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TEAM TALK
- The Patriots celebrate the birthday of Rob Ninkvoich with some favorite photos.
- Andy Hart reports former Patriots strength and conditioning coach Harold Nash gets same role with the Lions.
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts from the Patriots and around the NFL: Knee injury is official reason for Malcolm Butler's Pro Bowl absence.
- Mike Reiss talks about how February 1 may stand alone as one of the most special days in the history of the Patriots franchise.
- Christopher Price remembers the one year anniversary of Malcolm Butler becoming a legend.
- Karen Guregian believes Tom Brady at 39 will look much like Tom Brady at 38.
- The Herald staff looks at the five 39-year-old quarterbacks with double digit TD passes and a listing of the key weapons they had.
- Henry McKenna reports Tom Brady will reportedly join Derek Jeter at Michigan's signing day.
- Sam Benson Smith reviews all 18 games from the season-opening 10-game win streak to that final defeat.
- Michael Hurley takes a look at the 10 best plays of the year for the Patriots.
- Christopher Price checks in on New England’s free agent class to see who will stay and who will go.
- Phil Perry thumbnails at the handful of valuable role players the Patriots risk losing.
- Mike Reiss takes an early look at WRs that could be of interest to the Patriots.
- Matt Dolloff passes along a report that the Patriots are interested in drafting Ohio State WR Braxton Miller.
- Ryan Hannable looks at 7 players finishing the season on IR who should help in 2016.
- Doug Kyed Patriots Mailbag: Big, fast receiver needed; Not necessarily deep threat.
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots free agent profile: James Develin.
- CSNNE lists the top 5 business decisions confronting the Patriots.
- Jeff Howe reviews the storylines as Super Bowl week kicks off.
- Mike Reiss talks about the coaching staff undergoing transition.
- Matt Burke ranks the top 10 NFL players of all-time.
- Erik Frenz issues his final Patriots report card: Grading the 2015 season.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Philip Kibbey (Inside the Pylon) Bryan Stork was tipping the snap.
- Michael Rosenberg (SI) Derek Jeter, Tom Brady headlining Michigan signing day event.
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Patriots' top candidates for contract extensions.
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) As it stands: Patriots' backfield heading into 2016.
- Robert Weintraub (Sports on Earth) The top 50 moments from the 2015 season.
- Chuck Zodda (Inside the Pylon) The dynamic duo: Ryan Allen and Matthew Slater.
- Tim Dahlberg, AP (Yahoo! Sports) Super Bowl matchup masks an ugly year on field.
- Kevin Seifert (ESPN) Do refs really swallow their whistles in the Super Bowl?
- Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: Getting down to business.
- Christian Red (NY Daily News) Effectiveness of NFL's HGH policy in question.
- Nathan Jahnke (Pro Football Focus) Highest-graded players in the past 8 Super Bowls.
- Michael Rothstein (ESPN) Lions keep the ex-Patriots connection going, hire Harold Nash Jr.
- Richard Deitsch (SI) Super Bowl kickoff should be moved to 4:30 p.m. ET; SportsCenter changes.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) 10 Worst Super Bowl MVPs.
- Andrew Garda (Sports on Earth) Winners and losers from Senior Bowl practices.
- Eric Edholm (Yahoo! Sports) Time to kill off the Pro Bowl, which serves no real purpose.
- Zac Jackson (ProFootballTalk) NFL testing tablet video, new communication system in Pro Bowl. /Wait...videos to be used in-game?.
- David Portnoy (Barstool Sports) 1 Year later Sports Illustrated is just getting around to doing Deflategate experiments?
- Ken Fang (Awful Announcing) You did this America: Pro Bowl draft beats NHL edition. /So wrong.
- Will Leitch (Sports on Earth) Ranking the six major All-Star games.
- L. Jon Wertheim and Sam Sommers (NY Times) Why sports fans risk life and limb for a rolled-up T-shirt.
- Chuck Schilken (LA Times) John Madden thinks kids start playing football with helmets too young.