New England Patriots links 4/21/17 - Parity plays into Patriots 2017 NFL schedule

TEAM TALK

• Press Release: Patriots 2017 schedule announced. /Mark your calendars people.
• Erik Scalavino gives us a thorough look at the Super Bowl champs' upcoming regular season slate.
• Patriots 2017 Schedule Highlights.
• Gallery: Behind the scenes White House photos.

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss gives us his initial reaction to the Patriots schedule with some game-by-game predictions.
• Jeff Howe breaks down the Patriots 2017 schedule.
• Matt Dolloff picks his top 5 must-see games on the Patriots' schedule, after first acknowledging that every Patriots game is must-see TV.
• Ryan Hannable posts 5 initial thoughts on the Pats' schedule: Tough second-half stretch.
• Kevin Duffy analyzes the schedule: Toughest stretch, sneaky matchup, best storylines.
• Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Patriots 2017 schedule analysis.
• DJ Bean presents some things we might not know about the teams on the Patriots schedule.
• Logan Jakubajtys (ChowderandChampions) Patriots Schedule, dates, times, TV information and analysis: What to watch for in each game this season.
• Kevin Duffy looks back at what the analysts originally said about James White at the 2014 NFL Draft.
• Adam Kurkjian offers a quick look - in chronological order - of the three top rookie classes compared to the three worst in the Bill Belichick era (going by the criteria of immediate rather than long-term impact).
• Adam Kurkjian notes last year's rookie draft class for the Patriots set a high bar.
• Doug Kyed Patriots Mailbag: What do running back additions mean for Dion Lewis?

NATIONAL NEWS

• Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) 2017 NFL schedule: The most anticipated game for each of the 32 NFL teams. Patriots: Week 1 vs. Chiefs.
• Tadd Haislop (Sporting News) Patriots schedule 2017: New England will be tested, but not often.
• Jonathan Jones (SI) The 2017 NFL schedule's must-watch games.
• Elliot Harrison (NFL.com) Top 17 games of the 2017 NFL season: Must-see matchups.
• Chris Chase (Fox Sports) The 13 can’t-miss games on the 2017 NFL schedule. (Get ready for some Cowboys.)
• Staff (USA Today) 10 standout items from the 2017 NFL schedule.
• Staff (ESPN Stats & info) Best reunion games of 2017 NFL season.
• Conor Orr (NFL.com) Easiest NFL schedules in 2017?
• Richard Janvrin (Bleacher Report) 2017 NFL schedule: W-L predictions for every team.
• Chris Burke (SI) Ranking NFL teams with the worst schedules. Pats No. 1.
• Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Toughest NFL schedules in 2017?
• Judy Battista (NFL.com) 2017 NFL schedule release: Eight teams face long road trips.
• Mitch Goldich (SI) The 10 worst games of the 2017 NFL season (that you'll probably watch).
• Adam Schein (NFL.com) 2017 NFL schedule release: Ranking top nine prime-time games.
• Schedule (NFL.com) NFL 2017 Monday Night Football.
• Marc Sessler (NFL.com) Previewing 2017's 'Thursday Night Football' matchups.
• Cameron DaSilva (Fox Sports) 9 things you didn’t notice about the 2017 NFL schedule.
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) No byes until Week Five this year.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Dolphins get Patriots twice in 15 days.
• Peter King (The MMQB) How the 2017 NFL schedule was made.
• Conan O'Brien (Time) Tom Brady.
• Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) McDermott: Bills weighing Pats' offer sheet to Gillislee.
• Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report) Best-kept secrets of the NFL Draft.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) ESPN personalities spar over the Wonderlic.
• Andrew Bucholtz (Awful Announcing) From 2016: Real Tweets from real people who hated Thursday Night Football on Sunday.
• Andrew Lynch (Fox Sports) The latest Super Bowl LII betting odds for all 32 NFL teams. Pats +400.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL has spent $12.8 million on new soccer/football stadium in London.

DUMPSTER DIVE

• Michael McCann (SI) Aaron Hernandez's suicide leaves legal loose ends from his final years.
• Ben Volin looks at the issue of whether the Patriots owe the estate of Aaron Hernandez any money.
• Chris Spargo (Daily Mail) EXCLUSIVE: Aaron Hernandez had been planning his suicide for weeks, gave away his belongings and soaped his cell floor before he left three notes and hanged himself.