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TEAM TALK
- Patriots Roster Moves: Released: DL Terrance Knighton and OL Bryan Stork; G Tre' Jackson Placed on Reserve/PUP.
- Erik Scalavino shares his news, notes and locker room buzz from Monday's practice.
- John Rooke View from Above: It's Brady's team, but Garoppolo's time.
- Media Access: Barkevious Mingo (5.42 min. audio)
LOCAL LINKS
- Brian MacPherson likes how the seasoned bunch in the secondary looks for the Patriots.
- Matt Dolloff thinks this Patriots secondary might have the best ball skills yet.
- Chad Finn writes that when a player makes the Patriots roster, it's for one reason: He earned it.
- Kevin Duffy listens as LB Barkevious Mingo describes the adjustment to his new team: Joining Patriots is a "huge culture shock'.
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Mingo will be an intriguing piece to the Patriots defense.
- Adam Kurkjian notes Barkevious Mingo welcomes his chance with the Pats.
- Mike Reiss feels that veteran Terrance Knighton's release was more about struggling to adjust to the Patriots' two-gap defensive scheme than anything else.
- Jeff Howe finds DL Chris Long is enjoying his preseason revival.
- Kevin Duffy lists the 10 biggest free agents New England has signed in recent years who never made the final roster.
- Kevin Duffy points out how the return of Jonathan Cooper adds a new element to the interior line battle.
- Connor Fulton (MusketFire) Patirots kickoff 2016: A look at Tom Brady.
- Rick Starke (PatsPropaganda) A first look at D.J. Foster.
- Ryan Hannable notes LB Jonathan Freeny calls signing a contract extension with the Patriots 'a blessing.'
- Kevin Duffy talks about what happens next for the one thousand players that will lose their jobs this week.
- Tom E. Curran sees the impact of Brady's suspension already being felt on field.
- Mike Reiss notes that if Tom Brady plays Thursday, it would mark his first QB snaps in a finale since 2011.
- Rich Garven suggests Jimmy G. may need the work in preseason finale.
- Michael Felger accuses Belichick of putting Jimmy G in a bad position by playing Brady against the Panthers.
- Ryan Hannable makes the case for Jimmy Garoppolo to start the preseason finale, despite recent history.
- CBS Boston reports Jimmy G isn't thinking about the season-opener yet, just getting ready for the Giants.
- Eric Wilbur goes with the debunked 'Brady treating Garoppolo coldly and isn't helping him' storyline.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Terrance Knighton's timer went off; Stork saga over: Alan Branch isn't saying "a damn thing" about his suspension; More.
- Zack Cox Patriots Notes: Jimmy Garoppolo putting rough Panthers game behind him.
- Mike Reiss reports Bryan Stork's wild ride ends with the Patriots releasing him.
- Mike Reiss tells us second-year right guard Tre' Jackson will open the season on the PUP list.
- Christopher Price thumbnails five AFC teams that have the best chance of taking advantage of the Patriots being without Tom Brady.
- WCVB-5 reports Tom Brady reached out to a fan with a rare spinal condition whose dream was to meet the New England Patriots quarterback. /Sweet.
- Mike Giardi and Phil Perry discuss Garoppolo's consistency, Mingo's role with his new team, and Alan Branch's suspension. (5.40 min. video)
- Tom Darcy (Beantown Beat) Last laugh? Peyton Manning cracks Tom Brady deflategate joke at Rob Lowe roast.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Mark Maske (Washington Post) The Tom Brady-less Patriots could fall into an early-season hole.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Barkevious Mingo finds "culture shock" between Patriots and Browns.
- Dennis Waszak Jr. (AP) Patriots' AFC East throne targeted by Jets, Dolphins, Bills.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) The best thing that happened to every NFL team in preseason. Patriots: The guys that will help Garoppolo (Bennett and Hogan) already look indispensable to the offense, and White's emergence helps with Lewis out.
- Andrew Lynch (Fox Sports) The best game for each week of the NFL season, ranked. Two Patriots games listed.
- Neal Greenberg (Washington Post) Five NFL teams that need to get off to a fast start in 2016.
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Week 3 Winners and losers: Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott shine.
- Bucky Brooks* (NFL.com) Week 3 preseason grades, AFC. Jacoby Brissett: Grade A-.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Tirico, Flutie to call a pair of Thursday night games.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballtalk) Belichick declines comment on Kaepernick situation.
- Maury Brown (Forbes) How the NFL redefined the word 'greed' by charging the Military to honor troops.