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TEAM TALK
- Behind the scenes of 3 Games to Glory IV. (3.53 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Robert Kraft surprises local school with donation. (2.17 min. video)
- Gallery: Patriots 1st Round Draft picks through the years
LOCAL LINKS
- Ben Volin suggests holding the talk of the Patriots trading out, there will be plenty of good value late in the first round.
- Karen Guregian has a few suggestions if the Patriots make a bold move and move up the draft board.
- Phil Perry reports Robert Kraft admits he never knows what's going to happen in the NFL Draft, but was confident the Patriots had done their homework.
- Mike Reiss notes Robert Kraft says the draft has good depth but lacks exceptional players.
- Jeff Howe picks five things to watch at the Draft.
- Ben Volin Three Downs: Look for Patriots to avoid players with red flags.
- Jeff Howe says that if the team's greatest draft need is at DT, they have to determine if they want the next Wilfork, or do they want the next-generation Wilfork?
- Erik Frenz sees cornerback and guard among the Patriots' top 5 positions of need, heading into the draft.
- Shalise Manza Young offers a closer look at how New England stands at each position heading into the weekend’s draft.
- Miguel Benzan comes through with a customized NFL calendar for the best team of the NFL salary cap era – the New England Patriots.
- Miguel Benzan gives us the details on Jerod Mayo's restructure and how it affects the salary cap.
- Doug Kyed notes that the timing of the Patriots' signing Scott Chandler shows Belichick is still one step ahead.
- Miguel Benzan has compiled a Patriots salary cap offseason scorecard.
- The Sports Tonight crew debates if they would deal backup QB Jimmy Garoppolo for a first-round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.
- Christopher Price resets the Patriots depth chart at safety.
- 98.5 Sports Hub guest Ben Volin explains why the NFL is motivated to wait until after the draft to release the DeflateGate findings.
- Karen Guregian posts her annual Mock Draft. Pats pick DT Eddie Goldman (Florida State).
NATIONAL NEWS
- Matt Chatham (Football by Football) Golden Rules of the NFL Draft.
- Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) The complete New England Patriots Draft Primer.
- Will Brinson (CBS Sports) How to watch the 2015 NFL Draft: TV channels, online stream, draft order.
- Meredith Bland (The Football Girl) Get your NFL Draft Bingo card!
- Ty Schalter (Vice Sports) Chicago's gamble on the NFL Draft could be an expensive disaster.
- Analysis Team (College Football Focus) Home page: Terrific player and position reference for the draft.
- Richard Deitsch (The MMQB) The NFL’s Kind of Town.
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Draft Eve: Five biggest questions.
- Peter King (The MMQB) Countdown to pickoff.
- Lance Zierlein (NFL.com) Ten believable things amid so much NFL draft misinformation.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Pats to extend Hightower’s deal for a fifth year.
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Offensive tackle: Bill Belichick's Patriots draft history.
- Peter King (The MMQB) Mailbag: Ten things I'm hearing about the Draft.
- Mike Wilkening (ProFootballTalk) Eight years ago Wednesday, the Patriots took a flier on Randy Moss.
- Andrew Brandt (The MMQB) At the draft, Roger Goodell will step back in the line of fire.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Should Commissioner’s compensation be public information?