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TEAM TALK
- Andy Hart tackles this week's Ask PFW Mailbag: From Malcolm Butler to ... Darrelle Revis?
- Erik Scalavino comes up with three 'positive experiences' for Tom Brady's stolen jersey.
- John Rooke View from Above: The Butler has done it, and he should be happy with it.
- Patriots Today - Malcolm Mitchell hosts 'magical' reading rallies across New England. (1.37 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Karen Guregian thumbnails five AFC rivals with the best shot of challenging the Patriots.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Winners and losers of Patriots' 2017 free agency.
- Ryan Hannable tells us how he thinks new TE Dwayne Allen will be used with the Patriots.
- Doug Kyed talks about how Stephon Gilmore might fit into the Patriots' multiple defensive scheme.
- Mike Reiss point out how Dont'a Hightower's new deal has a key marker at the start of the 2019 league year.
- Kevin Tame Jr. (PatriotsWire) Will Stephon Gilmore be better than Malcolm Butler?
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Malcolm Butler, Saints playing high-stakes game of 'chicken'.
- Danny Picard urges Bill Belichick to take advantage of his leverage over Malcolm Butler and the Saints.
- Phil Perry thinks that if the Browns are going to trade for Jimmy Garoppolo, the place to do it would be in Phoenix early next week.
- Ryan Hannable hears the Browns could make another run at trading for Jimmy Garoppolo next week.
- 98.5 Sports Hub guest Jeff Howe gives us the full lowdown on the Jimmy Garoppolo situation, with some Darrelle Revis speculation thrown in.
- Kevin Duffy discusses the LeGarrette Blount rumors and reminds us Blount didn't re-sign with the Patriots until April 12th last year.
- Tyler Sullivan (247Sports) Patriots interest: Names to monitor in Week 3 of free agency.
- Joshua Schrock notes Bryan Stork didn't play during the 2016 NFL season due to injuries, and now he has announced he is retiring from football.
- CBS Boston reports Tom Brady had the NFL's top selling jersey in February - in all 50 states.
- Nik DeCosta-Klipa finds Rob Gronkowski attending WWE Smackdown Tuesday night in Providence.
- Tyler Sullivan (247Sports) Buyers could be prosecuted if they got items from jersey suspect.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Lorenzo Reyes (USA Today) One key to Patriots' success? Recruiting players from AFC East foes.
- Jaydeen Allen (PatriotsWire) Grading Patriots' 2016 rookie draft class.
- Tony Grossi (ESPN) Browns QB Tracker: Clarity on Jimmy Garoppolo's status could come soon.
- Jeff Duncan (NOLA.com) Dat Chat podcast rewind: Analyzing the pros & cons of a Malcolm Butler trade.
- Kenneth Arthur (Sports on Earth) Draft needs for all 32 NFL teams.
- Mike Mayock (NFl.com) 2017 NFL Draft position rankings 2.0.
- Tadd Haislop (Sporting News) Is Marshawn Lynch a better option than all available RBs in free agency?
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) NFL Power Rankings: Where all 32 teams stand after the free agency shuffle. Pats still No. 1.
- Peter King (The MMQB) Vegas Raiders? Get ready; MMQB Mailbag.
- Andrew Brandt (The MMQB) When NFL contracts want a pound of flesh: Weight clauses often end up doing more harm than good.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL is developing a player training video for celebrations.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFLPA wants to ban leaping on field goals.
- Jordan Raanan and Mike Reiss (ESPN) How Tom Brady's Super Bowl jersey was found -- the inside story. /Officer! He stole my European Carryall!.
- Adam Kilgore (Washington Post) Tom Brady’s stolen Super Bowl jersey is found. And Mexican media gets a black eye.
- AP Report (ESPN) Mexican media exec accused of stealing Tom Brady's SB jersey sought autographs, selfies.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Sweeping changes to media locker room access not expected.
- Manish Mehta (NY Daily News) The real story about the cupcakes during Dont'a Hightower's free-agent visit to the Jets.
- Peter Schrager (Fox Sports) Post-free agency 2017 NFL mock draft.
- Eric Galko (Sporting News) NFL Mock Draft 2017.
DUMPSTER DIVE
- Sheilla Dingus (Advocacy For Fairness In Sports) Deflategate ‘legacy’ lives on in Wideman ruling.
- Dan Wetzel (Yahoo! Sports) Aaron Hernandez trial: Eyewitness to double murder refuses to crack in bitter testimony.
- David Steele (Sporting News) Gale Sayers, Dwight Clark bring brutal toll of football closer to home.