TEAM TALK
- Erik Scalavino begins inspecting the Patriots roster position by position: Specialists.
- Patriots Twitter gives a birthday shout-out to 29 year-old RB Rex Burkhead.
- Update (PatriotsHallOfFame) Super Bowl renovations underway.
- Reminder: Rodney Harrison and Leon Gray induction set for July 29 in a free outdoor ceremony.
LOCAL LINKS
- David Latham (LastWordOnSports) J.C. Jackson set for long-term success with New England: A look back on what to expect from the promising cornerback heading into his second year.
- Evan Lazar thumbnails the ten most valuable Patriots: No. 2 Julian Edelman.
- Tom E. Curran does quite a bit of dot-connecting and blank filling in this column but probably correctly concludes that the White House visit for the Super Bowl champion Patriots just wasn’t worth the trouble.
- Darren Hartwell notes Julian Edelman welcomes Kemba Walker to Boston (with interesting jersey choice).
- Nick Goss reports the ‘Madden NFL 20’ ratings for every Patriots rookie were revealed Monday.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Julian Edelman shares insight on mystery man Ernie Adams’ role with Patriots.
- Abigail Adams explains why Julian Edelman did not speak to his dad for 81 days in 2018.
- Documentary (YouTube) 100%: Julian Edelman. (1 hour, 13 min. video)
- Devon Clements (PatriotsWire) Gerald McCoy laughed when Tom Brady eclipsed 1,000 career rushing yards.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Could Deion Branch, Troy Brown and/or Kevin Faulk join coaching staff?
- Rogue Parrish (Livestrong) Maximum speed of a football. /Gives Brady’s recently recorded 61 mph some perspective.
- Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report) Mike Tanier ‘fixes’ the NFL fanbase rankings. Patriots 15th.
- Adam Schein (NFL.com) NFL’s most indispensable offensive players for the 2019 season. No Pats.
- Bill Barnwell (ESPN) The NFL’s 20 biggest outlier contracts, and why a fullback reigns again.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) PFT 2019 storyline No. 22: Will Jimmy Garoppolo begin earning his contract?
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) 2019 NFL preview: Replacing Peyton Manning has been tougher than Broncos expected.
- Michael Rothstein (ESPN) Who rates players in Madden NFL 20? Go inside the ratings process.
- Nick Toney (NFL.com) Watch NFL rookies react to their Madden ‘20 ratings.
- Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Hall of Fame Class of 2020 tentatively set to include 20 inductees.
- NFL Films (Twitter) Trailer: NFL Top 100 premiers July 22 on NFL Network. (32 second video)
- First Take (ESPN) Max Kellerman labels Tom Brady as a ‘game manager’: “Two things have conspired to make it LOOK like [Tom Brady] hasn’t fallen off a cliff...”. (1.39 min. video) /Dear Lord, how I hate the offseason...
EXTRACURRICULAR
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Ezekiel Elliott to meet with the Commissioner on Tuesday.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Browns are aware of new Kareem Hunt incident, and have spoken to him.
- Joe Reedy (AP) XFL’s plans for upcoming season starting to take shape.