New England Patriots links 5/25/16 - Really, Roger? NFL Commissioner Speaks, Says Nothing

TEAM TALK

• Paul Perillo tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: Suspensions, RBs and more.
• Patriots Football Weekly posts scouting reports on all Patriots opponents this season.
• John Rooke's View from Above: TB12's fight to the finish...a possible NFL double-standard...and what goes in Vegas, might stay in Vegas...
• PFW in Progress Recap 5/24: Brady's appeal; OTA preview.
• Photos: Ninkovich Ping Pong Challenge for charity.
• Patriots Today - Ninko's Ping Pong Challenge. (1.23 min. video)
• From the NFL - Kraft on Brady appeal: 'The whole thing has been mishandled' (3.51 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss writes a terrific piece on the day Danny Amendola and Julian Edelman met 'The Godfather'.
• Mike Reiss reports the Patriots will take a patient and conservative approach with RB Dion Lewis' recovery from a torn left ACL, but things are going well.
• Mike Reiss notes the Patriots have one of the NFL's better QB situations.
• Ryan Hannable notes Larry Fitzgerald says that although they are friendly, he 'wouldn't shed any tears' if Tom Brady misses Week 1.
• Kevin Duffy notes Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors could suffer the same fate as Tom Brady and the 2007 New England Patriots.
• Matt Dolloff mentions the Bills' newly imposed absurd, draconian restrictions on the media covering OTAs.
• Bryanna Cappadona finds Danny Amendola and Olivia Culpo in celebrity news as they ate brunch with other attractive people in Boston.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Patriots' 2016 undrafted class lands fifth in guaranteed money.
• Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Rob Gronkowski challenges Shaquille O'Neal to three-point battle.
• Conor Orr (NFL.com) NFL owners approve changes to instant replay system.
• Jarrett Bell (USA Today) NFL owners vote to expand rules surrounding instant replay.
• Joseph Person (Charlotte Observer) Replay change: NFL officials can consult with league in real time.
• Doug Farrar (SI) Coaches with the most to prove: Jeff Fisher, Rams long overdue for .500.
• Andrea Hangst (Sports on Earth) Wide receivers under pressure in '16.
• Peter King (The MMQB) Tom Brady’s Hail Mary; MMQB Mailbag.
• Jarrett Bell (USA Today) Atlanta, South Florida, Los Angeles awarded Super Bowls in 2019-21.
• Jeff Diamond (Sporting News) There's a formula for NFL success, those who fail all show similar flaws.

DEFLATEGATE, DUMPSTER DIVE

• Sally Jenkins (Washington Post) The NFL acts as if it’s above science and the law — and that’s unacceptable.
• Michael Hurley finds Roger Goodell is either lying about his knowledge of the damning concussion report or worse, he's telling the truth.
• Tom E. Curran makes use of interesting adjectives when describing Roger Goodell talking to reporters Tuesday: "A carrot-topped armadillo"; "Defensive, clipped and disingenuous"; "monotone-speaking"; and the euphamistic "Less than candid."
• Bruce Allen (Boston Sports Media Watch) If Roger Goodell is “really not focused” on the Tom Brady appeal and he “didn’t see the report” from Congress on the NFL interfering with the concussion study, what exactly has he been doing?
• Bob McGovern reports engineering and physics professors from MIT to Stanford are prepared to stand behind Tom Brady, but they may not sway the judges.
• AP Report (ESPN) Professors file with court in support of Tom Brady.
• Wells Report in Context: Amicus Brief Brady. (PDF) /Well done. Worth a read.
• Christopher Price says nothing in the deflategate case has made sense so far so who knows what direction it will take after this?
• Zachary Zagger (Law 360) Brady narrows deflategate focus for fourth-quarter effort.
• Christopher Price reports Roger Goodell said he is 'really not focused' on Brady's petition for a rehearing.
• Karen Guregian to Roger Goodell: "Really?".
• Doug Kyed was 'lucky enough' to cover Roger Goodell's presser yesterday where he (surprise surprise) didn't have anything interesting to say.
• Ben Volin passes along some tidbts from the NFL meetings in North Carolina: Roger Goodell felt the congressional report was "one-sided and imbalanced."
• 98.5 Sports Hub guest Daniel Wallach thinks we should learn the Second Circuit's leaning on Tom Brady's rehearing within 30 days.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Ted Olson is encouraged by Chief Judge’s dissenting opinion in Brady case.
• Doug Kyed senses Robert Kraft is tired of hearing about deflategate when he says he hopes Tom Brady 'prevails' in this mishandled-from-the-beginning case.
• David Steele (Sporting News) NFL hindering concussion study makes it even worse than 'bullies'.
• Louis Bien (SB Nation) The NFL reneged on concussion study funding, and undid any goodwill it had left.
• Jenny Vrentas (The MMQB) The NFL, the grant money, and the business of concussion research.
• Jerry Thornton rails against the NFL's hypocrisy exposed by the federal government.
• Jarrett Bell (USA Today) The NFL can't win for losing in wake of scathing report.
• Nancy Armour (USA Today) NFL proves to be untrustworthy — again.
• Austin Knoblauch (NFL.com) Goodell: NFL advisors weren't consulted for NIH report.
• Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Owners think NFL’s concussion message needs to be delivered better.
• Tom Pelissero (USA Today) Co-chairman of NFL committee fights to clear name to Congress.
• Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Roger Goodell makes NFL’s strongest statement yet on NC’s HB2.