TEAM TALK
- Highlights: Best of Patriots 2019 locker room celebrations. (11.39 min. video)
- Highlights: Why Duron Harmon holds the nickname ‘The Closer’. (34 sec. video)
- Highlights: Richard Seymour’s Patriots highlights. (1.21 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts: Wes Welker back at Super Bowl seeking first ring, this time as a coach; TV ratings dip without the Patriots; More.
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Sunday Patriots news, AFC East notes: The Patriots have made two additions to their coaching staff; Gronk’s and Brady’s situations don’t really compare; Hernandez documentary thoughts; More.
- Ryan Hannable’s Sunday 7: Tom Brady will be biggest story of Super Bowl week; More.
- Evan Lazar continues his Patriots Season in Review: JC Jackson is one of the best bargains in the NFL.
- Nick O’Malley notes the Patriots hired Bill Belichick 20 years ago this day: At the time, the reaction wasn’t pretty.
- Michael Hurley sets the record straight on the false story of Rob Gronkowski submarining the Patriots by announcing his retirement too late for the Patriots to recover. It’s not right.
- David Latham (LastWordOnSports) Patriots NFL draft targets: Alabama WR Henry Ruggs III.
- Phil Perry explains why a lot of Patriots recent draft picks have Senior Bowl experience.
- Dakota Randall reposts Tom Brady’s Instagram showing him ‘shredding the gnar’ on his family ski trip (no jumps this time).
- NESN learns from Julian Edelman’s Instagram that he isn’t slowing down despite an injury-riddled campaign and appears as motivated as ever.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Looking at the Patriots coaches who are due a promotion in 2020.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Devin McCourty explains why he likes the Patriots’ latest coaching hire.
- Trevor Hass takes a look at 5 notable moments from Jimmy Garoppolo’s time with the Patriots: His first completion went to Julian Edelman and first touchdown to Rob Gronkowski.
- Darren Hartwell notes Peyton Manning claims the Giants beating the Patriots as his ‘favorite Super Bowl memory’.
- Locked On Patriots podcast: Tanya Ray Fox of FS1 joins Mike to talk Brady, McCourty and Eli Manning’s Patriots connection. (35 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Albert Breer (SI) Monday Morning QB: Super Bowl LIV week is (finally!) here—and don’t be surprised to see one or both of these teams here again.
- Peter King (ProFootballTalk) FMIA—3 a.m. wakeup call with Andy Reid: Talking meatballs, Mahomes and trying to rip out hearts in Miami.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) The Bill Belichick trade turns 20 on Monday.
- Bruce Schoenfeld (ESPN) Drew Bledsoe on Brady, Barolos and life after the NFL.
- Staff (Pro Football Focus) PFF’s 2019 NFL season award winners.
- Pete Prisco (CBS sprts) Super Bowl 2020: Ranking every starter for Chiefs and 49ers.
- Sam Monson (Pro Football Focus) Richard Sherman leads 49ers into Super Bowl LIV as NFL’s top coverage defender.
- Jimmy Traina (ESPN) Teen launches petition to have Super Bowl moved from Sunday to Saturday.
- Eric Eager and George Chahrouri (Pro Football Focus) Early prop bets ahead of Super Bowl LIV.
- Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) Pro Bowl 2020: AFC wins fourth straight clash; Lamar Jackson named Offensive MVP.
- Mark Long (AP) Pro Bowlers remember Kobe Bryant as AFC tops NFC again.
- Curtis Crabtree (ProFootballTalk) Trial run of possible onside kick replacement ends in Kirk Cousins interception.
- Michael DiRocco and Jenna Laine (ESPN) Super Bowl LIV picks and analysis from Pro Bowlers.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Pro Bowlers comment on 17-game season, which is beginning to feel inevitable.
- CBS Boston notes Julian Edelman considered underrated by pair of Pro Bowlers.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL will have to decide on location of Pro Bowl, again.
- .Ryan Wilson (CBS Sports) 2020 Senior Bowl: Justin Herbert wins MVP but Anthony Gordon steals the show
- Katie Baker (The Ringer) A fond farewell to Eli Manning, an iconic football artist. /Wut?
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady has jokes, Eli Manning knows he’s not really joking.
- Robert Mays (The Ringer) The top 10 NFL quarterback–pass catching duos of the 21st century.
- Anthony Gulizia and Jeremy Willis (ESPN) How the NFL took over America in 100 years.
- Terez Paylor (Yahoo! Sports) Why Chiefs QB Len Dawson was smoking at halftime of Super Bowl I, and how it became immortalized.
- Barry Werner (TouchdownWire) Ranking all 32 NFL teams by record in the 2010s decade from the last, the Cleveland Browns (42-117-1), to the first, the New England Patriots (125-35).
EXTRACURRICULAR
- Ryan Hannable relays some additional details of Joejuan Williams’ arrest that surfaced late last week.
- Michael McCann (SI) Saints lending PR advice to local Archdiocese raises legal questions.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Russell Okung declares his candidacy for NFLPA president.