TEAM TALK
- John Rooke's View from Above: The bling in the ring...5 things you might not know...and we'll get defensive talking about practice, again...
- Andy Hart tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: Patriots ring in mini-camp.
- Patriots 2015 individual game tickets to go on sale Wednesday, July 15.
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss previews the Patriots three-day mandatory minicamp that kicks off today at Gillette.
- Ben Volin posts his Patriots minicamp primer: Strict rules are in place for practice, as spelled out in the CBA.
- Karen Guregian compares how the Pats looked a year ago at this point to where they sit now.
- Christopher Price looks at what the Pats can learn from previous Super Bowl champs that lost significant defensive personnel.
- Tom E. Curran notes that even though Aaron Dobson's first two NFL seasons haven't gone as planned, Josh McDaniels thinks he can still be a downfield threat.
- Mark Daniels writes this might not be the most experienced group of running backs that Ivan Fears has had to coach, but he's not worried.
- Phil Perry highlights Bill Belichick's comments at the Patriots ring ceremony: 'This is a damn good team'.
- Mike Reiss highlights Devin McCourty on his ring: 'It was just crazy seeing Tom having all four of his on and looking at the ring compared to his other three.'
- Doug Kyed notes Devin McCourty says the Patriots 'had fun together one last time before moving on' to 2015.
- Mike Reiss gathers reaction from Patriots players on social media from Sunday night's Super Bow ring ceremony.
- Mike Reiss mentions he was surprised there wasn't a trade involved for TE Tim Wright since there was indeed plenty of interest once he became available.
- Michael Hurley states the AEI report completely dismisses the data used in the Wells report, and that Goodell and Ted Wells should be embarrassed.
- Jerry Thornton says Tom Brady's '4 rings' post wins Facebook.
- Darren Hartwell shows off Brandon Spikes' 2011 AFC Championship ring that he put up for sale on eBay, bargain-priced at just under $20K.
- Tom E. Curran ranks the top 50 players of the Bill Belichick era: No. 44 Benjamin Watson - No. 43 Bobby Hamilton.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Setting the stage for Patriots mandatory minicamp.
- Michael Shottey (FanDuel) Patriots Duron Harmon working to be worth remembering.
- Cyrus Geller (Fansided) Tom Brady. Dancing. Super Bowl rings. Wiz Khalifa. It doesn't get any better than that.
- Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) Rounding up the latest Patriots offseason buzz.
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) After OTAs: Patriots 53-man roster projection.
- Russell S. Baxter (Bleacher Report) Power ranking NFL offensive line depth charts.
- Marc Sessler (NFL.com) Ranking NFL backfields from No. 1 to 32. Patriots at No. 29.
- Cole Schultz (Pro Football Focus) Snaps lost: New England Patriots.
- Will Laws (SI) Buyer's Remorse: The NFL's most overpaid players at each position.
- Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, Andrew Luck lead all-QB offense.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Jets add one former Patriot tight end and subtract another.
- Mike Freeman (Bleacher Report) Is the NFL hypocritical on gambling? Yes, and it should be.
DEFLATEGATE DUMPSTER
- Roger I. Abrams (Huffington Post) The end of deflategate.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Brady tries to protect his image while staying silent.