TEAM TALK
- Patriots training camp primer: Everything you need to know.
- Report: Several Patriots to start camp on PUP/NFI.
LOCAL LINKS
- Scott McLaughlin tells us everything we need to know to get ready for Patriots training camp.
- Karen Guregian offers some cautionary tales from training camp: For every Malcolm Butler-like preseason success story, there is a Chad Jackson who didn’t pan out.
- Kevin Duffy gives us his five biggest questions for the Patriots entering the 2019 season. 1. Any receiver ready to step up?
- Zack Cox’s Patriots training camp preview: 10 burning questions as 2019 season begins. 1. How do the Pats replace Rob Gronkowski?
- Andrew Callahan continues his Patriots training camp question countdown: No. 3 — Who returns kickoffs?
- Kevin Duffy says we don’t know exactly what the post-Gronk era will look like on offense, but we can draw on the Patriots’ past experiences for possible hints. Most likely they will rely extremely heavily on Julian Edelman.
- Tom E. Curran already believed we were going to see a training camp bloodbath when the Patriots starting offense and defense squared off. Now, without Julian Edelman, it’s going to be even harder for Tom Brady.
- Evan Lazar finishes up his position-by-position roster preview with a look at the safeties.
- Andy Hart ranks the Patriots roster from 1-90.
- Mike Dussault (PatsPropaganda) Breaking down Patriots PUP list.
- Karen Guregian thumbnails five Patriots poised to take a big step forward this year. 1. J.C. Jackson.
- Mike Cole relays an unnamed defensive coach raving about Tom Brady: “I believe he is increasing his fitness. And then he has the best footwork, the best execution of the screen pass, and if you watch the cutups of his fakes, it is like a (expletive) magic act. Beyond that, I’m not sure the game has seen a competitor that exceeds him.”
- David Latham (LastWordOnSports) Silver linings to the Julian Edelman thumb injury.
- Phil Perry points out the players who will benefit in training camp with Julian Edelman injured.
- Matthew Geagan talks about what Julian Edelman’s thumb injury means for the rest of the wide receivers: Everyone else on the depth chart gets more time to work with Tom Brady.
- Kevin Duffy picks the (non-Tom Brady) 10 most indispensable Patriots from Kyle Van Noy to Julian Edelman.
- Karen Guregian counts down her own list of the (Brady-excluded) 10 most indispensable Patriots, from Ben Watson to Edelman.
- Ryan Hannable is concerned about Sony Michel starting the year on PUP.
- Phil Perry wonders if Damien Harris can approximate what Sony Michel provides for the Patriots, if needed.
- Ryan Hannable and Andy Hart present their 53-man roster projections, version 1.0: Surprise cuts as training camp nears.
- Ricky Doyle mentions ESPN making a case that puts the Patriots among NFL’s least improved teams for 2019.
- Zack Cox NFL Rumors: Patriots work out four receivers ahead of training camp.
- Ricky Doyle NFL Rumors: New contract not yet ‘on the horizon’ for Tom Brady, Patriots?
- Nick O’Malley notes Jeopardy’ champion James Holzhauer picks Patriots, Rams as best bets to make Super Bowl.
- Dakota Randall posts Tom Brady’s ‘Offseason 19’ recap video on Instagram.
- Marcus Kwesi O’Mard shows us Julian Edelman’s Twitter highlight reel of the last five-plus months of his life.
- Michael Hurley rips down the curtain to expose exactly who is behind the Tom Brady cliff-jumping ‘controversy’. /Heh heh.
- Alex Reimer sees the Tom Brady cliff-diving ‘controversy’ as another sign we’re doomed as a nation.
- Ricky Doyle notes Fox Sports 1’s Nick Wright believes Patrick Mahomes vs. Baker Mayfield could be this generation’s version of Brady vs. Manning.
- Nick O’Malley informs us the former New England Patriots broadcast-infiltration scheme is in full swing, with LB Rob Ninkovich joining ESPN as a football analyst.
- Ryan Hannable reports Tedy Bruschi shares the scary details of his latest stroke.
- CBS Boston notes Rob Gronkowski’s playing days may be over, but he is still brightening children’s days. Last week Gronk visited a young fan in New York for Make-A-Wish Foundation.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Albert Breer (SI) Monday Afternoon QB: Questioning consistency between recent NFL suspensions, Edelman’s injury not a big deal.
- Bill Barnwell (ESPN) NFL fact check: Don’t be surprised if these 7 things happen. Don’t be surprised if... Sony Michel breaks out.
- Nate Davis (USA Today) 2019 NFL record projections: Can Chargers prevent a Patriots run to Super Bowl LIV?
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) PFT 2019 storyline No. 4: How will the Steelers perform without Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell?
- Analysis team (Pro Football Focus) Ranking all 32 secondaries ahead of the 2019 NFL season. Patriots 5th.
- Maurice Moton (Bleacher Report) Every NFL team’s biggest reason for optimism heading into camps. Patriots: N’Keal Harry’s versatility.
- Logan Reardon (NFL.com) Top 100 Players of 2019, Nos. 91-100: Carson Wentz’s big fall
- Andy Benoit (SI) Team Previews: How much better will the ‘Detroit Patriots’ be in 2019?
- Daniel Jeremiah (NFL.com) Best/worst-case projections for NFL’s notable offensive rookies.
- Lukas Kacer (FlurrySports) New England Patriots fantasy preview.
- Doug Farrar (TouchdownWire) The 21 dumbest ideas in NFL history. 18. Seattle’s goal-line pass in Super Bowl XLIX.
- NFL Live (ESPN) Field Yates and Tim Hasselbeck talk about the impact of Julian Edelman’s injury on the Patriots offense with training camp around the corner. (1.58 min. video)
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Most 2015 first-rounders still wait for long-term deals.
- David Carr (NFL.com) 2016 NFL Draft revisited: Ranking the top 10 players in the class.
- Andrew Marchand (NY Post) Mark Sanchez retires from NFL for high-profile ESPN job. /He was still in the NFL?
EXTRACURRICULAR
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Appeal in Kraft case inches forward.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Authorities in Kansas refused to give NFL documents regarding Tyreek Hill case.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL suspends Seahawks’ DT Jarran Reed six games.