TEAM TALK
- Patriots acquire G Jonathan Cooper and a 2016 second-round draft pick in a trade with Arizona for DE Chandler Jones.
- Patriots re-sign DB Nate Ebner.
- Paul Perillo reports Nate Ebner is trying out for the U.S. Olympic Rugby team during the offseason.
- Conference Call: Nate Ebner (14.08 min.audio)
- Andy Hart tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: Jones trade and WR talk.
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss talks about the Patriots' busy Tuesday, trading pass-rusher Chandler Jones to Arizona for Jonathan Cooper and a second-round pick, then signing Chris Long.
- Mike Reiss breaks down the first week of free agency for the Patriots: The Chandler Jones trade certainly livened things up.
- Karen Guregian tells us why the Chandler Jones deal makes sense for the Patriots.
- Ben Volin writes the Patriots will miss Chandler Jones, but Jabaal Sheard was more productive on a snap-by-snap basis last season.
- Mark Daniels reports the Patriots' quiet offseason ended yesterday with a blockbuster trade.
- Chad Finn sees the Patriots’ savvy trade of Chandler Jones as the ultimate In-Belichick-We-Trust move.
- Erik Frenz believes the team is well-equipped to handle the loss of Chandler Jones.
- Miguel Benzan (PatsFans) Patscap breaks down the Chandler Jones trade.
- Christopher Price resets the depth chart at DE/OLB following yesterday's moves.
- Tom E. Curran explains why Chandler Jones is now a member of the Arizona Cardinals. (2.43 min. video)
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Why this trade of Chandler Jones works for both teams.
- CSNNE gives five takeaways on the Chandler Jones trade.
- Derek Havens (PatsFans) Reaction: Patriots trade Chandler Jones, sign veteran Chris Long.
- Christopher Price looks at Chandler Jones' mixed legacy with the Pats.
- Mike Reiss sees shades of the Richard Seymour swap in'09, with the Jones trade.
- PJ Wright notes Chandler Jones thanks the fans and the Kraft family for his 'special' time in New England.
- CSNNE guest Mike Giardi says it would have been 'foolish' to give Chandler Jones an extension. (2 min. video)
- Felger & Mazz guest Greg Bedard analyzes the Chandler Jones trade: "Cooper has talent. He's immensely talented. Now he gets to work with Dante Scarnecchia."
- Mike Reiss mentions that newly acquired guard Jonathan Cooper faced an early crossroads with a broken leg.
- Phil Perry reports the Patriots have have reportedly come to a one-year agreement with defensive end Chris Long.
- Phil Perry notes Chris Long took to Twitter to address his decision to join the New England Patriots.
- Karen Guregian reports Nate Ebner took a leave of absence from the team to try and make the U.S. Olympic summer rugby team in Rio this August.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Dan Wetzel (Yahoo! Sports) 3 reasons why Bill Belichick sent Chandler Jones packing in trade.
- Bill Barnwell (ESPN) Chandler Jones deal balances future and immediate need for trade partners.
- Peter King (The MMQB) The math behind why the Pats traded Jones to Arizona; MMQB Mailbag.
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Why did the Patriots trade Chandler Jones to Cardinals?
- Kent Somers (Arizona Republic) Arizona Cardinals' trade for Chandler Jones spurred by motivation, impact.
- Josh Weinfuss (ESPN) Cardinals make 'splash' by trading for Chandler Jones.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Patriots have fairly quick decision to make on Jonathan Cooper.
- Damon Martin (Fox Sports) Jon Jones is thrilled the Patriots traded his brother.
- Ian Rapoport gives the details on the DE Chandler Jones trade: "Pats were not going to extend Jones". (1 min. video)
- Kent Somers (Arizona Republic) Arizona Cardinals trade Jonathan Cooper to the Patriots.
- David R. McCullough (Inside the Pylon) What can he do? Trait based evaluation.
- Staff Report (ESPN) Week 1 free agency grades for all 32 teams.
DEFLATEGATE, DUMPSTER DIVE
- Michael McCann (SI) How Deflategate could vanish if Goodell loses disciplinary powers.
- Tom E. Curran sees the removal of discipline duties as the owners' efforts to protect Goodell, not punish him. /Good read.
- Jerry Thornton isn't too impressed with Roger Goodell considering relinquishing his power to discipline, because he was terrible at it.
- CSNNE guest DeMaurice Smith says the current lawsuits must be resolved before any settlement with the NFL regarding Roger Goodell's punishment power. (2.04 min. video)
- Mark Maske (Washington Post) NFL stands by safety official’s acknowledgement of CTE link to football.
- Braden Campbell (Law360) NFL says full quote shows exec didn't admit CTE link.
- A.J. Perez (USA Today) NFL distances itself from statement that links CTE to football.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Monday’s CTE admission quickly becomes an issue in concussion settlement.
- Daniel Werly (The White Bronco) Roger Goodell’s next blunder? The NFL docks the Chiefs two draft Picks for tampering.
- Ian Casselberry (Awful Announcing) Barstool Sports responds to ESPN with latest intro to "Pardon My Take" podcast.
- Michael McCann (SI) Legal issues raised by Falcons asking prospect if he likes men.