TEAM TALK
- Bob Wallace Tackling Tech: Why the NFL is exploring its ticketing options.
- Angelique Fiske finds Rob Gronkowski celebrating with Demi Lovato on her new single.
- Highlights to get ready for the Patriots Hall of Fame Induction ceremony to honor Raymond Clayborn, Saturday July 29 in the plaza at Patriot Place. (1 min. video).
- Highlights: All 50 Tom Brady touchdowns of 2007. (7.11 min. video) /I blame this for my links post being late this morning.
- Don Banks lets us know all that is wrong with the idea of the Hall of Fame game. (2.05 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mark Daniels catches up with Rob Ninkovich who has accomplished everything — well, almost everything — he has set out to do in his football career.
- Herald Staff NFL Notes: Rob Ninkovich defends Matt Patricia's right to wear Roger Goodell clown shirt.
- Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) 20 Questions about the 2017 Pats. 4. How do they replace those slot snaps Logan Ryan gave them?
- Ryan Hannable counts down the 20 most important Patriots in 2017: No. 4 Dont’a Hightower.
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots Training Camp Primer: Safety. Roster Locks- Cornerback: Devin McCourty, Pat Chung, Duron Harmon.
- Glen Farley takes a look at the tight end position, noting to this point Dwayne Allen has been more Scott Chandler than Martellus Bennett.
- Glen Farley previews the kicking position, noting the Patriots did not sign a kicker to challenge Stephen Gostkowski in camp.
- Tom E. Curran weighs in on how messy Jimmy Garoppolo's contract situation could become and whether it would reach the same level as Kirk Cousins. (1.08 min. video)
- Phil Perry begins a series comparing 2007 Patriots versus 2017 Patriots: The receivers.
- Kevin Dillon explores which active players are bound for the Pro Football Hall of Fame besides Tom Brady.
- Michael Hurley calls Bravo to Tony Dungy for revealing an impressive level of spite in ranking Tom Brady as the 6h best NFL QB since 1978.
- Matt Dolloff wonders what dirt the Globe was trying to dig up with its story about Bill Belichick's ancestry.
- Mike Reiss notes retired WR Wes Welker isn't worried about his brain 'exploding'.
- Bill Burt has a story about how a Methuen man and a Salem, NH woman met 1.000 miles away, saw the Patriots win and fell in love.
- Russ Goldman (PatsFans) Patscap Podcast: Miguel Benzan discussed if he cared about a possible 19-0 season, the current state of the cap, and compared the Pats 2007 vs. 2017 team heading into camp. (42.35 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Nate Davis (USA Today) Ranking NFL rosters by team: Why Patriots didn't finish No. 1.
- Elliot Harrison (NFL.com) AFC bold predictions: Tom Brady breaks barrier, Raiders roll.
- Jeremy Bergman (NFL.com) As football nears, 50 future headlines from the 2017 NFL season. /Pats bench Brady, lose to Jets to avoid 16-0? Not happening.
- Adam Stites (SB Nation) NFL teams should let their quarterbacks do the punting.
- Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Tony Dungy and Bill Polian keep refusing to give Tom Brady and Bill Belichick credit. /Salty little buggers.
- Editors (SI) SI's 2017 Fasionable 50 list: Top 20. Tom Brady No. 12 (of course).
- Sean Tomlinson (Bleacher Report) The biggest concern for every NFL team before the season begins. Patriots: Making sense of a crowded backfield.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) Matt Ryan explains exactly what happened in the Falcons' Super Bowl collapse.