New England Patriots links 7/16/19 - Berrios juiced for start of camp

TEAM TALK

• Patriots Foundation to host Fitness for Relief event.
• Paul Perillo tackles this week’s Patriots Unfiltered Q&A: Caserio’s future, WR depth and more.
• Paul Perillo lists the top 25 Patriots according to Madden ‘20.

LOCAL LINKS

• Andrew Callahan addresses the top 10 questions currently facing the Pats: No. 9 — Is Isaiah Wynn ready to step in at left tackle?
• Andrew Callahan addresses the top 10 questions currently facing the Pats: No. 10 - Can N’Keal Harry become New England’s number 2 receiver?
• David Latham (LastWordOnSports) Braxton Berrios Film Study: Part Danny Amendola, Part red zone weapon.
• Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Braxton Berrios is impatiently waiting for the football season.
• Evan Lazar previews the Patriots roster position by position: Quarterbacks - Running backs.
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots 2019 Training Camp guide: Running backs - Wide receivers.
• Dave D’Onofrio takes a look at what impact the Patriots’ second-year players will have this season.
• Ryan Hannable continues his 15 most important Patriots for 2019 countdown with the least suspenseful No. 2: Julian Edelman.
• Phil Perry wants us to pick between two favorites in today’s Great Patriots Debate: Deion Branch vs Danny Amendola.
• Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Tom Brady’s most clutch third-down receivers. /Clutch read.
• Robert Marcello (FullPressCoverage) The Patriots and the value of James Develin.
• Brent Schwartz (PatriotsWire) Ranking top 6 AFC East wide receivers for 2019 season.
• Adam London discusses ESPN’s ‘biggest worry’ for the Patriots over the next three years: New England’s revolving door for coaches over the past two decades. /Huh?
• Sam Smith (FullPressCoverage) Every NFL team’s top impact rookie candidate: AFC East.
• Sierra Goodwill and Evan Lazar discuss Sony Michel’s recurring knee injuries and the emergence of Damien Harris. (3.45 min. video)
• Darren Hartwell hears from Scott Zolak on Rob Gronkowski’s workout program - band training over heavy lifting, which may not be enough to signal a comeback.
• Alex Reimer begs Gronk to not spend the entire summer teasing us about an NFL return.
• Matt Vautour tries to decide which Patriot was better on $100K Pyramid Sunday night, Gronk or Jules?
• Ricky Doyle notes Tom Brady’s “new evidence” didn’t go unnoticed, as Brady earned a “96 overall rating in Madden NFL 20 but just a “60” in the speed category - prompting him to tweet a video clip showcasing his quickness.
• Andrew Callahan gives us his Madden 20 player ratings takeaways: Underrated and overrated Patriots, Tom Brady is stronger than Devin McCourty, More.
• Andy Hart tells us that Tom Brady is New England’s top player based on his 96 overall rating in Madden.
• Dakota Randall posts the ‘Madden 20’ ratings for every player on the Patriots roster.
• Matt Dolloff calls out Tom Brady for committing Twitter murder on a hapless fan who complained about his ‘Madden’ rating.
• CBS Boston notes former Patriots RB Jonas Gray takes part in XFL workout. /We’ll always have that 2014 Week 11, 4-TD game vs. Indy. Spectacular.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Jeremy Bergman (NFL.com) AFC East training camp preview: Gronk-less Patriots vulnerable? “The footballing world is waiting on New England’s downfall, as the Patriots’ reign of terror and Tom Brady’s career have lasted far beyond their expected expiration date.”
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) PFT 2019 storyline No. 9: Will Gronk come back?
• Thomas Frank Carr (Pro Football Focus) The NFL’s offensive iron men of the 2018 season. Shaq Mason included.
• Nick Toney (NFL.com) Bill Belichick called Patrick Mahomes’ stadium throw.
• Jenny Vrentas (SI) Monday Afternoon QB: A possible Ezekiel Elliott holdout, Jarrett and Gould get paid, no deal for Clowney.
• Jared Dubin (CBS Sports) Top 100 players in the NFL, as voted on by CBS Sports experts.
• Dan Graziano (ESPN) Forecasting the next three NFL seasons: 25 predictions through 2022. 3. The Patriots will win at least one more Super Bowl.
• Maurice Moton (Bleacher Report) The biggest concern for every NFL team before the season begins. Patriots: Covering Brady’s blind side.
• Elliot Harrison (NFL.com) 2019 NFL head coach power rankings: Who follows Bill Belichick?
• Danny Heifetz (The Ringer) The most underpaid veteran on every NFC team.
• Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Players not in uniform banned from leaving sideline to celebrate.
• Rodger Sherman (The Ringer) The three most fascinating implications of the NFL’s best horrible proposal yet. No. 2, The strategy of disrespect.
• Mike DeCourcy (Sporting News) NFL’s 18-game schedule proposal — with players forced to sit twice — is a historically terrible idea
• Conor Orr (SI) Morning Huddle: Go ahead NFL players, complain about your Madden rating.
• NFL Total Access (NFL.com) EA Sports Head Ratings Adjuster Dustin Smith explains “Madden NFL 20” player ratings after players reach out on social media.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Aaron Rodgers’ Madden rating plummets.
• Jordan Heck (Sporting News) Madden 20 ratings: List of top NFL players at each position.
• Shalise Manza Young (Yahoo! Sports) Richard Seymour talks poker, Super Bowl rings and the Hall of Fame.

EXTRACURRICULAR

• Alex Reimer notes that Judge Richard M. Berman, Tom Brady’s deflategate savior four years ago, is now presiding over Jeffrey Epstein case. /Good. Maybe justice will be served.
• Michael McCann (SI) How will Roger Goodell handle Tyreek Hill situation as NFL nears decision?
• Matt Dolloff passes along a report from Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls: Deputy received ‘verbal reprimand’ for treatment of Elandon Roberts during traffic stop
• Chris Spargo (Daily Mail) Robert Kraft, 78, enjoys company of VERY hands-on doctor friend, 45, at French Open before jetting to Israel (as his girlfriend arrives in France alone) and pledging $20M to fight anti-Semitism. /Sure they couldn’t fit anything else in that headline?