New England Patriots Links 7/09/15 - Logan Ryan is Patriots' Longest Tenured CB

TEAM TALK

• Erik Scalavino breaks down the roster by position: Defensive tackle.
• Briana Palma finds that musicians really seem to love the Patriots.
• Briana Palma reminds fans to vote for Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, Rob Gronkowski and Malcolm Butler, who are all nominated for 2015 ESPY awards.
• Patriots Today - Looking at Patriots CB Logan Ryan. (2.37 min. video) "Logan Ryan is now the Patriots longest tenured cornerback."
• From the NFL - 'Top 100 Players of 2015': No. 3 Tom Brady. (video), and No. 10 Rob Gronkowski. (video)
• From the NFL - Should Tom Brady be higher Aaron Rodgers? (video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Phil Perry reports Brandon LaFell told Sirius XM Radio that he was out of his walking boot and looking forward to training camp.
• Mike Reiss notes Brandon LaFell sees growth from Jimmy Garoppolo.
• Mike Reiss takes his turn answering ESPN's AFC East Q&A: Can rivals contain Patriots' tight ends?
• Phil Perry tells us Tom Brady is the only player in the league to be voted into the 'NFLN's Top 100 Players' top five every year since 2011.
• Michael Hurley reminds fans not to freak out over Tom Brady being ranked third best on the NFL 100 list.
• Michael Hurley thinks and shares may Boston sports thoughts: Patriots have been out of the news cycle for two full weeks. /Tell me about it.
• Michael Hamm posts his version of what Danny Amendola's resume would look like.
• Tom E. Curran ranks the top 50 Patriots of the Belichick era: No. 20 - Julian Edelman.
• Kevin Duffy ranks the Pats' 53 best players as training camp approaches.
• Jerry Thornton is outraged by Tom Brady's ESPY snub for Best Championship Performance.
• Gayle Fee previews Rob Gronkowski’s new book, "It’s Good to be Gronk.
• MIchael Hamm explains in a wordy, roundabout way, why Patriots fans boycotting the NFL will hurt no one but themselves.
• Mike Petraglia notes Robert Kraft and Roger Goodell were spotted at a billionaires summit.
• Michael Felger wonders if Tom Brady's performance will take a hit without someone deflating his footballs. /Aaarrrggghhh!.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Brandon LaFell: We’ll take the pressure off of Jimmy Garoppolo.
• Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) Patriots: Recapping the latest buzz heading into Training Camp.
• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Undrafted in focus: Recapping Patriots' seven rookie free agents.
• Mike Procopio (Goal Line Gazette) Premature evaluation: A way too early look at the NFL Power Rankings, Part 1: AFC.
• Sterling Xie (Bleacher Report) Patriots: Early 2015 awards predictions.
• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Patriots rookies report to Gillette Stadium July 23.
• Jason Fitzgerald (Over The Cap) Best & worst 2015: The best wide receiver contracts.
• Jason B. Hirschhorn (Sports on Earth) NFL changes: Good and bad.
• Doug Farrar (SI) The best players of the Super Bowl era by uniform number: Nos. 50–99.
• Chris Burke (SI) The best players of the Super Bowl era by uniform number: Nos. 00–49.
• Brian Stelter (CNN) ESPN reporter tweets player's medical charts, and ethical questions erupt.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) ESPN defends publication of Pierre-Paul’s medical record.
• Charles P. Pierce (Esquire) How Tom Brady became a martyr for Roger Goodell's NFL: His punishment is a distraction from the league's other sins.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL hires Rod Graves as senior V.P. of football administration. /Another Jets employee.