TEAM TALK
- Patriots 2020 Mock Draft Tracker.
- Mike Dussault‘s 2020 Patriots free agent forecast: Defensive Line.
- Mike Dussault gives us 6 Patriots scouting combine takeaways. 3. Safety sweet spot. “Depending on how the first round unfolds, safety could be the best position of value at 23rd overall”
- From NFL Network: N’Keal Harry explains how he can improve in his second season. (2 min. video)
- Community: Patriots and Stephen Gostkowski celebrate Read Across America Day. (1 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mac Cerullo does a deep dive into the safety position for the Patriots: It’s time for the Patriots to find Devin McCourty’s successor.
- Zack Cox takes a closer look at at offensive tackle Marshall Newhouse: Pats must avoid another Marshall Newhouse situation in 2020.
- Zack Cox considers how the Patriots should handle guard Jermaine Eluemunor (restricted free agent).
- Alex Barth is on the lookout for the Patriots to enter the trade market in their efforts to overhaul the offense.
- Alex Barth points out how the Patriots are expected to compete for top free-agent tight ends.
- Evan Lazar offers some final thoughts from Indy with a look at a handful of prospects that put themselves squarely on New England’s radar this past weekend.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Jake Fromm might appeal to Bill Belichick in the same ways Tom Brady does.
- Nick O’Malley notes according to a ‘well-connected NFL exec’ Tom Brady ’is the one domino paralyzing the entire NFL right now’.
- Ty Anderson calls out the ridiculousness of ‘Brady Watch’ psychoanalysis, and warns there will be more ‘poop bombs and fake ghosts’ between now and Brady’s actual decision.
- CBS Boston laments that we’ve reached the Zapruder point of the ‘Tom Brady 2020 watch’. We’re all in deep.
- Ricky Doyle notes Bruins legend Ray Bourque offers his perspective on Tom Brady’s free agency.
- Nick Goss mentions how the Patriots seem to have made an impression on QB Justin Herbert.
- Christopher Mason passes along a rumor that Justin Herbert met with Josh McDaniels at the combine
- Jenna Ciccotelli notes Rob Gronkowski hung up on Roger Goodell when he was named to the NFL 100 team, because he thought the call was a prank.
- Alex Barth’s post-combine NFL mock draft. Pats trade everything, move up to take LSU QB Joe Burrow. J/K... Pats pick Alabama S Xavier McKinney.
- Nick O’Malley relays who ESPN’s Todd McShay mocked to the Patriots: Iowa DE A.J. Epenesa.
- Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike D’Abate recaps the Combine and tries to make sense of the weekend hoopla surrounding tom Brady. (31 min.)
- The Gridiron & Beyond podcast: Bob Socci sits down with Andrew Callahan (Boston Herald) to look back on the combine and ahead to free agency. (36.25 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Albert Breer (SI) Monday Afternoon QB: Another OT enters the Round 1 picture; Plus, why to expect a soft market for free-agent running RBs and WRs, the shrinking edge rusher market, the good and bad of Fromm’s combine, how it went sour for Ngakoue, and much more.
- Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) NFL insider notes: Here’s the move each team should make ahead of the new league year. ‘The Patriots would be wise to sign Marcus Mariota’.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Patriots, Tom Brady not yet destined for divorce.
- Justin Sayles (The Ringer) Let’s play matchmaker for Tom Brady.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) The Tom Brady lip-reading mystery is solved.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Will the 49ers make a play for Tom Brady?
- Joe Rivera (Sporting News) Tom Brady vs. the incumbent: Who would Raiders, Titans, Giants, others rather have in 2020.
- Conor Roche passes along an ESPN report that Tom Brady remains in “consistent contact” with Antonio Brown and told Brown that he wants to play with him wherever he goes next.
- Curtis Crabtree (ProFootballTalk) Saints expected to have interest in linebacker Jamie Collins.
- Tadd Haislop (Sporting News) When does NFL free agency start? Key dates, latest news & rumors, More.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) NFL Draft prospects 2020: Big board of top 100 players overall and ranked by position.
- Nick Shook (NFL.com) 2020 All-Combine Team: Which NFL draft prospects owned Indy?
- Danny Kelly (The Ringer) The risers and sliders at the 2020 NFL Combine.
- Chris Trapasso (CBS Sports) Why the combine for Jalen Reagor, A.J. Epenesa, and other prospects shouldn’t hurt their stock.
- Kevin Seifert (ESPN) Change is coming to NFL officiating: Why the league needs to act fast
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Report: ESPN reaches out to Peyton Manning.
- Andrew Marchand (NY Post) CBS tried hiring Peyton Manning before giving Tony Romo $180 million.
- Jay Busbee (Yahoo! Sports) Which current NFL player will be next to follow Tony Romo to broadcast booth stardom?
- Adam Schefter, Louis Riddick and Mike Tannenbaum (ESPN) Breaking down the Brady effect. (4.45 min. video)
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) NFL mock draft 2020: Combine results shake up first-round picks. Pats pick LSU S Grant Delpit.
- Daniel Jeremiah (NFL.com) 2020 NFL mock draft 2.0. Pats pick Oregon QB Justin Herbert.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) 2020 NFL Mock Draft. Pats pick Wisconsin LB Zack Baun.
EXTRACURRICULAR
- Dan Graziano (ESPN) NFL CBA proposal: What players are voting on in the deal, plus the biggest changes
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Proposed CBA makes big changes to practice squads. /This is big.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Compensatory draft pick system to be revised under proposed CBA.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Proposed CBA limits annual international games to 10 through 2025.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Minimum team spending increases under proposed CBA, but not by much.