TEAM TALK
- Patriots 2018 NFL Mock Draft Tracker.
- Paul Perillo and Andy Hart debate whether or not the Patriots should be interested in signing Johnny Manziel.
- Angelique Fiske reports Julian Edelman took a quick trip home to be enshrined in a local hall of fame and surprise some students.
LOCAL LINKS
- Karen Guregian tells us the Patriots set their offseason workout schedule.
- Mike Reiss prioritizes the positions of need for the Patriots, beginning with left tackle.
- Tom E. Curran says the Gronk-Brady chatter won’t die until someone kills it. /NBC Sports Boston outright milks that chatter, so do us all a favor Tom and kill it.
- NBC Sports Boston passes along a report that two teams are preparing trade offers for Rob Gronkowski.
- Doug Kyed wonders if ex-Patriots practice squad TE Will Tye could provide Gronk insurance.
- Ryan Hannable explains why the longer the Gronkowski-Brady drama drags on, the harder things will become for Belichick.
- Tanya Ray Fox (PatriotsWire) Why it doesn’t matter whether Rob Gronkowski seems ‘all-in’ right now.
- Karen Guregian reports the Patriots hosted a couple more free agents Monday, bringing in former Bills WR Jordan Matthews, along with former Cardinals TE Troy Niklas.
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots draft profile, SC State LB Darius Leonard, “a small school stud.”
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Here’s NFL.com’s ‘perfect addition’ for Patriots in 2018 NFL Draft: Boise State LB Vander Esch.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Report: Patriots work out Princeton quarterback Chad Kanoff.
- Ryan Hannable sees things trending towards a major crossroads for the Patriots following the 2019 season.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Tedy Bruschi tells story of ruthless Bill Belichick from 2007 season.
- Ian Logue (PatsFans) Tuesday Patriots Notebook: Bruschi “It’s hard to be a player under coach Belichick”; Gronk brightens fan’s day.
- Olivia Vanni Inside Track: Paging Dr. Gronk! A dream visit for woman on organ transplant list.
- Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) Best of social media: Patriots celebrate Easter and Passover.
- Oliver Thomas (Forbes) LaAdrian Waddle’s role with Patriots could soon outstrip his contract.
- Ryan Hannable relays why Bill Belichick was so against the ‘Josh McDaniels’ rule.
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL Nation (ESPN) Are New England Patriots still the team to beat in the AFC East?
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Could Gronk be traded?
- Event (S ) San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame. Inductees include Julian Edelman.
- Kevin Seifert (ESPN) Why NFL coaches keep fighting in-game video access. /Interesting.
- Matt Bowen (ESPN) 10 NFL rookies primed to break out in Year 2.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) An NFL coach asks draft prospects what they’d do if he punched them in the face.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Possible trades could make draft night nutty.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) 2018 NFL draft prospect rankings.
- Danny Heifetz (The Ringer) Lamar Jackson’s decision to not hire an agent could blaze a trail. Or it could backfire...
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) America wants safer football, but will fans support the NFL’s changes?
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) New catch rule could result in more collisions.
- Andrew Marchand (NY Post) Fox’s Thursday night plan after Peyton Manning denial.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Lack of cap on settlement gives NFL incentive to drag its feet.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Concussion lawyer says “the settlement is broken”.
- Danny Kelly (The Ringer) 2018 NFL mock draft, version 3.0. Pats pick Ohio State OL Billy Price.