New England Patriots Links 7/24/15 - Rookies Have Chance For Immediate Impact

TEAM TALK

• Patriots re-sign rookie WR Zach D'Orazio.
• Patriots Today - Julian Edelman visits #1 hospital in the nation. (video)
• Patriots Today - Get ready for Training Camp. (video)
• From the NFL - Biggest challenges facing the Patriots in training camp. (video)
• PFW In Progress [7/23] - More Brady speculation and Training Camp preview. (2 hour program)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mark Daniels believes the Patriots rookies will have a chance to make an immediate impact.
• CBS Boston reports Tom Brady has topped NFL sales from March through May.
• Mike Reiss notes the Patriots will open training camp with four straight morning practices.
• Mike Reiss relays a fun fact about each of the Patriots rookie draft picks on the day they report to camp.
• Mike Reiss gives us five things to know about the Patriots agreement with CB Tarell Brown. 1. He's a legitimate candidate to start if his foot is fully healed.
• Christopher Price breaks down the pre-training camp roster position-by-position: Offensive line.
• Mike Reiss checks the locks at each position before training camp begins: Defensive Tackles.
• Mike Petraglia previews the AFC East: New York Jets.
• Mike Reiss reports Brandon Browner shared a personal note from owner Robert Kraft, along with a photo of his Super Bowl ring, on Instagram.
• Tom E. Curran ranks the top 50 players in the Belichick era: No. 5 - Matt Light.
• Mike Giardi continues with his ten most important Patriots heading into 2015: No. 6 Dont'a Hightower.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) What are reasonable rookie expectations for Patriots safety Jordan Richards?
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Brandon Browner officially gets second ring.
• Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Top 18 AFC training camp battles. 4. Patriots cornerback potpourri.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Adjusted catch rule still needs work.
• Greg Bishop (SI) I am an island: Darrelle Revis reveling in his homecoming with the Jets.

DEFLATEGATE DUMPSTER

• Dan Wetzel (Yahoo! Sports) Roger Goodell's handling of deflate-gate has become three-ring circus.
• Karen Guregian doesn't advocate getting your hopes up for an out-of-court settlement between Tom Brady and Roger Goodell.
• Mike Petraglia writes Tom Brady is finding out this has never been about finding a reasonable solution: "The owners driving this race car off a cliff want blood and clearly have ordered Roger Goodell not to stand down."
• Ben Volin thinks we should change 'deflategate' to 'delaygate' since Roger Goodell is taking his sweet time in announcing his decision on Brady's appeal.
• Mark Maske (Washington Post) Tom Brady appeal settlement unlikely as league source says support for four-game Deflategate ban is considerable.
• CSNNE reports Champ Bailey can't understand why Tom Brady was suspended 'for something you THINK he did,' and believes Roger Goodell will negate the suspension.
• Mike Walsh (Boston Sports Media) The character of Chris Mortensen. /Solid read.
• Mike Dussault (Pats Propaganda) An inconvenient Super Bowl win (for those who hate the Patriots.)
• Jerry Thornton is outraged the Brady negotiations are being undermined by NFL owners.
• Christopher Price notes NFLPA spokesman says "we're all anxious" to hear how Roger Goodell will rule in Brady's appeal.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Reported Brady offer to pay fine not an admission of guilt.
• Darren Rovell (ESPN) Brady gear atop sales list despite Deflategate. /Despite? It's Brady support because of deflategate.
• Bill Reynolds shares his thoughts six months in to the deflategate quagmire.