New England Patriots Links 3/03/16 - LaFell, Chandler, Tyms Trimmed From Roster; Deflategate, Day 410

TEAM TALK

• Patriots announce the release of TE Scott Chandler and WR Brandon LaFell.
• Andy Hart notes free agent receiver Brian Tyms sounds like he’s moving on after tweeting a 'thank you' to #patsnation..
• Erik Scalavino posts a snapshot of the best available players in the upcoming free agent market: Defensive line.
• Erik Scalavino tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: TB12 and Jimmy G.
• Lauren Williams takes a look at some creative Patriots memes from around the web.
• From the Hall - The evolution of the Patriots logo and uniform.
• Patriots Today - Nate Solder reads to Burlington students. (2.06 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Jeff Howe reports on the Patriots release of Brandon LaFell and Scott Chandler.
• Christopher Price shares five thoughts on a surprisingly eventful day for the Patriots: Scott Chandler just never clicked as part of the offense here.
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots cut LaFell,Chandler, increasing receiver need.
• Miguel Benzan (PatsFans) Brandon Lafell and Scott Chandler have been released by the Pats creating $3.675 million in cap space.
• Miguel Benzan (PatsFans) Brian Tyms suggests that he will not receive a RFA tender.
• Tom E. Curran mentions that although Tom Brady and the Patriots have laid the groundwork for a contract extension, the financial aspects have yet to be ironed out.
• Chris Warner (Boston Sports Media) Patriots’ "That Guy" 2016 NFL Combine edition.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Patriots release vets Brandon LaFell, Scott Chandler.
• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Wideout Brian Tyms announces he won't be returning to Patriots.
• David Bauder (Charlotte Observer) Cam Newton, Rob Gronkowski to headline new Nick series.
• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Mike Mayock: Jason Spriggs among potential Patriots draft fits.
• Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) AFC team needs: Three key areas to address in free agency, draft.
• Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) Analyzing the needs for all 32 NFL teams before free agency begins.
• Mike Freeman (Bleacher Report) 10-Point stance: The worst offensive draft class in years.
• Gil Brandt (NFL.com) Combine duds who can become NFL studs.
• Jason Fitzgerald (Sporting News) Boom or bust NFL free agents: Riskiest players on the market.
• Will Laws (SI) NFL’s costliest players: Who earned the most for the fewest snaps?
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Wonderlic scores already are getting leaked.
• Chuck Zodda (Inside the Pylon) Paying NFL kickers.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) It’s time for the chop block to go away, completely.
• Kyle Schroeder (Sports Quotient) Three big name NFL players who should be released this offseason.
• Jacob Kornhauser (Rant Sports) Best NFL quarterbacks of all time from every U.S. state.
• Don Banks (SI) 20 years later, life imitates art for NFL agent Leigh Steinberg, the real-life Jerry McGuire.
• Richard Deitsch (SI) Media Mailbag: Emrick and Michaels’s successors, social-media criticism.
• Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Here's how many NFL owners are worth more than a billion dollars.

DEFLATEGATE, DUMPSTER DIVE

• Ian Gunn (Sports Esquires) Previewing the deflategate appeal oral agruments.
• Michael McCann (SI) Deflategate is back in court: Preview of NFL's appeal hearing.
• Andrew Brandt (The MMQB) Another Deflategate day in court.
• Ian Gunn (The Sports Esquires) NFL Blitz: The league’s surprising new argument. [From December 22, 2015].
• Michael Hurley reports on deflategate, Day 410, and gives us his best guess on what to expect.
• Kevin Duffy tells us all we need to know about the NFL vs. Tom Brady in court.
• Christopher Price refers to the deflategate appeal as the latest installment of the dumbest ongoing argument in the history of the NFL.
• Daniel Werly (The White Bronco) Preview of the deflategate appeal oral argument.
• Jen Floyd Engel (Sporting News) Returning Patriots' draft pick isn't redemption; it's just right.
• David Steele (Sporting News) No. 1 pick is price Patriots pay for not fighting Deflategate harder.
• Ron Borges pours a heaping bowl of deflategate-flavored Snark Flakes and then whips it at everyone.
• Tom E. Curran says that the NFL is going to court to protect Goodell's power, not necessarily to punish Tom Brady. /I'd buy this more if NFL didn't escalate Brady's role in each filing.
  
• Mark Daniels reminds us that today's court date is not about Tom Brady, but about the NFL's process and whether U.S. District Judge Richard Berman applied the law properly.
• Matthew Futterman (Wall St. Journal) NFL's deflategate appeal is set to begin.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) #Deflategate case continues Thursday.
• Eric Wilbur says deflategate is back, and it's sure to be just as comical as it ever was.
• Mark Maske (Washington Post) Ready for more DeflateGate? NFL, NFLPA head back to court over Tom Brady’s suspension.
• Lorenzo Reyes (USA Today) Deflategate returns to court with 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals hearing arguments.
• Lester "Mr. Dumpster" Munson (ESPN) Deflategate appeal has wide implications for sports leagues.
• Chris Mason gets us up to speed with a deflategate timeline.
• Shalise Manza Young (Yahoo! Sports) Deflate-gate legal fees estimated at $20 million - and counting.
• Daren Rovell (ESPN) Deflategate legal costs could be near $20 million.
• Amy Lauricella and Daniel Werly (The White Bronco) The NFL and domestic violence: All talk, no walk.