL.
- Mike Reiss notes Vince Wilfork is 33 and coming off a Super Bowl-winning season, but he's not contemplating retirement, " Let's see if we can do it again."
- Phil Perry notes Vince Wilfork calls the criticism of Brady "freaking crazy."
- Mike Reiss highlights Vince Wilfork on WEEI as he talks about the 'best win' of his career.
- Karen Guregian gives Danny Amendola some credit; he was clutch when it mattered and never once complained about his role.
- Mike Reiss points out a few things that link this Super Bowl to the past.
- Adam Kaufman relays his experience of being a 'nobody' who got to share the Patriots victory parade from the duck boat.
- Mike Reiss talks about a few of his favorite soundbites from the 'Inside the NFL' program.
- Jeff Howe breaks down the roster as it stands now
- Kevin Duffy says this Patriots roster is built for the long haul.
- Michael Hurley incorporates the shoot-first, no-mercy writing style of Bob Kravitz and Gregg Doyel to call for the banning of Jim Irsay and Chuck Pagano from the NFL.
- Mike Reiss issues his Patriots 2014 season Report Card: Patriots never wilted under the pressure.
- Mike Reiss posts the transcript of his weekly online chat: Pats and Revis will meet before the start of free agency.
- Lee Schechter gives props to the thousands of Patriots fans who showed up for the parade despite frigid temps and brutal traffic.
- Mike Reiss notes Bill Belichick will a guest on the Late Show with David Letterman on Wednesday, Feb. 11.
- Mike Reiss reports the Patriots sign nine practice-squad players to contracts for 2015, including 2013 third-round draft choice Jake Bequette.
- Christopher Price re-posts Tom Brady's latest Facebook post of him celebrating his Super Bowl win with MVP Gary the telemarketer.
- Gary Dzen re-posts a fan video that shows just how far Malcolm Butler had to run to make his amazing interception.
- Josh Brown (Boston's Title Town Talk) Brady’s done? No and he has a trophy to prove it.
- The AP reports President Barack Obama congratulated Bill Belichick on Thursday for winning the Super Bowl.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Kerry Byrne (Cold Hard Football Facts) There goes Tom Brady, the best who ever lived.
- Andy Benoit (The MMQB) Final impressions of XLIX: Breaking down the best performance of Tom Brady’s illustrious career, and giving the Patriots’ D credit for winning.
- David Fleming (ESPN) Pats' locker room infested with hugs.
- Scott Kacsmar (Football Outsiders) Patriots lead NFL in goal-line stands under Bill Belichick.
- SI Now (SI.com) Jonas Gray: Tom Brady was really sick during the Super Bowl. (1.11 min. video)
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Ed Reed: In Baltimore we don’t like the Patriots, but we respect them.
- Video (NFL.com) Moments of glory: 2014 NFL playoffs. (5.12 min. video)
- Inside the NFL (Daily Motion) Super Bowl edition. (58.43 min. video)
- 2014 Elite Performers (NFL.com) Best of Tom Brady. (2.14 min. video)
- NFL Total Access (NFL.com) Willie McGinest and Solomon Wilcots debate which NFL dynasty is the greatest of all time. (2.07 min. video)
- NFL Total Access (NFL.com) Top 10 plays of the postseason. (2.39 min. video)
- William McFadden (The Sports Quotient) Test knowledge of the triumphant Patriots.
- Matt Ufford and Ryan Nanni (SB Nation) From Tom Brady to Pete Carroll, the best and worst of Super Bowl XLIX. (8.50 min. video)
- Mike Wilkening (ProFootballTalk) Vince Wilfork’s horse wins a race in New Orleans on Thursday.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Kraft "really upset" and "ticked off" about Deflategate investigation.
- Gregg Easterbrook (ESPN) Strong D real MVP of Super Bowl.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Rice admits to "illegal" use of stickum.
- Ross Tucker (Sports on Earth) Dead silence over Falcons' fake noise: Why don't people care?
- Andrew Powell-Morse (Seat Smart) NFL fines and suspensions since 2002: Ballers behaving badly.
- Robert Klemko (The MMQB) Countdown to Draft Day: T-minus 84 days: The world of combine training.
- Adam Schein (NFL.com) Dallas Cowboys headline this offseason's most fascinating teams.
- Staff Report (SI) Worst NFL games of 2014.
- Paul Lukas (ESPN) Are Nike's NFL days numbered?