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TEAM TALK
- One-on-one with Malcom Brown. (2.35 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Karen Guregian reminds us that while Goodell took Tom Brady away from the Patriots for up to four games, Bill Belichick will still be walking the sideline.
- Steve Buckley questions whether Boston's Decade of Dominance continues or ends with deflategate.
- Mike Reiss shares some insight on the Patriots from Adam Schefter.
- CSNNE executive producer John Zannis lists some questions Ted Wells wasn't asked in his conference call, that may have helped clear things up.
- Jerry Thornton has 12.5 random thoughts on the Patriots; punishment: No sane way to justify Goodell going with the nuclear option here.
- Nik DeCosta-Klipa reports four protesters from Barstool Sports were arrested by the NYPD after they staged a sit-in at the NFL headquarters in Manhattan.
- Bob McGovern writes that Jeffrey Kessler overturns NFL suspensions the way Tom Brady wins Super Bowls.
- Tom E. Curran notes that the NFL's decision to go with wall-to-wall coverage of the Deflategate scandal, the punishment and fallout for the Patriots might work against them.
- Christopher Price hears from Brett Favre who doesn't think Brady was cheating.
- Chris Mason Patriots Notebook: Former Miami Dolphins QB A.J. Feeley, whines to a Philadelphia radio station that he's still butthurt from a loss to the Patriots back in 2004, that he blames on footballs; Jonathan Vilma advises Brady that the only way he'll be given a fair shake is to lawyer up and be heard by a neutral arbitrator . Gronkowski came in 2nd place for being on the cover of Madden.
- Jerry Thornton sees the signs (literally) that Roger Goodell is not welcome at the Hooters in Saugus.
- Karen Guregian reports that Kyle Arrington signed a three-year deal with the Ravens.
DEFLATEGATE DUMPSTER
- David Post (Washington Post) The only thing worse than our system of public justice is … "[Memo to NFL: you might want to think about not having your "investigators" decide your cases for you, eh? It smacks a little of Soviet-style justice...]"
- Sean Wagner-McGough (CBS Sports) Roger Goodell's letter to Tom Brady is now filled with irony.
- Don Banks (The MMQB) Memo to NFL fans and the league office: Put your pitchforks away.
- Ryan Wilson (CBS Sports) Jon Stewart: Deflategate punishment only makes Tom Brady stronger.
- Matthew Fairburn (Syracuse.com) What Rex Ryan said about Tom Brady suspension and the New England Patriots.
- Ed Werder (ESPN) Ex-Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has advice for Tom Brady.
- Drew Fustin (drewfustin.com) The physics of deflategate.
- Ken Bensinger and Ralph Vartabedian (Los Angeles Times) Toyota calls in Exponent Inc. as hired gun. [Feb. 18, 2010]
- Peter King (The MMQB) The MMQB Mailbag: Deflategate, digested. /More like indigestion.
- Andrew Brandt (The MMQB) It’s the new discipline
NON-DEFLATEGATE NEWS
- Mike Reiss informs us that 2nd-round draft pick Jordan Richards had his intelligence off the field honored by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.
- Mike Reiss notes the Patriots' extra-point proposal will be voted on next week.
- Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) Projecting Patriots' most heated roster battles this offseason.
- Mike Reiss shares the details on Fred Davis' one-year deal with the Patriots. As expected, this is a low-risk contract.
- Jerry Thornton gives us the top 10 sports figures loved in Boston, but hated everywhere else.
- Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) Jimmy Garoppolo scouting report: Pats' life without Tom Brady.
- Robert Klemko (The MMQB) Can Jimmy Garoppolo handle the heat?
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Can the Patriots win with Jimmy Garoppolo?
- Chad Finn says the small blessing of Brady's suspension is that the Patriots will find out about Jimmy Garoppolo.
- Doug Farrar (SI) How Patriots, Cowboys, Steelers will replace their suspended superstars.
- Chris Trapasso (CBS Sports) NFL offseason: The 7 most-improved position groups and 5 most-depleted. Pats No. 1 in cornerbacks lost.
- Chris Burke (SI) Panic mode: Cowboys, Bills among teams with huge roster holes to fill. Patriots: CB.
- Dan Hanzus (NFL.com) Five takeaways from 'Top 100' reveal of 90-81. /No Pats.
- Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) Top five receiving units in NFL today. /No Pats.
- Jerry Thornton posts a timely Tom Brady tribute video. /A five-minute break you won't regret.