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TEAM TALK
- Patriots report Tom Brady nominated for FedEx Air Player of the Year.
- Andy Hart talks about whether Tom Brady should attend the Super Bowl 50 ceremonies.
- Patriots announce Jerod Mayo was named the 2015 Ed Block Courage Award winner.
- Patriots Today - Looking back at the 2015 season. (3.28 min. video)
- Briana Palma celebrates the Patriots Snapchat anniversary by posting their favorite snaps of the 2015 season.
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Petraglia explains why the Patriots need to fix their ground game failure for 2016.
- Tom E. Curran thinks the Patriots have to get 'more balanced' this offseason.
- Christopher Price thumbnails 5 realistic free-agent possibilities who could help the offensive line in 2016.
- 98.5 Sports Hub guest Matt Light says he's never been more frustrated than when watching the offensive line struggle against the Broncos.
- Mike Reiss points out that extra compensatory picks should allow the Patriots to be players in this year's NFL draft.
- Ryan Hannable tells us 10 fun facts about the 2015 season: New England had just three players start every game this season, and just one on offense — Tom Brady. The two defensive players were Malcolm Butler and Rob Ninkovich.
- Karen Guregian uses superlatives to rate the best and worst of the Patriots' 2015 season.
- Matt Dolloff comes up with seven positives to take away from 2015: The offense remains elite.
- Mark Daniels notes the Patriots don't have many key free agents but they do have plenty of offseason issues.
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots free agent profile: Akiem Hicks.
- Doug Kyed looks at some salary cap casualties that could free up over $20M in space.
- Karen Guregian and Jeff Howe report the Patriots lose LB coach Patrick Graham to the Giants.
- Phil Perry reports Dr. Matt Provencher has stepped down from his position as the Chief of Sports Medicine at Mass General Hospital and will no longer serve as medical director for the Patriots.
- Marc Bertrand is tired of New England's Revenge Tour against the NFL. Scott Zolak says it won't end until the NFL drops it's fight.
- Henry McKenna notes that a handwriting analysis reveals Tom Brady to be ‘a natural leader’ and an ‘introvert at heart’.
- Ryan Hannable reports that Joe Montana, not Tom Brady was named 'Super Bowl 50 Golden Team' Quarterback.
- Steve Buckley believes we have lots more Bill Belichick in store.
- Eric Wilbur wonders if Boston's championship window is starting to close as a whole.
- Johnny Carey suggests some ways to make the Pro Bowl watchable again.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Staff Report (ESPN) Ranking 50 greatest players in Super Bowl history: Nos. 10-1. No. 1 Tom Brady.
- Zach Kruse (The Sports Daily) The most prolific QB performances in Super Bowl history.
- Nate Davis (USA Today) The 50 greatest Super Bowl moments of all time. No. 1 Malcolm Butler's INT.
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Wideout Deion Branch ranked among 50 greatest Super Bowl players.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) NFL announces Super Bowl "Golden Team".
- Dex Bieler (Washington Post) Adam Vinatieri is only Patriot on NFL's 'Super Bowl 50 Golden Team.'
- Mike Sando (ESPN) Ranking the Super Bowl MVPs.
- Anthony Richardson (YouTube) Bad British NFL Commentary - Super Bowl 49. (2.57 min. video) /Pretty funny.
- John U. Bacon (The Post Game) How a dishwasher called 'The Beav' connected Tom Brady and Jim Harbaugh.
- Benjamin Morris (FiveThirtyEight) There were 35 plays more costly to the Patriots than Stephen Gostkowski's missed extra point.
- Bill Barnwell (ESPN) Which players could be gone from playoff teams?
- Editors (Inside the Pylon) ITP Glossary: New England Tosser Concept.
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Report: Giants to add Patriots' Patrick Graham as D-line coach.
- Kevin Seifert (ESPN) It's true: NFL officials call fewer penalties in playoffs.
- Curtis Crabtree (ProFootballTalk) NFL mistakenly paints Broncos emblems in wrong end zone.
- Nick Canepa (San Diego Union-Tribune) Super Bowls have changed, and not for better.
- Matt Chatham (Football by Football) How Panthers pass rush can ruin Broncos passing game.
- Brady Poppinga (Football by Football) Will Cam Newton's success lure more teams all-in on dual-threat offensive schemes?
- Mike Freeman (Bleacher Report) The scammiest Pro Bowl in scammy Pro Bowl history.
- Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report) 2016 Senior Bowl scouting notebook.
- Matt Yoder (Awful Announcing) ESPN is parting ways with Keyshawn Johnson.
DUMPSTER DIVE
- Seth Walder (NY Daily News) Peyton Manning welcomes investigation into HGH allegations, calls words with Bill Belichick ‘private’.
- Emily Kaplan (The MMQB) Al Jazeera, HGH and the NFL: Where things stand.
- Danny Picard believes the NFL should hold off the investigation of Peyton Manning and HGH until after the Super Bowl.
- Michael McCann (SI) Breaking down N.Y.'s investigation into NFL ticket sale practices.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) New York attorney general investigates NFL over ticket reselling.