TEAM TALK
- Patriots trade LB Jonathan Bostic to Detroit; Sign DL Anthony Johnson.
- John Rooke's View from Above: A commitment to service, or a commitment to convenience?
- Angelique Fiske details the best ways to follow the Patriots this season.
LOCAL LINKS
- Kevin Duffy tells the story of how Jacoby Brissett became a star behind the scenes at NC State. /Good read.
- Tom E. Curran gives his slant on how willing Tom Brady will be to help out Patriots new QB Jacoby Brissett. (1.53 min. video)
- Mike Reiss wasn't surprised to learn LB Jon Bostic had been dealt to the Lions, for a conditional 7th-round pick.
- Phil Perry posts his 'incredibly premature' Patriots 53-man roster projection.
- Kevin Duffy looks at the players vying for the No. 5 position on the WR depth chart.
- Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry discuss Danny Amendola’s new contract, Jacoby Brissett lacking an agent, and more. (4.23 min.video)
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Don't go to sleep this spring on Patriots CB Darryl Roberts.
- Mike Reiss finds that ex-Patriot Zoltan Mesko is working on a project to tackle head-trauma isssue and help young football players.
- Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) The Bill Belichick hoodie change.
- Darren Hartwell reports Tom Brady channels his inner James Bond for a strange mattress commercial.
- Chris Mason tells us Sean McDonough is back on top as the new voice of Monday Night Football, more than a decade after being dismissed from the Red Sox TV booth.
- Michael Hurley offers some thoughts on the report that Ray Lewis and Cris Carter were out at ESPN, and Randy Moss has been added.
- Tom E. Curran notes it's been close to a month and former Patriots DL Dominique Easley is still without a team.
- Christopher Price points out Peyton Manning's visit to the Dolphins to help out Ryan Tannehill and boost the Dolphins.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Michael Rothstein (ESPN) Lions' Bob Quinn heads to his old home to pull off first trade with Patriots.
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Patriots sign former LSU defensive tackle Anthony Johnson.
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) D.J. Foster's receiving background fits Patriots' plans.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) A Raiders scouting report tabbed Gronk as the best player in the 2010 NFL draft.
- Bill Barnwell (ESPN) Offseason report cards: AFC East.
- Don Banks (SI) Games to circle: Every AFC team’s toughest matchup in 2016.
- Adam Sites (SB Nation) Ranking the NFL’s best quarterback-receiver tandems of the last decade. /By yards.
- Kenneth Arthur (Sports on Earth) Proposing a 32-team NFL trade.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) Here's why Tom Brady's new cookbook costs an absurd $200.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) Panthers GM: Playing in NFL opener puts us at a competitive disadvantage.
- Matt Bowen (ESPN) Welcome to the league, son: Inside NFL rookie minicamps.
- Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Ten things we learned from NFL rookie minicamps.
- Emily Kaplan (The MMQB) 10 Things I think I think: On minicamp makeovers, a Sam Bradford lesson, More.
- Richard Deitsch (SI) Sean McDonough gets big role he's been waiting for as new voice of MNF.
- Ryan Glasspiegel (TheBigLead) Major upheaval continues on ESPN NFL coverage: Cris Carter, Ray Lewis out; Randy Moss in.
- Michael McCarthy (Sporting News) The Empire Strikes Back: ESPN smart to woo Randy Moss from Fox.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Report: Ray Lewis and Cris Carter out at ESPN.
- David Steele (Sporting News) Dial it back on bloated NFL pregame shows -- less is more.
- Zak Keefer (Indy Star) Tyler Varga and the concussion that lasted 4 months. /NFL going to look into this?.
- Melissa Jacobs (SI) Week Under Review: Post-NFL draft power rankings—with a twist.
- Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) What my NFL crystal ball says about Sam Bradford and six other QBs.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) CFL G.M. frustrated that Canadian players prefer the NFL.