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TEAM TALK
- The Hall at Patriot Place offers free admission to veterans and active military over Memorial Day weekend.
- The New England Patriots, in partnership with USA Football, will host a FREE Mom’s Football Safety Clinic.
- Matthew Slater speaks at Fisher College.
LOCAL LINKS
- Shalise Manza Young reports on the surprise return of LB Brandon Spikes and the release of CB Chimdi Chekwa, LB Cameron Gordon.
- Mike Reiss reports Brandon Spikes re-signs with the Pats in a reunion that seemed unlikely at this time last year.
- Ricky Doyle reports Rob Ninkovich was thrilled to learn of the return of Brandon Spikes.
- Ryan Hannable highlights Adam Schefter as a guest on WEEI this morning: NFL told Patriots to suspend 2 employees prior to discipline being issued.
- Mike Reiss re-sets the off-the-line linebacker depth chart for the Patriots following Monday's roster moves.
- Mike Reiss notes the NFL spring meeting begins today in San Francisco.
- Mike Reiss thinks that if Robert Kraft and Roger Goodell are truly committed to putting the Deflategate standoff behind them, the next 24-36 hours are critical.
- Karen Guregian wonders how far Robert Kraft will go on deflategate, and what his end game is.
- Christopher Price talks about how deflategate could impact the Patriots' place in NFL power structure.
- Mike Reiss takes a snapshot look at the contract signed by LB Dakoda Watson.
- Shalise Manza Young reports Matt Light is speaking out, blasting the Patriots bashers and naming names.
- Mark Daniels reports from Rob Ninkovich's celebrity ping pong challenge, where he finds clear messages of strong support for Tom Brady.
- Chris Mason reports Rob Ninkovich's charity event last night at Blazing Paddles was well attended by area athletes and teammates who all voiced support for Brady.
- Bill Speros discusses the flourishing "Cult of Tom Brady," despite the beating his reputation has taken during the Deflategate saga. /I'm way past level 8.
- Kate Merrill finds that the Patriots are sticking together amid the DeflateGate mess.
- Ricky Doyle reports Milan Lucic doesn't understand PSI, but backs Tom Brady all the way in deflategate.
- Tom E. Curran tells us that Brady's high school comes to his defense.
- Jerry Thornton couldn't be happier that Robert Kraft is furious at the NFL.
- Sam Galanis reports First Take's Stephen A. Smith compares Tom Brady to Aaron Hernandez. /Say what?.
- John Powers finds that the demise of sports dynasties are often widely celebrated.
DEFLATEGATE DUMPSTER
- Rick Morrissey (Chicago Sun Times) Trying to make sense of NFL suspensions - and failing miserably.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Patriots suspended Jastremski, McNally at request of NFL.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Matt Light doesn’t like Roger Goodell’s "circus," but wants to help.
- Ryan Wilson (CBS Sports) Report: Patriots, NFL looking to resolve penalties before court.
- Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) Tom Brady suspension gives sneak peek into Jimmy Garoppolo era for Patriots.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Bob McNair defends Goodell’s handling of #DeflateGate.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Jim Kelly on #DeflateGate: Tom Brady "doesn’t need to do that"
- Sean Wagner-McGough (CBS Sports) Pete Carroll says Deflategate investigation 'didn't affect anything'.
- Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report) Deflategate, roaring '20s style: New England's first controversial NFL champions.
NON-DEFLATEGATE NEWS
- Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) Who will win Patriots' guard battles?
- Peter King (The MMQB) Fixing the most boring play in all of sports.
- Matt Bowen (Bleacher Report) NFL rookies are thrown straight into the fire in mini camps.
- Jenny Vrentas (The MMQB) 10 Things I think I think: I'm talking about you, Suh - as well as you Goodell, Vincent, Blandino, Wells, Rex Ryan... and your little dog too.
- Ryan Wilson (CBS Sports) Robert Kraft: 'No one knows' what to expect from Jimmy Garoppolo.
- Dave Dameshek (NFL.com) Rodgers, Roethlisberger top list of NFL's best QBs. /Yep, you read that right. Brady behind Ben.
- Elliot Harrison (NFL.com) Top 10 quarterbacks entering the 2015 season. (9 min. video) No. 2 Tom Brady.
- Staff Report (USA Today) Power Rankings. Pats 6th - behind Colts.