New England Patriots Links 3/01/16 - 2016 Patriots Team Building: Who's Next To Re-Sign?

TEAM TALK

• Paul Perillo passes along an ESPN report that Tom Brady and the Patriots have agreed on a two-year contract extension.
• Lauren Williams posts the behind the scenes clip of Rob Gronkowski and Richard Sherman filming a commercial for Oberto beef jerky.
• PFW Issue of the Day: Changes on Offense. (1.56 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss sees the Tom Brady extension as the first domino to fall in the Patriots' team-building strategy.
• Jeff Howe reports Tom Brady remains the cornerstone of the franchise’s future.
• Chad Finn is grateful for the privilege of having four more years to watch the greatest quarterback there has ever been.
• Christopher Price wonders if this new deal finally sets the stage for Tom Brady's endgame as a player.
• Christopher Price shares three quick notes on Tom Brady and a remarkable run of longevity.
• Ron Borges wants to remind us that he was right when he predicted Tom Brady wouldn't play for $9 million in 2016.
• Miguel Benzan (PatsFans) What does Tom Brady’s extension mean salary-cap wise for the Patriots?
• Christopher Price explores a realistic level of expectation when it comes to production, if Tom Brady wants to play into his 40s.
• Jim Donaldson thinks that the Patriots should hold onto Jimmy Garoppolo for now, despite their new deal with Brady.
• Mike Reiss looks at where Jimmy Garoppolos stands following Tom Brady's contract now set to expire after the 2019 season.
• Tom E. Curran takes a look at what Brady's extension means for Jimmy Garoppolo, the 2017 salary cap, how the Patriots will spend the money they've saved, and more.
• CSNNE Quick Slants Podcast guest Mike Florio discussed Tom Brady’s surprise contract extension : 'I think [Brady's] trying to avoid getting Drew Bledsoe'd".
• Jerry Thornton states Tom Brady's new deal proves he's the best off the field too.
• Nick O'Malley profiles 10 prospects whose workouts this weekend improved their chances of getting drafted by New England.
• Doug Kyed posts a list of over a third of the Patriots' formal Combine interviewees and their projected draft round.
• Lee Schechter (About Sports) Possible RB targets for the Patriots in 2016 NFL Draft.
• Ryan Hannable reports the adventures of Rob Gronkowski continue at an Oscar Party.
• Gayle Fee reveals who Rob Gronkowski's Oscars night date was.

NATIONAL NEWS

• David Steele (Sporting News) Patriots must use second chance, reward Tom Brady for contract sacrifice.
• John Breech (CBS Sports) Tom Brady's new contract means he could pull off rare feat with Patriots.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Details of new Tom Brady deal could be fascinating.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady’s new deal likely has big bonus, lower base salaries at first.
• Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) Tom Brady signs through '19, about when he'd beat Peyton's records.
• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Tom Brady to become longest-tenured Patriot in franchise history.
• James Walker (ESPN) Tom Brady's extension, as usual, is bad news for Dolphins.
• Bart Hubbuch (NY Post) Patriots get more Tom Brady for less money.
• Ebenezer Samuel (NY Daily News) Tom Brady agrees to two-year contract extension, will keep him with Patriots into his 40s.
• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Adam Schefter: Patriots 'have to stand pat' with Jimmy Garoppolo.
• Justin Rogers (MLive - Michigan) Former colleagues share how 'Patriots Paradigm' shapes Lions GM Bob Quinn.
• Ross Tucker (Sports on Earth) Harsh Tag: 'Franchise' System Broken.
• David R. McCullough (Inside the Pylon) Make America great again: Eliminate the franchtse tag.
• Nate Davis (USA Today) Franchise tag tracker: Who's tagged and what's next?
• Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL free-agent rankings: Offense.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL will consider another chop block rule.
• Michael David Smith (ProFotoballTalk) NFL expects no changes to catch rule this year.
• Chris Burke (SI) 2016 NFL Draft Big Board: Top 100 prospects.
• Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) NFL's winners and losers from Combine.
• Kevin Clark (Wall St. Journal) The NFL Combine has a usefulness problem.
• Matt Brown (Sports on Earth) NFL Combine: Risers and fallers.
• Rob Rang (CBS Sports) NFL Combine: Who helped and hurt their stock the most at each position.
• Staff Report (USA Today) 25 things we learned at the NFL scouting combine.
• Joel Klatt (Fox Sports) Five biggest winners from the NFL Scouting Combine.
• Marc Sessler (NFL.com) Peyton Manning's decision won't come this week.
• Kevin Clark (Wall St. Journal) Training NFL prospects—and office workers.
• Run Rich Run (NFL.com) Rich Eisen set his personal record in doing the 40-yard dash for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital at the Combine. (3.32 min. video)
• David Portnoy (Barstool Sports) "The Life" Featuring Chad Ocho Cinco Part 1. (12.17 min. video)

DEFLATEGATE, DUMPSTER DIVE

• Ben Volin previews what will happen Thursday when the NFL and NFLPA meet again in court, to argue whether Judge Berman ruled correctly in the Tom Brady case.
• Jeff Howe notes Tom Brady’s week started on a high note yesterday, but the league will be arguing against him on Thursday at the U.S. Court of Appeals.
• Ryan Hannable highlights Michael McCann on WEEI, who suggests that the deflategate judges' track records suggest a ruling in favor of Tom Brady.
• Joseph Zucker (Bleacher Report) Rob Gronkowski's party, gambling cruise not under NFL investigation.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL finds no gambling policy violation on Gronk cruise.
• Andrew Bucholtz (Awful Annoncing) Erin Andrews testifies ESPN told her to do Oprah interview about stalker’s nude video.