TEAM TALK
- Patriots 2016 Free Agent Tracker.
- Patriots sign veteran LB Ramon Humber; Release LB Dane Fletcher.
- Lauren Williams ranks the top eight on-field celebrations in honor of Doug Flutie participating on Dancing with the Stars.
- Doug Flutie asks Patriots fans to support run on Dancing with the Stars. (36 second clip)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss reports the Patriots have let it be known they're in the market for a WR, TE and RB, but as usual will let things settle before moving.
- Kevin Duffy says it's not up for debate that the Patriots will need to sign a receiver soon, and right now the free agent crop is thinning.
- Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry analyze Day 1 of NFL free agency.
- Kevin Duffy says that to no one's surprise, the Patriots have laid low on the opening day of NFL Free Agency.
- Karen Guregian says there was a lot of crazy money being thrown around yesterday but the Patriots aren't players in that market.
- Mike Reiss reminds Patriots fans to relax. New England will make some free-agent moves this year -- it's just a matter of when.
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots lay back wisely on Day 1 of free agency.
- Mark Daniels reports the Patriots test the waters but don't make a splash on the first day of free agency.
- Tom E. Curran wonders if the fast-rising salary scale may force the Patriots to spend more money.
- Glen Farley finds that the Patriots adhered to their "patience before payments" philosophy on Day 1 of free agency.
- Mike Reiss reports the Patriots addressed a need for depth at LB and for a special teams ace with a one-year deal to former Saints LB Ramon Humber.
- Erik Frenz brings up the fact that the Patriots still have plenty of their own players that need to be taken care of.
- Ryan Hannable presents five players who make sense for Patriots following first day of NFL free agency.
- Doug Kyed suggests the Patriots sign C.J. Anderson to an offer sheet with a price so low that the Broncos would have to match it to retain his rights or else receive nothing in return.
- Christopher Price tells us five things we learned about the Patriots as the league free-agency floodgates opened yesterday.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: The Patriots have been looking, but their view has been blocked by Brink’s trucks.
- CBS Boston reports the Patriots open the new league year with only minor moves.
- Phil Perry passes along the rumor that WR Mohamed Sanu is reportedly planning to travel to meet with the Patriots.
- Ryan Hannable reports the Patriots missed out on a potential WR target, after Rishard Matthews signed with Tennessee.
- Matt Burke says the Patriots' primary competition in the AFC is no longer the Denver Broncos.
- Christopher Price points out how the NFL’s offseason champs like Miami usually become regular-season chumps.
- Mike Reiss ranks the best free-agent classes in the Bill Belichick era.
- Michael Hurley is a little surprised at how quickly the Broncos official team website chose to belittle Peyton Manning and Brock Osweiler.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Tom Brady's two-year contract extension finalized .
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Brady’s numbers suggest a correction/protection deal.
- Dan Graf (Fox Sports) Tom Brady's new contract extension includes big-time up-front money.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Patriots sign Ramon Humber, release Dane Fletcher.
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Patriots opt not to tender Josh Boyce, Kevin Hughes.
- Mark Maske (Washington Post) NFL free agency and trade grades: Giants beef up pass rush by grabbing Vernon from Miami.
- Don Banks (SI) Free agency Snaps: Broncos suddenly QB-less after Osweiler’s exit.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL Winners and Losers: Giants, Texans, Jags blow up NFL market.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) Wednesday's Musings: Day 1's great and not-so-great free-agent deals.
- Robert Klemko (The MmQB) How free agency might impact 2016 NFL Draft.
- Frank Cooney (CBS Sports) 2016 NFL Draft: Great defensive line class.
- Andrew Brandt (The MMQB) The illusions of NFL money.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Legal tampering period helps teams identify targets.
- Bill Barnwell (ESPN) Grading the big free-agent deals.
DEFLATEGATE, DUMPSTER DIVE
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk0 Poll finds few Americans believe Tom Brady on Deflategate.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Uncorrected mistakes could hurt NFL’s credibility with appeals court.
- AP (ESPN) Seventh-grader shows footballs can deflate on own in science project.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL strips Chiefs of two draft picks for tampering with Jeremy Maclin.
- Sam Mellinger (Kansas City Star) Clark Hunt, Chiefs dig in for fight with NFL over heavy-handed Goodell punishment.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) ESPN falls for fake Jay Glazer report, on live TV.