New England Patriots links 3/31/17 - Saving Cyrus Jones

TEAM TALK

• Press Release: Gillette Stadium becomes first New England venue to receive Homeland Security Safety Act Certification: /Won't stop opponents thinking the visitor's locker room is bugged.
• Player Spotlight: Tom Brady.
• Where Are They Now: Richard Seymour.
• Angelique Fiske tells us Trey Flowers gets his high school number retired.
• From the NFL - Heath Evans: If Tom Brady avoids an injury like Peyton Manning's, he can play 6 or 7 more seasons. (2.38 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Jerod Mayo thinks Bill Belichick will salvage Cyrus Jones.
• Joy Manning (BostonSportsChick) A big NFL change nobody is talking about. /She's right. Haven't heard much on this at all.
• Phil Perry dishes on what was heard at the NFL meetings: Don't hold your breath on Malcolm Butler.
• 98.5 Sports Hub guest Jeff Howe discusses what's next for Malcolm Butler.
• Nick O'Malley examines whether NFL teams hesitate to make trades with the Patriots and Bill Belichick.
• Ryan Hannable says it sure seems like things are trending towards Jimmy Garoppolo staying in New England.
• Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Patriots 2017 offense is already giving opposing coaches nightmares.
• Matt Dolloff reports Bill Belichick held a private workout with Ohio DE Tarell Basham.
• Chris Warner (BostonSportsMediaWatch) Pats Draft 2017: Combine snubs who showed 'em, Part 1.
• Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) A eulogy for leaping to block kicks. "The N(o)F(un)L(eague) killed a beautiful thing."
• Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Tom Brady embraces finger painting.
• Mike Reiss takes a look back on the anniversary of the Patriots' new logo.
• Alex Reimer tells us Julian Edelman worked out with Sylvester Stallone in Hollywood.
• Doug Kyed Patriots Mailbag: Assessing Eric Rowe’s upside after full offseason.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Jonathan Jones (SI) The oldest starting quarterback in NFL history knows that Tom Brady is coming for his record.
• Kristopher Knox (Bleacher Report) Predicting Patriots starters after 1st wave of free agency.
• Mike Reiss looks at undrafted rookie CB Jonathan Jones' strong rookie season that helped him become an important contributor on special teams.
• Rick Gosselin (Dallas News) How Bill Belichick gives the Patriots an edge over every other NFL team at draft time.
• Greg Cote (Miami Herald) As Patriots boast of dynasty, Dolphins’ biggest challenges are yet to come. "It almost felt like mockery, didn’t it? Like the New England Patriots — the entire franchise — should have been penalized for taunting".
• Vic Carucci (Buffalo News) Bills coach McDermott: 'If we're going down, we're going down all guns blazing'. /So soon?
• Good Morning Football (NFL.com) What do the Steelers have to do to get past the Patriots in 2017. (3.38 min. video)
• Mark Schofield (Inside the Pylon) The grass is not always greener and development is not linear.
• Kevin Boilard (247 Sports) 2017 will be unique season for NFL teams seeking revenge.
• Brad Gagnon (Bleacher Report) NFL Super Bowl odds after early free agency.
• Tadd Haislop (Sporting News) NFL schedule 2017: Release date news; home, away opponents for each team.
• Highlights (NFL.com) Best NFL line hurdles of all time. (2.35 min. video)
• Phillip Bupp (The Comeback) NFL’s ‘new world of investigation’ seems more severe than U.S. law: "All social media, texts and emails will be part of NFL investigations."
• Richard Lardner (AP) NFL players push lawmakers on criminal justice reform.
• Chad Reuter (NFL.com) 5-round mock draft: Surprise QB lands in Round 1.

DUMPSTER DIVE

• Travis Andersen Updates: Aaron Hernandez trial. Alexander Bradley accused Aaron Hernandez’s long-time girlfriend of harassing the mother of his child in 2013 in series of text messages.
• Tyler Sullivan (247 Sports) Aaron Hernandez's fiancé takes the stand in double-murder trial.
• Alex Putterman (Awful Announcing) Jim Miller: ESPN will lay off 40-50 employees, all but a few on-air personalities should be nervous.