New England Patriots Links 3/04/16 - Deflategate Appeal Hearing Analysis; Roster Cuts Continue

TEAM TALK

• Andy Hart reports the Patriots cutting ties with veterans leaves clear holes on the back end of the depth chart.
• Andy Hart Combine Prospects: Heisman-winner Henry among backs fitting Patriots needs.
• PFW in Progress 3/3 Recap: Veteran Cuts; Free Agency.

LOCAL LINKS

• Karen Guregian wants the Patriots to continue to shop Jimmy G regardless of whether Brady has to sit the first four games of the season.
• Mike Reiss offers a look at the top moves for the Patriots once free agency opens Wednesday.
• Miguel Benzan (PatsFans) Sealver Siliga announces that he will not receive a RFA tender from the Patriots.
• Karen Guregian passes along the report that the Patriots are not going to tender Sealver Siliga as a restricted free agent.
• Karen Guregian looks at the receivers who are left after the Patriots recent roster moves.
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots cut LaFell, Chandler, increasing receiver need.
• Doug Kyed Patriots Mailbag: Aaron Dobson’s chances of making team haven’t changed.
• Nick O'Malley reports Rob Gronkowski will host a new Nickelodeon sports series called 'Crashlete'.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Five potential landing spots for Arian Foster.
• Peter King (The MMQB) Resuscitating the Titans; MMQB Mailbag: Trading Jimmy G.
• Mark Schofield and Chuck Zodda (Inside the Pylon) Quick Kicks Podcast with guest Miguel Benzan of Pats Cap lends his expertise.
• Conor Orr (NFL.com) Salary-cap space primer.
• Around the NFL (NFL.com) Best team fits for free agents.
• Kenneth Arthur (Sports on Earth) Best free agent for each NFL team.
• Joel Corry (CBS Sports) Agent's Take: The exact dollar figures that top free agents should target.
• Adam Schein (NFL.com) Doug Martin, Mario Williams, Chris Ivory among risky free agents.
• Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) After Further Review: Here's the proof that Mario Williams quit on the Bills.
• Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Facebook among companies bidding for streaming NFL rights.
• Chris Chase (Fox Sports) Will the NFL always be king?

DEFLATEGATE DUMPSTER

• Sally Jenkins (Washington Post) In DeflateGate, who is the real cheater, Tom Brady or Roger Goodell?
• Doug Kyed reports NFL lawyer Paul Clement outright lied to the judges yesterday about Tom Brady's honesty while speaking to Roger Goodell last June.
• Michael Hurley observes the three judges did not seem aware that the NFL's lawyer was lying to their faces on Thursday in New York.
• Michael McCann (SI) Tom Brady could be in trouble after Deflategate appeal hearing.
• Stephanie Stradley (Stradley Law) Snapshot of Deflategate Second Circuit argument.
• Bob McGovern writes that Tom Brady takes a hit in Thursday's fiery deflategate hearing.
• Christopher Price tells us five things we learned from the deflategate appeal hearing: 1. The judges were harder on Tom Brady than they were on the NFL.
• Michael Hurley adds his own eyewitness report and analysis following the deflategate appeal hearing: Judges focused heavily on Brady's cell phone.
• Tom E. Curran says it appears two of the three appeal judges were leaning against arguments made by Tom Brady's attorney, which could lead to a reinstatement of Brady's suspension.
  
• Doug Kyed reports Tom Brady's status is now unclear after the appeal hearing reportedly goes the NFL's way.
• Kevin Duffy posts the transcript of a key moment in Thursday's courtroom showdown between the three-judge panel and Tom Brady's attorney, Jeffrey Kessler.
• Dan Wetzel (Yahoo! Sports) Deflate-gate: A Tom Brady suspension is back on the table.
• Ben Volin also thinks Tom Brady could be in trouble.
• Gary Myers (NY Daily News) Brady's DeflateGate fate not so appealing.
• Kevin Duffy notes Tom Brady's attorney, Jeffrey Kessler, explained why Deflategate was embarrassing, and why Roger Goodell was out to get his client.
• Steve Buckley warns all NFL fans they should be worried by Tom Brady's rough day in court.
• Lester Munson (ESPN) If judges' questions are any indication, NFL may win appeal.
• Jim Brady, Public Editor (ESPN) On Deflategate, ESPN air-balls on transparency.
• Henry McKenna talks about the ESPN story that addresses some criticisms of the network's online and broadcast coverage of deflategate.
• Ken Fang (Awful Announcing) ESPN’s public editor takes the network to task over "Deflategate".