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TEAM TALK
- Game Preview: Patriots vs. Giants.
- Patriots Today - Cape Cod cookout at Robert Kraft's home. (1.31 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Phil A. Perry has the update from Monday at Gillette Stadium: Brandon LaFell spotted at practice; More.
- Jeff Howe talks about how the Patriots’ evolving situation at cornerback has begun to take shape.
- Mike Reiss analyzes the preseason performances so far of Tom Brady and Jimmy Garoppolo.
- Ryan Hannable notes LeGarrette Blount says he's not thinking about missing the season-opener.
- Adam Bogdan (Patriots Life) Patriots roster projection 3.0. /Good read. Includes notes on each player.
- Mike Reiss believes Josh Boyce was cut because he didn't seize his opportunity in preseason, and his skills never translated to on-field production.
- Mike Reiss wonders if Michael Hoomanawanui could fill James Develin's fullback role.
- Phil A. Perry passes along a report that Tom Brady helped bring Jim Harbaugh back to Michigan.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Dominique Easley's best is yet to come; WR Josh Boyce was waived; Rob Gronkowski most likely will be a healthy scratch for 4th straight preseason game; James Develin returned to Foxboro after surgery on his broken tibia, and the medical staff will evaluate him before deciding whether or not to place him on IR.
- Jerry Thornton discovers 'Madden '16' trolls the Patriots, and suggests a few ways it could poke other NFL teams.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Chris Mason says the first trailer for the Will Smith movie, 'Concussion' is a bad look for the NFL.
- Jerry Thornton reveals Luke Wilson plays Roger Goodell in 'Concussion'.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) Preseason Musings: Why the quality of O-line play in the NFL is getting worse.
- Mike Procopio (Goal Line Gazette) 2015 Preseason NFL power rankings.
- Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) AFC preseason player grades, Week 3. Dominique Easley gets an A.
- Dave Dameshek (NFL.com) Dream Super Bowl 50 matchups: Eight NFL final fours to hope for.
- Around the NFL (NFL.com) MVP predictions. Luck, Rodgers, Roethlisburger. /Funny, the 2014 'Best of Andrew Luck' video that's shown. ends after Divisional playoff win.
- Video (MaxPreps) Son of Randy Moss makes legit TD grab. (35 second clip)
DEFLATEGATE DUMPSTER
- Michael McCann (SI) Five takeaways from 'final' Brady v. NFL hearing as ruling nears.
- Tom E. Curran pinpoints how at every checkpoint along the way, this Deflategate farce continued precisely because the NFL has been seeking to diminish the Patriots and Tom Brady.
- Doug Kyed points out how the 2009 Jets cheating scandal might have aided Tom Brady in his settlement hearing. /Interesting connection here.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Feely’s presence may have been a useful coincidence for Brady, NFLPA.
- Dan Wetzel (Yahoo! Sports) Roger Goodell, Tom Brady ignore each other; roll dice with deflate-gate judge.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Judge Berman has several options for Brady ruling.
- Mike Reiss notes that with the deflategate ruling, Tom Brady and the Patriots will learn the power of Article 46.
- Michael Hurley ignores Judge Berman's warning not to jump to conclusions and speculate' and argues there's still no reason for Brady to lose this case.
- Bob McGovern reports the Judge's deflate gate ruling could come as soon as today.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL changes auction procedures after AFC title game mishap. /Oh yeah, remember that 'incident'?.
- Gary Myers (NY Daily News) DeflateGate outcome in hands of judge after Tom Brady and Roger Goodell fumble chance.
- Kevin Duffy says in the case of Brady v. Goodell, inevitably its winner take all.
- Cork Gaines (Business Insider) Tom Brady's suspension is going to be all-or-nothing after he failed to reach a deal with the NFL.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Lawyers are bracing for Tuesday ruling from Judge Berman.
- Patricia Hurtado and Eben Novy-Williams (Bloomberg Business) NFL's Brady, Goodell to get ruling on suspension this week.
- Dan Wetzel (Facebook) Attorney Alan Milstein is "outspoken in his conviction that the NFL doesn’t stand a chance."
- NESN notes Tom Brady may have been willing to compromise on his punishment, but not on his principles.
- Ian Rapoport (NFL.com) Tom Brady was open to serving one-game suspension.
- John Dowd (Deflategate Facts) 5 Ways the NFL can improve its broken disciplinary process.
- Dan Hanzus (NFL.com) Tom Brady artist presents latest court room rendering.