TEAM TALK
- Tom Brady (Facebook) Statement: "I'm very grateful for the overwhelming support I've received..."
- Statement from New England Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft.
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss posts some quick-hit weekend thoughts: Why Tom Brady might still see No. 1 reps in training camp.
- Jim McBride Sunday Football Notes: What to expect during Jimmy Garoppolo's four-week audition?
- Ryan Hannable Sunday NFL notes: 10 thoughts relating to Patriots following Tom Brady ending his Deflategate fight.
- CBS Boston tells us all the important facts we need to know about Tom Brady's four-game ban.
- Cody Lachance and Alexander Basalyga (All Three Phases) 2015 Stats that will define the 2016 New England Patriots. /Good read.
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Training Camp primer - Offensive Line: Return of Scarnecchia and health two biggest issues.
- Phil Perry notes that Duron Harmon was not present for Patriots OTA or minicamp practices, but he's expecting to be ready for the start of training camp: "just trying to clean up some things physically"
- Christopher Price counts down the 20 most important members of the Patriots heading into 2016: No. 7 Devin McCourty - No. 6 Jamie Collins - No. 5 Dont'a Hightower.
- Tom E. Curran continues his countdown of the top 100 plays that shaped the Patriots' dynasty: Nos. 15-16 - Nos. 17-20.
- Phil Perry reports Abiola Aborishade continues to stand outside Gillette Stadium on a regular basis, hoping to get a tryout with the Patriots.
- Boston Sports Pub (Facebook) Interview with Julian Edelman. (3.09 min. video)
- Chris Mason notes Julian Edelman is keeping quiet on the quarterback situation.
- Ryan Hannable reports Nate Ebner is officially selected for the 2016 U.S. Olympic men's rugby team.
- Mike Reiss notes Rob Gronkowski checked another box off the "fun" list when he crashed the stage of Paul McCartney's concert at Fenway Park on Sunday, singing along to "Helter Skelter."
- Adam Kurkjian posts his early NFL power rankings. Patriots No. 1.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Steve Palazzolo (Pro Football Focus) 2016 Season preview: Patriots. If New England can weather the four-game absence of Tom Brady, the team is well-positioned for another run.
- Matt Williamson (The Score) Can Jimmy Garoppolo succeed as the Patriots' early-season starter?
- Tanya Ray Fox (Sportsgrid) 7 Things to know about Patriots QB Jimmy Garoppolo.
- Staff (ESPN Stats & Info) What's in store for Garoppolo?
- Dan Parzych (NFL Spinzone) 5 Toughest opponents for Patriots in 2016.
- Oliver Thomas (247 Sports) Terrance Knighton glad he won't be chasing Tom Brady this season.
- Interview (NFL.com) Oklahoma drill: Terrence Knighton.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Julian Edelman: Foot feels a day better than yesterday.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Will Tom Brady get first-team reps during training camp?
- Mike Florio (The MMQB) Guest MMQB: Welcome to Goodell Week.
- Nate Bouda (NFL Trade Rumors) NFL cap space rankings. Patriots No. 19.
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Kristopher Knox (Bleacher Report) How biggest NFL suspensions could change the course of the 2016 season. /Level playing field and all that.
- Ian O'Connor (ESPN) Despite Deflategate suspension, Tom Brady could go down as greatest QB ever.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Even with Tom Brady suspension, Patriots still Super Bowl favorites.
- Ben Fawkes (ESPN) Patriots remain Super Bowl LI favorites in Las Vegas.
- David Gonos (Sportsgrid) 11 Cool rules NFL should adopt from other sports.
- Marc Sessler (NFL.com) Winners and losers from frantic Franchise Tag Friday: Brady and the Pats in the losers column.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL will explore narrowing the uprights by putting chips in footballs.
- Ryan Parker (The Hollywood Reporter) Roger Goodell called Mark Wahlberg to complain about 'Ballers.'
- Mike Florio (ProFootballtalk) NFL goes on record with denial of Goodell effort to scrap Ballers.
- Joe Thomson (The Score) NFL spokesman calls Mark Wahlberg a liar over Roger Goodell story.
- Sean Keeley (Awful Announcing) ESPN finding it harder and harder to stay politically-neutral.
DEFLATEGATE DUMPSTER
- Tom E. Curran writes "the NFL tied Tom Brady to its bumper and dragged him around for 18 months. On Friday, he finally decided to let go."
- Michael Hurley offers some closing thoughts on the end of deflategate: Tom Brady's loss minor compared to the commissioner, who was just handed absolute power.
- Alex Reimer (Forbes) Tom Brady's decision to no longer fight his suspension is the ultimate team sacrifice.
- Dan Wetzel (Yahoo! Sports) We're all dumber from deflate-gate and NFL's win over Tom Brady.
- Michael McCann (SI) Why Tom Brady walked away from Deflategate, and what might be next.
- Mike Reiss points to the 'demoralizing' decision from the court that helped spark Tom Brady's decision.
- Melissa Jacobs (SI) Week Under Review: Lessons learned with Deflategate mercifully over.
- Kevin Duffy reports Tom Brady concedes: The ending to deflategate that no one saw coming.
- Kevin Duffy writes his final deflategate take.
- Tom Leyden hears from legal analyst Daniel Wallach who feels deflategate will be remembered for its insanity, not as a referendum on Tom Brady's legacy. (3.35 min. video)
- Scott Zolak checked in on his day off to talk about the sudden, shocking Brady decision: 'it was the right decision for Brady to make for the sake of the Patriots as a football team.'
- Rich Levine tells fans not to believe the hype from the haters, and reminds us that deflategate 'winner' Roger Goodell looks far worse than Tom Brady.
- Ryan Hannable is looking forward to the 2016 season (after advising Brady to quit earlier), saying it could be the most interesting in the Belichick-Brady era.
- Shalise Manza Young (Yahoo! Sports) Countdown: The 10 weirdest moments from deflate-gate.
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Damon Amendolara finds that we were all losers in deflategate. /Speak for yourself DA.
- CBS Boston - Adam Kaufman and guest Daniel Wallach discuss deflategate: Why did Brady walk? (audio)
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady opted to miss first four games over later four games.
- Zac Jackson (ProFootballTalk) Brady will miss two division games, two national TV games.
- Mike Reiss notes Patriots owner Robert Kraft issued a statement Friday, expressing his belief that Tom Brady was denied a fair process to appeal his suspension.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Kraft supports Brady, slams "flawed and biased" investigation.
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Dan Hanzus (NFL.com) So long, Deflategate -- you will not be missed ... at all. "Probably did it"?
- NFL Total Access (NFL.com) Ian Rapoport: Brady was tired of fighting. (1.31 min. video)
- NFL Total Access (NFL.com) Michael Silver's message to Patriots fans: Be strong and remember the championship. /Uh... we already got it Silver.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) Tom Brady made a brilliant move that will save him millions while he's out.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Suspension will snap Tom Brady’s consecutive starts streak.