TEAM TALK
- Andy Hart gives his take on the Tom Brady’s appeal of his NFL suspension yesterday in NY.
- Erik Scalavino tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: Summer break begins.
- Briana Palma reports Ohio’s Hiram College revealed that Belichick had made a special donation in honor of both his father and mother, including a sweet tribute.
- Patriots Today - Jabaal Sheard making his mark. (2.12 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Rookies visit Boston Children’s Hospital. (3.14 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Michael Hurley sums up what's at stake for Roger Goodell after Tom Brady's appeal hearing.
- Mark Daniels says Tom Brady's road to retribution kicked into high gear yesterday.
- Ben Volin reports Tom Brady makes a case for having his penalty reduced.
- Mike Petraglia discusses the report of Tom Brady in the hearing, coming across as 'an A+, 10 kind of guy.'
- Mike Reiss addresses five frequently asked questions about Tom Brady's appeal.
- Christopher Price offers five thoughts on the Tom Brady-Roger Goodell sitdown and what it means for both of them going forward.
- Chris Mason hears from Tim Brown who, a decade after retiring from professional football, believes reputation is and a clean legacy is worth the fight.
- Mike Reiss calls on the expertise of ESPN legal analysts Lester Munson and Roger Cossack to get their takes on Tom Brady's appeal of his suspension.
- Mike Reiss joins NFL Insiders to discuss Tom Brady's appeal.
- Gary Tanguay thinks ten thoughts about Brady's appeal.
- CSNNE Early Edition guest Albert Breer believes Tom Brady is paying for spygate: "This isn't a four-game suspension if he isn't a Patriot."
- Kevin Duffy reports the appeal will not be continued Thursday, and notes that most players generally wait up to a month to learn of a final decision.
- Adam Kurkjian reports Tom Brady's team makes a 10-hour case to Roger Goodell.
- CSNNE recaps Matt Light calling into Felger and Mazz to defend Tom Brady and the Patriots, and ripping both radio hosts.
- Jerry Thornton posts some of the ways Patriots fans have been observing #ExonerateBrady Day.
- Dan Shaughnessy already knows what happened [Brady knew about tampering] and now we're all waiting for Goodell to officially announce that conclusion.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) Patriots offseason state of the union.
- Dave Archibald (Inside the Pylon) The Brady legend: The best throwaway in NFL history.
- Miller Mrosek (The Sports Quotient) 2015 NFL Draft: Best picks of the 7th round. Patriots: CB Darryl Roberts (Marshall) gets a nod.
- James Walker (ESPN) AFC East Q&A: Is Ryan Tannehill worthy?
- Robert Klemko (The MMQB) Mailbag: 'Shut up and play?' Nah...
- Matt Chatham, Rocky Boiman & Grey Ruegamer (Football by Football) How to improve the NFL (the football part.). (34.40 min. Podcast)
- Mike Freeman (Bleacher Report) Ten-point stance: The real test for NFL players begins.
- Rocky Boiman (Football by Football) Will the up-tempo NFL offense lose its advantage in 2015?
- Chris Burke (SI) Off-season Sour Rankings: Brady's moves, Manziel's money sign.
- Peter King (The MMQB) The MMQB 100: Nos 61-70.
- Ross Tucker (Sports on Earth) The All-Free Agent NFL Team.
DEFLATEGATE DUMPSTER
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Brady’s lawyer says they made a "compelling case" at appeal hearing.
- Conor Orr (NFL.com) Tedy Bruschi wants Tom Brady suspension eliminated.
- Adam Schefter and Sal Paolantonio (ESPN) Brady genuine in appeal hearing. (1.14 min.video)
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Exploring NFL's inconsistent reactions to erroneous ESPN reports. /Good read.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Transcript of Brady hearing won’t be released, yet.
- Mike Lupica (NY Daily News) Tom Brady on the attack with appeal of DeflateGate suspension.
- El Presidente (Barstool Sports) Adam Schefter Says Tom Brady dazzled the entire room and had the perfect answer for every question.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! News) Did an NFL long snapper carry a paper clip to deflate footballs?
- Barry Petchesky (Deadspin) Roger Goodell has more to lose than Tom Brady.