New England Patriots Links 8/09/15 - Weekend Update: Patriots Get Day Off

TEAM TALK

• Andy Hart posts his practice 9 blogservations: Travaris Cadet latest health hit.
• Paul Perillo shares his notes from Saturday's camp: injuries are taking their toll on the Patriots as they grind their way through training camp.
• Patriots honor military at training camp.
• Press Conference: Bill Belichick transcript.
• Patriots Today - Bob Socci one-on-one with Sealver Siliga. (Video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Christopher Price Sunday NFL Notes: Which member of Patriots could get next call to Hall?
• Jeff Howe Practice Notes: Tom Brady runs for 60-yard TD, Jimmy Garoppolo completes pass to himself.
• Jeff Howe breaks down the Patriots' performance through nine practices. /Nice stat check.
  
• Mike Reiss notes Rob Gronkowski stressed the need for the team to fight through the "dog days" of training camp.
• Mike Reiss notes RB Travaris Cadet joins the growing list of banged-up players sidelined (23) before the team started its Saturday workout.
• Christopher Price explains why it's too soon to worry about the Patriots health.
• Doug Kyed says Bill Belichick's 'No starters' mantra rings true with Patriots safeties.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Craig Bennett (Heavy) Matt Patricia: 5 Fast facts you need to know.
• Sterling Xie (Bleacher Report) Breaking down Patriots' defensive line depth chart.
• Jake Mackey (Goal Line Gazette) Dominique Easley and Chandler Jones will make or break Patriots defense.
• Ken Fang (Awful Announcing) Patriots owner Robert Kraft leaves Viacom's board of directors.
• Tom Ley (Deadspin) Something very weird happened during ESPN's interview with Bill Polian. /Interesting.
  
• Sydney Seau (NY Times) The Hall of Fame speech Junior Seau's daughter couldn't give.

DEFLATEGATE DUMPSTER

• John Dowd (CNN) Tom Brady: Was he ambushed?
• Dan Wetzel joined Zolak & Bertrand on Friday: Goodell's egregious mischaracterization of Brady's testimony worse than any deflated footballs.
• Stephanie Stradley (Stradley Law) Legal Snapshot: NFL v Brady Deflategate Filings.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL, NFLPA briefs argue conflicting degrees of Brady misconduct.
• WEEI guest Michael McCann, after reading Tom Brady appeal transcript, says: "I don't understand why he's being suspended.
• 98.5 Sports Hub guest Dan Wetzel joined Zolak & Bertrand on Friday: Goodell's egregious mischaracterization of Brady's testimony worse than any deflated footballs.
• Tom Pelissero (USA Today) NFL attorney says NFLPA's move to vacate Brady's Deflategate suspension is 'baseless'.
• Dave Garofalo (Patriots Extra) Logo or no-logo debate.
• Mike Dussault (Athlon Sports) Deflategate shifts from footballs to fairness.
• Patrick R. Diggins (Goal Line Gazette) NFL: Worst. Circus. Ever.
• Sean O'Connell (Top Sports Report) Exonerate Brady.
• Staff Report (ES{N) Incognito says NFL system 'bogus' due to Goodell's 'absolute power'.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Goodell calls Brady "a great young man."
• Todd Porter (Canton Rep) Goodell sticks to his guns in Brady suspension.
• Rod Corriveau (Goal Line Gazette) Deflategate: How many lies does it take to punish an innocent man?
• Ben Rohrbach lays out all 18 times Roger Goodell believes Tom Brady perjured himself.
• Jason Cole (Bleacher Report) Owners want to reduce Goodell's power after deflategate debacle. (1.31 min. video)
• Mark Maske (Washington Post) NFLPA president: ‘Hard to imagine’ a new CBA with no changes to Roger Goodell’s role in discipline.
• John Zannis tells the Patriots haters to troll away, "you got nothin'"
• Michael Hamm sees Roger Goodell's cult of personality on shaky ground.
• Jordan Heck (Sporting News) Tiki Barber says Roger Goodell should be fired.