TEAM TALK
- Patriots 2018 Training Camp: Schedule, info, more.
- Paul Perillo and Andy Hart debate which player will be the biggest Patriots camp sleeper this summer.
- Andy Hart picks the 6 toughest Patriots games in 2018. /I’m guessing Indy isn’t included.
LOCAL LINKS
- Ryan Hannable resets the Patriots offseason: Best move, worst move and everything in between. Biggest strength: Secondary.
- Phil Perry’s countdown to camp: Will left tackle situation put Brady in peril?
- Andrew Callahan writes how uncertainty around the O-line should not be equated with a lack of options or talent. The Patriots are armed with a sufficient supply of both.
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) 2018 Patriots training camp primer: Cornerback.
- Mike Buchanan (BostonSportsExtra) Patriots training camp preview: Defensive ends.
- Hal Bent (FullPressCoverage) Getting to know: Jason McCourty.
- Kevin Duffy explains why history is not on the Patriots side to return to the Super Bowl following a loss in the championship game.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Chris Hogan’s agent recognizes opportunity for major payday.
- Steve Atkinson (BostonSportsExtra) Tom Brady will miss Danny Amendola. /Absolutely.
- Mike Reiss discusses the Danny Amendola interview: “In noting the comparison between Gase and Belichick, Amendola said he has respect for all his prior coaches -- calling Belichick one of the best of all time -- while expressing excitement with his present situation.”
- Kaige DiPaolo (BostonSportsExtra) Danny Amendola thinks Gase is a friend, Belichick is a principal.
- Ryan Hannable notes James Harrison believes reports of tension between Bill Belichick, Tom Brady are made up. /Preach, brother.
- Mike Cole NFL Rumors: Patriots’ Brady-Belichick-Kraft drama wasn’t ‘hashed out’ during offseason. /Greg Bedard can go pound sand.
- Alex Reimer notes that unsurprisingly, Tom Brady is being chided for his apparent dad bod, but TB12 took to Twitter to defend his build.
- Ryan Hannable’s All-Time Patriots Bill Belichick team: Complete roster.
- Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Bill Belichick Hoodie 2018 preview. /Mike is the defacto Belichick hoodie expert.
- Kevin Duffy passes along a report that Julian Edelman will not take his appeal to the federal courts.
- Nick O’Malley questions why Jets’ ArDarius Stewart got a 2-game PED suspension while Edelman got 4 games.
- Nick O’Malley tells us which NFL teams have the most PED suspensions: Panthers, Bucs have been busted the most since 2000.
- Andrew Callahan recaps how the Eagles O-line was unafraid of the Patriots’ Super Bowl defense: “The last defense we had seen was Minnesota’s, and we were like, ‘These dudes have got some players.’ Then we see [the Patriots] and we’re like, ‘These dudes have got some . . . coaches.’ “ /Sums it up fairly.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Sam Alipour (ESPN Magazine) Hang Time: Who’s afraid of the big bad shark? /Gronk meets shark.
- Jeremy Fowler (ESPN) Ex-Steeler James Harrison says Mike Tomlin needs to be ‘more disciplined’.
- Ben Padanilam (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) James Harrison: Bill Belichick is better than Mike Tomlin because of discipline.
- Staff (NFL.com) Mind-boggling stats: NFL training camp 2018. Tom Brady will be attending his 19th training camp with the New England Patriots. He is the longest tenured player in the NFL among non-kickers.
- AP Report - NFL and players union agree to put rules, penalties for anthem protests on hold.
- Dan Wetzel (Yahoo! Sports) The Dolphins just showed the NFL what a mess it’s made with anthem policy.