New England Patriots links 8/31/19 - Weekend roster slash edition

TEAM TALK

• Patriots lead all local ratings for four-straight weeks.
• Paul Perillo offers his fourth and final attempt at predicting the 53-man roster.
• Mike Dussault’s Unfiltered Notebook: Trades, some film review quick hits and notable bits from Bill Belichick’s presser.
• Angelique Fiske reports Tom Brady was able to grant five ‘Wishes’ before Thursday’s game.

LOCAL LINKS

• Ryan Hannable recaps the first wave of Patriots roster cuts.
• Mike Reiss reports the Patriots traded CB Duke Dawson and a 2020 seventh-round pick to Denver in exchange for a 2020 sixth-round pick.
• Ian Logue (PatsFans) Patriots send Dawson to Broncos in surprising trade.
• Nora Princiotti reports the Patriots begin shaping their roster by acquiring center Russell Bodine from the Buffalo Bills.
• Michael Hurley compares Jarrett Stidham’s rookie preseason to Jimmy Garoppolo’s, and throws in a few other Pats’ backups including Brady for comparison as well.
• Dave Green relays one NFL scout on how the Patriots might have struck gold in the draft with another late-round quarterback.
• Doug Kyed’s Patriots-Giants Film Review: How Josh Gordon, Demaryius Thomas coexisted.
• Darren Hartwell notes Rob Gronkowski revealed to Jeff Howe the details of his retirement phone call to Bill Belichick: ‘It was final’.
• Matt Vautour relays a slimmer Rob Gronkowski on a possible return: ‘Mentally, the desire to play just isn’t there’.
• Hayden Bird reports Rob Gronkowski recently talked about CTE and the effects he noticed from playing football.
• Ian Logue (PatsFans) 7 Observations from the Patriots final preseason game vs Giants.
• Locked On Patriots: Mike D’Abate talks Pats-Giants recap; Brian ‘Snowman’ talks suitors; More. (26 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) The busiest news weekend of the year is here.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Josh Gordon is eligible to play week one.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Demaryius Thomas feels better than ever after return to the field.
• Mike Giardi (NFL.com) Demaryius Thomas is bigger and stronger after Achilles recovery. (1 min. video)
• Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Bills trade Russell Bodine to the Patriots.
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Patriots trade Duke Dawson to Broncos.
• Matt Miller (Bleacher Report) Scouting Notebook: NFL scouts shine on top under-the-radar rookies.
• John Breech (CBS Sports) This one preseason stat might have just eliminated 13 teams from winning the Super Bowl.
• Graphic (NFL.com) Ranking the distance each NFL team will travel for the 2019 NFL season.
• Danny Heifetz (The Ringer) The Real Blown Call: How the pass interference replay rule could explode in the NFL’s face.
• Riley McAtee and Justin Sayles (The Ringer) The six rules that could spark the next NFL officiating crisis. /The old catch rule wasn’t a ‘crisis’. People lost their minds when a correct call for the Patriots cost the Steelers a win.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Celebration fouls may complicate the post-touchdown try.
• Rodger Sherman (The Ringer) The NFL, the NCAA, and the eternal football rules debate.
• Shalise Manza Young (Yahoo! Sports) Jerry Jones highlights NFL hypocrisy in one sentence - and it won’t change unless players band together