TEAM TALK
- Patriots release WR Devin Street. /What, no 'Street on the street' headline?.
- Paul Perillo discusses the latest WR signing after Andrew Hawkins announced that he agreed to a one-year deal to join the Patriots.
- Don Banks Snap Judgments: NFL tandems under pressure as the 2017 season looms.
- Banks' Shot: NFL's Offseason Winner: Oakland Raiders. (2.07 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Get to know undrafted rookies Cody and Jacob Hollister. (2.12 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- The Boston Herald reports former Brown Andrew Hawkins signed with New England, spurning offers for more money, to "see how I stack up with the best ... and prove my worth" with a team that wins.
- Mike Reiss suggests it may be Danny Amendola vs. Andrew Hawkins for one Patriots roster spot
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Rob Gronkowski practices at OTAs, nabs one-handed touchdown.
- Kevin Duffy reports Rob Gronkowski, five months removed from back surgery, is on the field for OTAs.
- Hector Longo (All22) Rob Gronkowski photos surface from Patriots’ OTAs; and he looks great.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) With new contract, Rob Gronkowski gets special treatment again.
- Joy Manning (BostonSportsChick) Did a new rule lead to Gronk's contract restructure?
- Hector Longo (All22) With a few extra bucks in his pocket, Rob Gronkowski delivers for Boston schools.
- Phil Perry thinks Rob Gronkowski might benefit, monetarily and physically, from work with Tom Brady's "body coach" Alex Guerrero.
- Duncan Day (MusketFire) Former Colt Dwayne Allen can redeem himself with Patriots.
- Matt Dolloff thinks there's a chance Julian Edelman could be a prime trade candidate before the start of the 2017 season.
- Kevin Dillon tells us what to expect from Mike Gillislee, Rex Burkhead, James White and Dion Lewis in 2017. "Those four running backs combined will command $10,395,552 against the salary cap this season — nearly $2 million less than Le’Veon Bell costs the Pittsburgh Steelers".
- Mike Reiss notes the Patriots have added players this offseason who combined for 28 TDs last season.
- Ryan Hannable reports Adam Schefter believes the Patriots will keep Jimmy Garoppolo beyond 2017.
- Mark Daniels notes the Patriots want DT Josh Augusta to get down to 335 pounds.
- Jim McBride Patriots Notebook: Antonio Garcia is Patriots' new kid on the block. /At 6'7"- 320, he IS the block.
- Matt Barbato (All22) Michael Floyd says he ‘couldn’t be in a better position’ with Vikings.
- Darren Hartwell discusses an ESPN article detailing the Seahawks' dysfunction, that began after Malcolm Butler's last-second interception of Russell Wilson that "haunts the Seahawks to this day."
- Michael Hurley has no patience for Roger Goodell's exposed intention with his swift address, and desire to ignore, the Tom Brady concussion situation.
- Michael Hurley has even less patience for Bengals coach Marvin Lewis setting a new standard for NFL hypocrisy.
- Adam London catches Falcons head coach Dan Quinn speaking on ESPN’s "First Take" Wednesday, admitting he’s rewatched his team’s brutal Super Bowl LI loss a number of times, and that he’s using it as a teaching tool.
- Jaclyn Reiss tells us which types of celebrations are now okay in the NFL.
- Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) Rob Gronkowski stars in wild Las Vegas music video.
- Nicole Yang posts the mock video clip of Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola giving Andrew Hawkins the 'Ballers' treatment.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Dieter Kurtenbach (Fox Sports) When will the Patriots move on from Tom Brady? It could be sooner than you think.
- Kristopher Knox (Bleacher Report) Breaking down New England Patriots' best, worst contracts.
- Chris Burke (SI) NFL roster holes that need to be filled before Week 1.
- Seth Wickersham (ESPN) Why Richard Sherman can't let go of Seattle's Super Bowl loss.
- Sean Tomlinson (Bleacher Report) 2017 Stat predictions for all 32 NFL starting quarterbacks.
- Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report) Ranking the NFL's best home run threats.
- Jonathan Jones (SI) How much would 10-minute overtimes have changed the past five years of the NFL?
- Conor Orr (NFL.com) NFL division races in 2017: Competitiveness rankings. AFC East ranked 8th.
- Nick Schwartz (Fox Sports) Cris Carter explains why the NFL can’t afford to make every contract guaranteed. Uses Gronk as an example.
- Mike Freeman (Bleacher Report) 10-Point Stance: Are players to blame for NFL's concussion saga?
- Sally Jenkins (Washington Post) If Tom Brady wanted to show real toughness, he’d admit he did something dumb.
- Albert Breer (The MMQB) Game Plan: Roger Goodell's mission to mend fences with players. /Gag.
- Jay Busbee (Yahoo! Sports) Goal-post dunking still forbidden even under relaxed celebration rules.
- Conor Orr (NFL.com) Osweiler: I'm 'absolutely' good enough to be starter. "I think the proof is in the film from the past two years." /Included for the lols.