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TEAM TALK
- Patriots 2018 Free Agent tracker.
- Angelique Fiske helps us get to know new Patriots WR Cordarrelle Patterson.
- Don Banks’ NFL Mock Draft 2.0. Pats pick UCLA OT Kolton Miller.
- Meredith Gorman brings you inside Boston College’s Pro Day and talks to DL coach Brendan Daly and BC DE Harold Landry. (1.15 min. video)
- PFW in Progress 3/22: Have the Patriots improved this offseason? (2 hour program)
LOCAL LINKS
- Karen Guregian admits that the Patriots’ roster now gives Bill Belichick flexibility at the draft, “There is always a method behind the madness.”
- Doug Kyed also appreciates the Waddle signing for the ‘much-needed flexibility’ it provides.
- Kevin Duffy calls the Waddle signing a necessary move and likes the continuity it provides on the O-line.
- Mark Daniels reports the Patriots added another potential replacement for Nate Solder on Thursday when they signed LaAdrian Waddle to a 1-year deal, according to NFL Network.
- Zack Cox offers and updated look at the Patriots’ options at left tackle, now that LaAdrian Waddle has re-signed.
- Kevin Duffy gives us a scouting report on Cordarrelle Patterson, and wonders if the Patriots will be able to utilize his talents as a wide receiver.
- Doug Kyed follows the scouting trail that led Bill Belichick to Ohio State’s pro day yesterday and wonders if the Pats will finally draft a Buckeye.
- Phil Perry observes that the pro day circuit shows Bill Belichick in his element. It’s at the heart of what keeps him going at 65.
- Ryan Hannable tells us who Bill Belichick was scouting at Ohio State’s pro day.
- Tanya Ray Fox (PatriotsWire) Patriots had a scout watching Johnny Manziel throw at SDSU’s Pro Day.
- Mike Reiss addresses the question of whether the Patriots would consider signing Johnny Manziel: “Not likely, but not crazy.”
- Mike Reiss notes Marquis Flowers will be re-watching the Super Bowl loss, in order to get better and learn from it.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: Team re-signs LaAdrian Waddle to help fill left tackle void created by Nate Solder’s departure.
- Doug Kyed Patriots Mailbag: What to expect out of Derek Rivers after a lost season.
- Tom E. Curran believes change to the pass interference rule is “WAY overdue”.
- Alex Reimer reveals that according to John Lynch, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan preferred Kirk Cousins over Jimmy Garoppolo.
- Doug Kyed and Zack Cox NESN Patriots podcast: Reason to be excited by McCourty reunion in secondary. (42 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Mark Chichester (Pro Football Focus) Tom Brady had the best single-game performance by any quarterback in 2017.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Patriots keep Marquis Flowers. “Flowers spoke up last month, saying he loves playing for Bill Belichick and wants to play for a coach who knows how to win.”
- Mike Freeman (Bleacher Report) The NFL is still all about money, and that might kill the NFL draft. “Well, maybe not kill, but squeeze any sense of fun” from it.
- Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Thirteen teams watched Johnny Manziel throw.
- Jenny Vrentas (SI) One last word from Danny Woodhead.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Brock Osweiler slated to visit Dolphins.
- Danny Heifetz (The Ringer) Restructuring contracts is a worthy gamble for only some NFL teams.
- Marc Sessler (NFL.com) Bears, Vikings, Browns improved most in NFL free agency period.
- Matt Harmon (NFL.com) Trade grades: Patriots boost special teams: Like it; Patriots reunite the McCourty brothers: Love it; Browns send run-stuffer to New England: Like it.
- Jared Dubin (CBS Sports) 2018 NFL Free Agency: Here’s why these 10 players were the best value signings.
- Chris Trapasso (CBS Sports) 2018 NFL Draft: The best late-round backup plans if teams miss out on Barkley, Rosen and more.
- Brent Sobleski (Bleacher Report) Predicting the best day 3 NFL draft bargains of 2018.
- Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) Top 5 2018 NFL Draft prospects by position 2.0.
- Judy Battista (NFL.com) NFL Annual League Meeting agenda: Catch clarity, Panthers plan.
- Around the League (NFL.com) Ten proposed rule changes for the 2018 season.
- Riley McAtee (The Ringer) Changing the NFL catch rule won’t end controversial calls.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Report: Competition Committee not in favor of 15-yard pass interference.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Report: NFL’s efforts for a game in China seem to have stalled. /Common sense gets a reprieve.
- Report (AP) Devin McCourty, Malcolm Jenkins among players in summit at Harvard.