TEAM TALK
- One-on-One with Dante Scarnecchia. (9.09 min. video)
- Patriots Draft Party: We take you inside the Optum Lounge. (1.11 min. video)
- Breaking Down the Patriots 2016 Draft class. (2.45 min. video)
- Patriots Draft Room: RDs 4 and 5. (1.50 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Jeff Howe gives us the five biggest takeaways from the Patriots draft. 1. Talent trumped need.
- Karen Guregian issues her early draft grades for the Patriots and some potential AFC contenders. Patriots earn a B.
- Jim Donaldson reminds us it's three years too soon to grade the Pats on this draft, but if he has to, he'll give 'em a B-.
- Mike Reiss picks his winners and losers from the Patriots draft.
- Mike Reiss wonders if the Patriots will regret passing on a top RB when they had the chance.
- James Toscano believes the Patriots addressed all their needs except running back in the draft.
- Ben Volin states '2016 will not be the season that the Bills, Jets, or Dolphins overtake the Patriots in the AFC East.'
- Ryan Hannable sees post-draft roster moves ahead for the Patriots.
- Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry discuss the negatives for the Patriots in the draft, including not selecting a RB and not adding LB depth. (2.43 min. video)
- Henry McKenna relays Bill Belichick on the rookies: "They have no idea what they're getting into."
- Henry McKenna introduces us to the nine rookies in the Patriots' 2016 draft class.
- Kevin Duffy tells us LB Kamu Grugier-Hill was Jimmy Garoppolo's former teammate at Eastern Illinois.
- Jeff Howe notes Bill Belichick addressed Ron Brace's 'tragic' death for the first time.
- Amanda Hoover lets us know that Ron Brace, the former Patriots DT, will be laid to rest Monday in Springfield.
- Ryan Hannable reports Robert Kraft, Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola attended Gisele Bundchen's book launch party with Tom Brady.
- Phil Perry notes Bill Belichick discusses his reasoning behind his quarterback picks.
- Simon van Zuylen-Wood (Boston Magazine) Get Gronk'd! All aboard Rob Gronkowski's party ship.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) What are possible explanations for Patriots' failure to address hole at RB?
- Ian Wharton (Bleacher Report) The biggest hole every NFL team still must fill after 2016 NFL draft. Patriots: Middle Linebacker, Running back.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Family ties meant nothing to Belichick when picking Ted Karras.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Pats knew they’d add a third quarterback, opted for a third-round rookie.
- Gary Gramling (The MMQB) 10 Things I think: Cowboys strange choice, Tunsil Weirdness, and more from a silly, crazy draft.
- Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: Stars and second guesses.
- Andy Benoit (The MMQB) On the second night... Why teams made the picks they did in Rounds 2 and 3.
- Don Banks (SI) Wrap-up of rounds four through seven of the 2016 NFL draft.
- Richard Deitsch (SI) Media Circus: Behind the scenes of NFL draft television coverage.
- Jenny Vrentas (The MMQB) The Titans Are following the Patriot Way.
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Report: Two Auburn linebackers to attend Patriots rookie camp.
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Report: Patriots invite Duke's Shaquille Powell to rookie camp.
- Andrew Garda (Sports on Earth) Final thoughts on the NFL Draft.
- Zac Jackson (ProFootballTalk) Four punters and a long snapper were drafted Saturday.
- Kelsey Glein (InStyle) Tom Brady just posted the sweetest message for wife Gisele Bündchen.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) NFL Draft Grades: 32 grades for 32 teams. Patriots: B-.
- Chris Burke & Doug Farrar (SI) 2016 NFL draft grades: How all 32 teams fared. Patriots: C+.
- Lindsay H. Jones (USA Today) 2016 NFL draft team grades. Patriots given a C.
- Rob Rang (CBS Sports) AFC East Grades for 2016 NFL Draft: The Patriots get lowest mark.
- Cole Little (End Zone Score) Tom Brady suspension puts Cincinnati Bengals in driver’s seat.
- AP (USA Today) Forget winners, losers; think NFL draft trends.
- AP (USA Today) An inside look at the other draft, as free agents find spots.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Dear agents, don’t let draft picks work without a contract.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Is being drafted by a pro sports team an "honor"?
- Bob Raissman (NY Daily News) ESPN NFL analyst Trent Dilfer likely done at the network.
- Sam Mellinger (Kansas City Star) The Chiefs, who brag about their character, draft a man who allegedly beat up his pregnant girlfriend.
DEFLATEGATE, DUMPSTER DIVE
- John Breech (CBS Sports) Furious Patriots fans manage to put big dent in NFL Draft TV ratings.
- Tom Darcy (Beantown Beat) Story behind Kevin Faulk's support of Tom Brady revealed. /Here is the YouTube clip of that moment.
- Phil Perry notes Bill Belichick seemed to enjoy Kevin Faulk's draft-day deflategate protest.
- Tom E. Curran says Robert Kraft should stop explaining that he didn't abandon Tom Brady and just accept Patriots fans' ire.
- Matt Burke tells us why asterisks in sports are stupid.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) NFLPA president warns players of NFL: "They are not your family".
- Michael McCann (SI) Olson addition to Brady’s team means Deflategate ruling far from over.
- Ron Borges writes that the level of self-absorption it has taken on all sides to turn 11 under-inflated footballs into a federal case seems to know no bounds.
- Tom Darcy (Beantown Beat) Walpole restaurant bans Roger Goodell from service after renewed deflategate suspension for Tom Brady.
- Brent Schrotenboer (USA Today) Ex-NFL doctor accused of gross negligence in treatment of Junior Seau.
- Ike Swetlitz and Bob Tedeschi (StatNews) After a public fall, the face of NFL concussion denial resurfaces.