New England Patriots Links 3/31/16 - Patient Patriots Dominating Free Agency

TEAM TALK

• Patriots sign DB E.J. Biggers.
• Angelique Fiske checks out what the world was like when some of the youngest Patriots were born.
• Patriots 2016 Free Agent Tracker.

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss takes a look at seven-year veteran Clay Harbor to see what he brings to the Patriots.
• Christopher Price says that according to a source the Patriots signed TE Clay Harbor.
• Doug Kyed recalls what Bill Belichick had to say about Clay Harbor back in 2015: 'Lines up in a lot of different places.'
• Jeff Howe reports the Patriots continue to stock up on quality depth at the tight end and cornerback positions.
• Ryan Hannable notes history shows that the Patriots will continue making moves between now and the NFL Draft.
• Mike Reiss tells us WR Mike Williams, TE Jeff Cumberland and QB Ricky Stanzi were in town for a workout yesterday.
• Tom Darcy (Beantown Beat) New England Patriots DE Chris Long to appear on Spike TV's "Bar Rescue".
• Kevin Duffy wonders if LeGarrette Blount's days in Foxborough are done.
• Tom E. Curran comes up with a list of mid-offseason superlatives for the Patriots and the NFL.
• The Providence Journal says it's never easy predicting who the Patriots will pick in the draft.
• Jerry Thornton wonders if Pats fans should boycott the 1st round of the NFL Draft.
• Christopher Price noted on Twitter that it looks like the NFL is looking for a new Supervisor of Game Officials. /Hmm...

NATIONAL NEWS

• Arun Srinivasan (The Score) Patriots continue to dominate free agency with patient approach.
• Mike Jones (Washington Post) Terrance Knighton meets with Redskins, but leaves without a deal.
• Anthony Gulizia (Washington Times) Terrance Knighton leaning toward joining Patriots after meeting with Redskins.
• Tarik El-Bashir (CSN MidAtlantic) Chris Baker gives update on Terrance Knighton's visit with Redskins.
• Lee Schechter (About Sports) Pot Roast wouldn't be a flashy signing, but Patriots need him in the rotation.
• Matthew Fairburn (Syracuse.com) Report: Patriots work out former Buffalo Bills and Syracuse WR Mike Williams.
• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Report: Patriots meet with South Carolina halfback Brandon Wilds.
• Lee Schechter (About Sports) Belichick's best picks from each round of the NFL Draft.
• Tom Hamilton (ESPN) Patriots star Nate Ebner to make rugby return in Hong Kong.
• Michael Tunison (Sports on Earth) InstaGronk: Pats Star Is Grammin'.
• John Harris (Washington Post) Gronk and Co. made TEs trendy, so why aren’t they being taken in Round 1 of NFL draft?
• Dave Dameshek (NFL.com) Shekulations: Bold predictions for 2016 season.
• Kyle Schroeder (Sports Quotient) The five best free agent contracts given out by AFC teams this offseason.
• Marc Sessler (NFL.com) Eight under-the-radar NFL free-agent signings.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Bill O’Brien is right: Free agency rules need to change.
• Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) 2016 NFL division power rankings. 4th: AFC East.
• Charles Robinson (Yahoo! Sports) Tracking the fifth-year option outlook for all 32 first-round picks of the 2013 NFL draft.
• Peter King (The MMQB) The MMQB Mailbag: The X factors at the top of the draft.
• Rob Rang (CBS Sports) NFL Draft Big Board: Pro days have little impact on rankings.
• Kerouac Smith (Fox Sports) NFL prospect says he was asked if he'd use knife or gun to kill someone.
• Ty Schalter (Awful Announcing) The NFL’s new approach to old media.

DEFLATEGATE, DUMPSTER DIVE

• Bruce Allen (Medium) 56 Lies the NFL told during deflategate.
• Michael Hurley explains why owners must be pressured to start really caring about football players.
• Michael Hurley discusses The New York Times' verbal haymaker of a response to the NFL's demand for a retraction.
• Daniel Werly (The White Bronco) A few thoughts on the NFL's empty threat to the New York Times.
• Joe Pompeo (Politico) New York Times won’t retract or post a correction to NFL story.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL most likely won’t sue the New York Times.
• Benjamin Mullin (Poynter) NFL would face uphill battle in legal clash with New York Times, experts say.
• Daniel Werly (The White Bronco) Complete rundown of the New York Times and NFL back and forth.
• Dieter Kurtenbach (Fox Sports) Taxpayers have spent a staggering amount of money on NFL stadiums in the last 20 years.