TEAM TALK
- Andy Hart notes Jonas Gray’s first season in New England had its ups and downs, but he's starting 2015 with a 'clean slate'.
- Patriots Today - Player spotlight: Aaron Dobson. (video)
- Patriots Today - Patriots host fantasy camp. (video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Jeff Howe reports CB Malcolm Butler was benched by the Patriots for three weeks of on-field work during OTAs, due to a missed flight to Boston.
- Mike Reiss tells us what the CBA says about situations like Malcolm Butler's, and notes that Butler isn't contesting anything personally.
- Tom E. Curran points out Malcolm Butler is not the first to find out that doing your job is showing up on time. He didn't do that, and that's why he's missed time.
- Lou Merloni thinks Malcolm Butler's punishment is excessive.
- Mike Reiss finds that whether you agree with it or not, Bill Belichick's methods are always fascinating to chronicle.
- Miguel Benzan clears up a misconception about Malcolm Butler's contract, and explains why that isn't the reason he has been absent from OTAs. /Now we all know why.
- Mike Reiss studies the film on WR Brandon Gibson to see what the veteran pass-catcher can bring to the Pats in 2015.
- Phil Perry reports TE Fred Davis knows that he needs to make the most of this opportunity in New England in order to revive his career.
- Mike Reiss offers a few quick thoughts on the Patriots after digesting Pro Football Focus' annual ranking of NFL rosters: Bryan Stork and Ryan Wendell warrant more respect.
- Christopher Price notes Jonathan Freeny, Dane Fletcher and Derek Cox all get new numbers.
- Tom E. Curran ranks the top 50 players of the Bill Belichick era: No. 48 Otis Smith.
- CSNNE congratulates the Indianapolis Colts for being 2014 AFC Finalists: "It takes a certain kind of team to lose by 38 points in the AFC Championship Game and raise a banner because of it."
- Michael Hurley calls the Colts' 'AFC Finalist' banner kind of sad. "We Lost. 45-7. We Lost By 38. They hung a banner for that."
NATIONAL NEWS
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Report: Patriots park Malcolm Butler for three weeks for missing a flight.
- Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) Why Logan Ryan is the Patriots' best bet at cornerback.
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Checking in on the third week of Patriots OTAs.
- Oliver Connolly (CLNS Radio) The evolution of defenses, 49ers problems and Jimmy Garoppolo.
- Robert Klemko (The MMQB) The next 32: The men in line to become bosses. Josh McDaniels, Matt Patricia get mentions.
- Adam Schein (NFL.com) NFL's most indispensable offensive players. No. 2 Rob Gronkowski.
- Jason B. Hirschhorn (Sports on Earth) One big question for every AFC team.
- Russell S. Baxter (Bleacher Report) The best rivalries in the NFL today.
- Doug Farrar (SI) Pressure cooker: QBs who shine or wilt when facing defensive pressure. No Brady.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Colts raise "AFC Finalist" banner.
- Kenneth Arthur ( Sports on Earth) What the NFL will look like in 2018.
- Dan Hanzus (NFL.com) Ten things to know from Wednesday's minicamps.
- Andrew Brandt (The MMQB) The conversation the NFL does not want to have.