TEAM TALK
- Andy Hart puts together a before-we-see-them-practice Patriots roster projection.
- Press Pass Transcripts: Rob Ninkovich (10 min. video) and E.J. Biggers.
- Patriots Today - Rob Ninkovich and newcomer E.J. Biggers. (1.51 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss notes Rob Ninkovich and Chris Long have become fast friends, with the shared desire to take down a quarterback.
- Tom E Curran hears Rob Ninkovich steer clear of consecutive game talk: "What is that?" "I don’t know what you’re talking about."
- Mike Reiss explains how Rob Ninkovich shaved three years off his career.
- Christopher Price notes E.J. Biggers calls the Patriots, the 'top of the food chain.'
- Zack Cox notes new Patriot E.J. Biggers is excited to play for the 'best organization in football.'
- Mike Reiss reports Jets WR Eric Decker says Tom Brady's suspension puts the AFC East up for grabs.
- Phil Perry thinks Eric Decker's assertion that the AFC East is an attainable goal for the Jets, is a pretty strong take.
- Cyrus Geller (MusketFire) Patriots: Assessing the defensive end depth chart.
- Tom E. Curran picks five of Kevin Faulk's biggest 'Faulkian moments' with he Patriots.
- Adam Kurkjian Patriots Notebook: Rob Ninkovich is all about improving and showing 'these younger guys an old guy can still run and do all the things you need to do right.'
- Doug Kyed Patriots Mailbag: O-line still team's biggest weakness heading into OTAs.
- It Is What It Is Cast - Chris Price hosts Miguel Benzan of Patscap.com. (27.34 min. audio)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Manish Mehta (NY Daily News) AFC East might be up for grabs with Tom Brady suspended, but Jets need even more breaks to steal division from Patriots.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) Jimmy Garoppolo has the opportunity of a lifetime this season.
- Nunzio Ingrassia (Fox Sports) It looks like Pats rookie already has a firm grasp on the Patriots Way.
- Jacob Camenker (Rant Sports) Ranking the 5 best tight end corps for the 2016 NFL season.
- Gregg Cosell (Yahoo! Sports) Podcast: Examining Bill Belichick, and the AFC East.
- Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report) Which of the NFL's 'dumbest' strategies are smarter than you think?
- Instant debate (NFL.com) Will Tom Brady or Drew Brees finish with more career passing touchdowns?
- Melissa Jacobs (SI) Quarterbacks with the most to prove in 2016: Indy’s Andrew Luck.
- Roundtable (SI) NFL win total over/unders: Which teams could surprise Vegas?
- Robert Klemko (The MMQB) If the NFL wants Vegas, will Vegas want the NFL?
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Ravens withdraw replay proposal.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Owners will vote next week on sideline video.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) CBA allows rookies who aren’t allowed to work out to attend Rookie Premiere.
- Matt Yoder (Awful Announcing) What should ESPN’s next 30 for 30 be?
- Brian Costello (NY Post) Darrelle Revis fires the agents who made him $100M.
- Arun Srinivasan (The Score) Report: NFL moves Pro Bowl from Honolulu to Orlando.
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Andy Benoit and Gary Gramling (The MMQB) Podcast: The NFL’s top 15 cornerbacks. Malcolm Butler No.11.
DUMPSTER DIVE
- Michael Hurley reports the NFL admits they were wr-wr-wrong, and that more than $723,000 in taxpayer funds went toward military celebrations.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL will give back more than $700,000 to U.S. government for military tributes.
- Christopher Price reports Tom Brady adds to his deflategate defense team.
- Ryan Wilson (CBS Sports) NFL explains why James Harrison can't record video of mandatory drug test.