New England Patriots Links 8/03/15 - Jamie Collins, 'Modern-Day Super Freak'

TEAM TALK

• Patriots announce additional training camp dates.
• Andy Hart Day 4 Blogservations: New England's jawing heats up in training camp practice.
• Erik Scalavino shares some news and notes from day four of Patriots training camp: Brady getting vocal against the defense.
• Player interviews: Aaron Dobson - Danny Amendola - LeGarrette Blount.
• Patriots Today - Malcolm Butler and others chat after Day 4. (Video)
• Patriots Today - Friendly competition heats up. (Video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Jeff Howe explains why Jamie Collins is a modern-day super freak.
• Mike Reiss takes stock of where the Patriots sit on their first day off, plus their Training Camp schedule for the next four weeks.
• Mike Petraglia Sunday Training Camp Notes: Aaron Dobson, Julian Edelman work over Malcolm Butler.
• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Tyler Gaffney not spotted on Day 4 of Patriots camp.
• Jeff Howe Day 3 Practice observations: Jimmy Garoppolo finally works with starters, Shaq Mason shines, Dominique Easley returns.
• Kevin Duffy Day 3 Training Camp: Malcolm Butler and Jordan Richards were among the standouts.
• Mark Daniels Training camp observations, Day 3: Brady was fantastic with whatever weapons were around him; perfect in full-team drills.
• Doug Kyed Training Camp observations: Tarell Brown, Aaron Dobson shine.
• David D'Onofrio Patriots Notebook: Belichick's focus will get a real test.
• Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Aaron Dobson makes his case for 4th receiver job.
• Mike Petraglia posts some notes from Camp: Malcolm Butler gets beat by Aaron Dobson, Julian Edelman: 'Play like my hair is on fire.'
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots training camp report: Taking stock on off-day Monday.
• Tom E. Curran reports Aaron Dobson continues his strong camp with eye-opening catches.
• Joe McDonald notes Aaron Dobson is healthy and ready to impress.
• Jeff Howe reports Rob Gronkowski sidekick Scott Chandler has been dynamite through three training camp practices.
• Kevin Duffy reports LeGarrette Blount returns to training camp in impressive fashion.
• Joe McDonald gives us our daily dose of Rob Gronkowski.
• Kevin Duffy breaks down the most commonly run routes by Rob Gronkowski.
• Mike Reiss sees Chandler Jones showing explosion after a rehab-filled offseason.
• Mike Petraglia and Chris Price discuss the return of LeGarrette Blount and more. (10.06 min. video)
• Christopher Price looks at 10 best single-season performances by 38-year-old QBs, in honor of Tom Brady's birthday today.
• Karen Guregian reports Malcolm Butler is embracing a bigger role, not hiding from his Super Bowl hero status.
• Tom E. Curran finds Malcolm Butler is not a fan of his iconic Super Bowl image.
• Jake Mackey (Goal Line Gazette) Patriots: Evaluations from day four of Training Camp: Darryl Roberts continues to struggle.
• Kevin Duffy reports the New England Patriots have claimed G Harland Gunn off waivers.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) All about timing for Patriots linebacker Eric Martin.
• Jarrett Bell (USA Today) Malcolm Butler aims to build on Super play.
• AA Locker (Awful Announcing) Let's see how ESPN played games with breaking the Russell Wilson contract news.  /Zero integrity.
• Jeff Fedotin (Nat'l Football Post) Chasing the Patriots: Bills and Jets share same strengths, weaknesses.
• Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: The Pride of the Panthers.
• Ben Burns (Rant Sports) Ranking the Top 10 NFL Tight Ends for 2015 season.

DEFLATEGATE DUMPSTER

• Stephanie Stradley (Stradley Law) Deflategate legal FAQs: About NFL – Brady settlement issues.
• Michael Hurley posts a weekend wrap-up on DeflateGate: We should all be thoroughly embarrassed.
• Ben Volin speaks to several legal specialists but can't get a consensus to how the Brady suit will work out, as his case looks strong but courts are reluctant to overturn arbitration.
• Tom E. Curran notes Judge Richard Berman is showing exactly the kind of leadership the NFL could have used from its $40-million-per-year commissioner.
• Steve DelVecchio (Larry Brown Sports) Lawyer with NFL litigation experience predicts Tom Brady ‘plays every game’.
• Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL officials supervisor on footballs: 'They could have a slow leak'.
• Mike Dussault (Athlon Sports) Did the NFL want Brady's phone or not?  Ted Wells made it clear in May that Brady could keep it.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Could Brady case result in reduction of Goodell’s power? /Interesting read for folks who've figured out this has nothing to do with footballs.
• Jarrett Bell (USA Today) Deflategate just one more case study to test public trust in NFL.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) League hasn’t contacted Patriots about email release, yet.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Judge Berman takes full control of Brady case.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) In January, Mort told WEEI he reconfirmed PSI info.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Bernard Pollard: I don’t like Tom Brady, but he shouldn’t be suspended.
• Report (Beantown Gal) The NFL tyrants hiding behind the word integrity.
• Dave Garofolo (The Sports Police) Troy Vincent, man who suspended Tom Brady, appears not to understand a single word of the Wells Report.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) League: No change in Kensil’s status.
• Kieran Corcoran (Daily Mail) Fans turn out in their hundreds to support Tom Brady through his Deflategate ban at day two of Patriots football training camp. /Actually it's 'thousands'.