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LOCAL LINKS
- Michael Hurley outs himself with a Throwback Thursday column he wrote back in 2012: “With Brady’s window closing, Belichick must go big early in draft.” /Good read.
- Mike Reiss offers a breakdown of the initial wave of free agency for the Patriots.
- Zack Cox reports Nick Caserio was on hand at Louisville yesterday to observe QB Lamar Jackson’s pro day.
- Stephen Sheehan (FanRagSports) 3 free agents still worth signing for Patriots.
- Sam Quinn (247Sports) Dez Bryant should sign with the Patriots if he is released.
- Alex Reimer warns that the NFL’s latest rule change could dramatically overhaul football as we know it, and not for the better.
- Ian Logue (PatsFans) Friday Patriots Notebook: Could Gronk be traded? Caserio scouting a QB; Ron Borges laid off from Boston Herald; More.
- Doug Kyed Patriots Mailbag: Would Odell Beckham Jr. be worth the price tag in a trade?
- Nicole Yang posts Tom Brady’s latest Instagram video of Gisele strumming her guitar and singing, while son Benjamin does a classic photo-bomb.
- Phil Perry takes an initial jump into the Mock Draft pool. Pats pick Georgia LB Lorenzo Carter.
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots Mock Draft 1.0, post free agency. Pats pick Ohio State edge Sam Hubbard.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Patriots 2018 Mock Draft: Patriots land LB made in Bill Belichick’s lab, Alabama LB Rashaan Evans.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Harry Lyles Jr. (SB Nation) NFL teams aren’t afraid to make trades now, and the offseason is better for it.
- Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report) The NFL’s riskiest offseasons aren’t happening where you might think.
- Danny Heifetz (The Ringer) Every quarterback prospect has a red flag.
- NFL Total Access (NFL.com) David Carr highlights a QB the Patriots may consider drafting and developing in this year’s draft. (1.39 min. video)
- Joseph Zucker (Bleacher Report) Rob Gronkowski trade rumors: Move more possible until TE commits to returning.
- Good Morning Football (NFL.com) Will Gronk stay with the Patriots? (3.14 min. video)
- Pro Football Focus (SI) NFL Draft 2018: Defensive linemen rankings and analysis.
- Chris Trapasso (CBS Sports) 2018 NFL Draft rankings: Ball skills, range everything to know about safeties.
- Daniel Jeremiah (NFL.com) Ask 5: Which NFL team is best fit for UCF’s Shaquem Griffin? Patriots included.
- Chad Reuter (NFL.com) 2018 NFL Draft: 5 potential trades teams should be discussing.
- Owen Riese (Inside The Pylon) A guide to identifying defensive fronts.
- Steven Ruiz (ForTheWin) The new targeting rule could have affected 24 plays in a single half of a Bengals-Steelers game.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL vows lowering helmet rule will be “a substantial change” to the sport.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Some coaches taking a wait-and-see approach to new helmet rule.
- Jarrett Bell (USA Today) Head games: Rule confusion once again reigns in NFL’s unclear world.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) It’s clear the kickoff is on the endangered species list.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL continues to fail to secure Wonderlic scores, yet manages to ferociously guard the PSI data. /Easy to do if zero data is being collected.
- Jonathan Jones (SI) A final call from Jeff Triplette: Reflections on his career.
- Peter Schrager (NFL.com) Mock draft 2.0. Pats pick Ohio State LB Jerome Baker.
- Josh Edwards (247Sports) The 2018 NFL Mock Draft 6.0. Pats pick UCLA OT Kolton Miller.