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TEAM TALK
- Patriots 2017 Free Agent Tracker.
- Erik Scalavino Report: Harmon staying with Patriots.
- Andy Hart Reports: CB Logan Ryan headed to the Titans.
- Paul Perillo UPDATED Report: Patriots to sign CB Stephon Gilmore.
- Patriots acquire TE Dwayne Allen in a trade with Indianapolis.
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss sees the Patriots' focus turn to Dont'a Hightower on the second day of free agency.
- Cameron McDonough sees Dont'a Hightower leading the best available players after day 1 of NFL free agency.
- Jeff Howe looks at the questions raised after the Patriots landed Stephon Gilmore.
- Ben Volin gets into what the Stephon Gilmore signing means for the Patriots defense.
- Karen Guregian says Bill Belichick was a man on a mission during Day 1 of free agency.
- Jim McBride goes over the Patriots deals from yesterday, agreeing with Gilmore, Branch and Harmon.
- Mike Reiss says Duron Harmon's leadership is valued by the Patriots.
- Mike Reiss details Duron Harmon's four-year deal, that includes a $5M signing bonus.
- Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Pats lock up Gilmore, Harmon.
- Matt Burke claims new Patriots CB Stephon Gilmore didn't 'do his job' with the Bills.
- Mike Reiss reports Alan Branch is 32, but with few options on the market, it was prudent for the Patriots to give him a two-year contract extension.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: DT Alan Branch gets 2-year extension.
- Doug Kyed Patriots Mailbag; Making sense of secondary after Stephon Gilmore signing.
- Michael Hurley tries to figure out what Bill Belichick's reasoning would be behind a trade of Malcolm Butler.
- Kevin Duffy reports Malcolm Butler tells ESPN he's 'Just going with the flow.'
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) What could and should Patriots do with Malcolm Butler?
- Mike Reiss notes Barkevious Mingo contributed as a core special teamer for the Patriots but never fulfilled the promise of a play-making LB on defense.
- Zack Cox tells us Barkevious Mingo reportedly signed a one-year contract with the Indianapolis Colts.
- Cameron McDonough finds Skip Bayless already has the Cowboys beating the Patriots in Super Bowl LII. /Go home, you're drunk.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Michael Lombardi (The Ringer) Why NFL teams shelled out millions for the biggest free agents, and why many of them shouldn't have.
- Danny Kelly (The Ringer) The Patriots are buying low and high on potential.
- Albert Breer (The MMQB) There's another mess in D.C. Plus Day 1 free agency notes on the Patriots’ deals, Tony Romo and more.
- Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Free Agency Debrief, Day 1: Departures that will hurt the most.
- Jarrett Bell (USA Today) An NFL tale of two cities: Business as usual for Patriots, Redskins.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) Free Agency Musings: Franchise QBs make it easy for Patriots, Packers, Steelers.
- Kevin Seifert (ESPN) Winners and losers of NFL free agency Day 1.
- Kenneth Arthur (Sports on Earth) NFL free agency: Day 1 takeaways.
- Ron Clements (Sporting News) NFL free agency: Five takeaways from the biggest moves on Day 1. 4. The Patriots are still the epitome of the rich getting richer.
- Gary Davenport (Bleacher Report) NFL free agency 2017: Winners and losers of Day 1.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) NFL free agency winners and losers. Loser: Malcolm Butler.
- Chris Burke (SI) NFL free agency rumors: Recapping Day 1 signings, trades and cuts.
- Chris Burke (SI) NFL free agency grades: Analyzing the biggest moves of the new league year.
- Jay Skurski (Buffalo News) Stephon Gilmore reportedly leaving Bills for rival Patriots.
- Chris Burke (SI) Stephon Gilmore's signing is evidence the Patriots are never satisfied.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) As to the Stephon Gilmore deal, the devil will be in the details.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Malcolm Butler’s agent: No contract talks with Pats this year.
- SportsCenter (ESPN) NFL Rumor Central: Patriots considering Butler-for-Cooks swap. (1 min. video)
- Tyler Loechner (Pro Football Focus) Dwayne Allen will have fringe TE1 value in New England.
- SportsCenter (ESPN) Adam Schefter says Jimmy Garoppolo's Instagram post was a hack and the Patriots have no plans to trade him. (1.01 min. video)
- Mary Kay Cabot (Cleveland.com) Browns will still try to trade for Jimmy Garoppolo, source says, and now have extra 2nd rounder.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) Patriots reportedly want Cleveland's No. 1 overall pick in package for Garoppolo. "Is Bill Belichick getting greedy?"
- Nicholas McGee (Sporting News) Jimmy Garoppolo says 'Peace out Boston' — or does he? It appears to be a hoax.
- Kevin Clark (The Ringer) The Brock Osweiler trade just brought the process to the NFL.
- Andrew Vergara (Fox Sports) Cris Carter: Why Tony Romo to the Texans could threaten the Patriots.
- Analysis team (Pro Football Focus) 2017 NFL free agency tracker.