TEAM TALK
- Andy Hart shares his notes from Friday's practice action at Gillette Stadium.
- Erik Scalavino notes Jimmy Garoppolo is 'back to work' and shares his notes from OTAs.
- Paul Perillo notes that RB Tyler Gaffney is ready to work.
- Briana Palma details Tom Brady playing flag football at Harvard Stadium for his annual Football Challenge with Best Buddies.
- Press Conference: Bill Belichick (5.55 min. video plus Transcript).
- Player Interviews: Julian Edelman (7.39 min. video) - Brandon Spikes (2.07 min. video) - Rob Ninkovich (2.58 min. video) - Jimmy Garoppolo (5.02 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Karen Guregian gets her first look at a Patriots secondary that still has many questions.
- Erik Frenz posts his OTA notes from Friday: Backups see reps with starters absent.
- Mike Reiss posts some of his observations from the Patriots' OTA on Friday: QB reps, Scott Chandler, young guards; Chandler Jones' health, More.
- Mike Reiss looks at six Patriots that received important reps at Friday's OTAs, led by third-year CB Logan Ryan.
- Ian Logue tells us a few things we've learned so far after one week of OTAs.
- Judy Cohen mentions how Tom Brady's teammates show him support at Best Buddies event.
- Tom E. Curran writes another excellent piece on the deflategate mess, with witness from an ex-NFL QB who knows this is on the NFL and the officials who never cared about the footballs.
- Ryan Hannable notes Julian Edelman isn't too concerned with the folks who dislike the Patriots: 'They hate ya if they ain't ya.'
- Mike Reiss posts some quick-hit weekend thoughts: It looks like the Patriots are on the right track with QB Jimmy Garoppolo.
- Ben Volin Sunday NFL Notes: NFL discipline, OTAs injuries and holdouts, best/worst salary cap values and more.
- Jackie MacMullan shares her thoughts on Jimmy Garoppolo taking center stage, with Tom Brady's suspension still in effect.
- Mike Petraglia notes Jimmy Garoppolo in only worried about things he can control.
- Mike Reiss looks at the shifting perceptions with Rob Gronkowski.
- Adam Kurkjian notes Rob Gronkowski looked like he was in his element yesterday, while taking part in the Citi Rob Gronkowski Football Camp at Melrose High.
- Paul Feely reports that according to UNH sports law professor Michael McCann, cheating in pro sports is just a matter of degree.
- Ben Volin examines how much notable players are costing and what they are bringing to the team.
- Ron Borges mocks the Patriots and Bill Belichick for moving on from deflategate while he and the press are still mired in it.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Doug Farrar (SI) Off-season report card: New England Patriots.
- Judy Battista (NFL.com) Eight storylines to watch with eight weeks until first training camps open.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Brandon Spikes on Belichick: We kissed and made up.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Jimmy Garoppolo says he’s not changing his approach.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Could Devin McCourty move back to cornerback?
- Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) How should Patriots distribute workload at RB?
- Ste Hoare (The Route Tree) Q&A Sunday #1 - Russ Goldman.
- Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: Offseason Power Rankings.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Fully-guaranteed contracts could cause problems for teams, players.
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) 'Hard Knocks' revisited: Best of NFL's summer drama.
- Will Leitch (Sports on Earth) May's 10 dumbest sports stories. /Take a wild guess at the No. 1.
- SI Staff (SI) Roundtable: What rule change would you like to see most in the NFL?
- Matt Bowen (Bleacher Report) Andrew Luck set up to join the NFL's QB elite in 2015. /Includes nice INT gifs from the Patriots.
- Matt Chatham (Football by Football) Adrian Peterson is wrong (sorta): NFL players have great power...
DEFLATEGATE DUMPSTER
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Brady appeal hearing set for June 23.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady is smart to keep quiet on #DeflateGate.
- Daniel Leberfeld (Breitbart.com) Former NFL QB: What Tom Brady did was common, 'officials don't care.'
- Paul Gutierrez (ESPN) Jerry Rice softens stance on Tom Brady, Patriots.