New England Patriots links 2/22/17 - Garoppolo speculation still the story

TEAM TALK

• Paul Perillo tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: Offseason plans.
• John Rooke View from Above: Mixing sports with politics is always a dicey proposition...and JR says nitwits know no seasonal boundaries...
• Angelique Fiske reports Rob Gronkowski raised $110,000 for Boston Children's Hospital and stopped by to present the check and visit with patients.
• Angelique Fiske reports Robert Kraft and Patrick Chung were shown some serious love at a Celtics game last week.
• Malcolm Mitchell: The Right Read. (3.39 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Cody Lachance (AllThreePhases) 2017 Patriots offseason primer.
• Mark Daniels analyzes each position group on the Patriots: Cornerback. Keeping Malcolm Butler should be the Patriots' priority at CB.
• Phil Perry notes Jimmy Garoppolo can't help but hear all the trade rumors, as his mom tells him: "she's all over that stuff.'
• Ryan Hannable relays how Jimmy Garoppolo hints that he'd prefer to play over being a backup.
• Kevin Duffy hears from Chris Hogan, who believes that Jimmy Garoppolo will be 'real successful when he gets his chance.'
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots free agent profile: Duron Harmon.
• Matt Dolloff takes a closer look at the Patriots' free agents: Dont'a Hightower - Martellus Bennett.
• Zack Cox mentions how LeGarrette Blount predicted James White's Super Bowl winning touchdown.
• Nick O'Malley picks nine receivers the Patriots could target in free agency.
• Kevin Duffy highlights Robert Kraft's HBO interview as he defended his franchise and Tom Brady's legacy: 'Envy and jealousy are incurable diseases.'
• Mark Daniels offers some in-house suggestions on who will replace TE coach Brian Daboll.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Nick Schwartz (Fox Sports) Cris Carter: Jacoby Brissett is the overlooked X-factor in Garoppolo trade decision.
• Ryan Wooden (All 22) Jimmy Garoppolo admits occasional frustration with sitting behind Tom Brady.
• Matt Bowen (ESPN) Is Jimmy Garoppolo overhyped or a budding star?
• Mary Kay Cabot (Cleveland.com) Jimmy Garoppolo: 5 things to know about the Browns trying to trade for him.
• Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) Martellus Bennett will test free-agent market.
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Martellus Bennett not expected to re-sign before free agency.
• Aaron Wilson (Houston Chronicle) Patriots' linebacker Elandon Roberts: 'To say champ is crazy'. /Nice story on a little-known Patriot.
  
• Cameron DaSilva (Fox Sports) Predicting every NFL team’s expected free-agent spending, from lavish to penny-pincher.
• Ryan Wilson (CBS Sports) Here's why the Steelers, not Patriots, can be the AFC favorites in 2017.
• Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report) Romo to Revis and more: Answers to every NFL offseason question.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Robert Kraft on not holding grudges: "I remember everything, but I move on".
• Adam Schefter (ESPN) Know them from Adam Podcast: Jimmy Garoppolo & DeSean Jackson. (51.11 min. audio)
• NFL Insiders (ESPN) Jimmy Garoppolo trying to stay 'level-headed' amid speculation. (2.05 min. video)
• Conor Orr (NFL.com) Robert Kraft on Patriots' critics: 'Haters still hate'.
• Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Patriots president: There 'wasn't one person who said' to hire Bill Belichick in 2000.
• Lance Zierlein (NFL.com) 38 Special: Instant-impact players in 2017 NFL Draft.
• Chad Reuter (NFL.com) Five RBs with most to prove at NFL Scouting Combine.
• Peter King (The MMQB) Darrelle Revis’s real value; MMQB Mailbag.
• Marc Sessler (NFL.com) Ranking the biggest collapses in NFL history.

DUMPSTER DIVE

• John Burciaga (Newburyport Daily News) Now impeach Roger Goodell.
• Matt Young (Houston Chronicle) Tom Brady's jersey still missing, valued at $500,000.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady’s stolen jersey listed as worth $500,000 on police report.