New England Patriots links 4/21/20 - Is trading Thuney part of the Patriots draft plan?

TEAM TALK

• Angelique Fiske hears from Stephon Gilmore, James White and more as they react to the new team uniforms.
• Patriots Draft Prospect Review podcast: Defensive Ends and Linebackers. (24.28 min.)

LOCAL LINKS

• Zack Cox reports the Patriots were one of 12 NFL teams to begin their offseason program yesterday.
• DJ Bean talks about what it would take for the Patriots to trade up — and why they would have to
• DJ Bean is not a fan of the Patriots possibly trading Joe Thuney for a second or third-round pick this week.
• Doug Kyed has found the best overall fit for the Patriots at each position in this year’s draft. /Handy dandy spreadsheet just in time for the draft.
• Thomas Murphy (DiehardBostonSportsFans) Monster Keys to 2020 Patriots draft. “Remember, Bill will move up down in and out of rounds trying to max out every angle he can...”
• Mitchell Hansen (NFLSpinZone) Patriots: 5 Biggest needs to address in 2020 NFL Draft.
• Aidan Curran profiles 10 defensive linemen the Pats could grab at this year’s draft.
• Zack Cox ranks the Patriots’ 10 best, and 5 worst, draft trades of the Bill Belichick era.
• Doug Kyed looks at this year’s QB class and how each player could fit with the Patriots: LSU’s Joe Burrow. Could the Patriots even hypothetically trade up to get him?
• Andrew Callahan profiles potential Patriots pick: Wyoming LB Logan Wilson.
• Gary Tanguay explains why the Patriots should get Tua Tagovailoa if they can.
• CBS Boston wonders if the Patriots will go with Jarrett Stidham or Brian Hoyer at QB in 2020.
• Tom E. Curran’s Pre-Draft NFL Power Rankings.
• Mike Reiss gets the story behind the first change to the Patriots’ primary uniform in 20 years.
• Mike D’Abate (FullPressCoverage) Putting on the Ritz: Patriots debut new look on Patriots Day.
• Zack Cox continues his countdown of Bill Belichick’s best (and worst) drafts. No. 5: 2012 and No. 4: 2002.
• Mike Reiss catches up with former Patriot Rosevelt Colvin, still talking trash about the ‘05 loss to the Colts. “It wasn’t as bad as the [40-21] score.” /Big fan of Colvin. Injuries took him out of the league too soon.
• CBS Boston looks back at the 2019 draft class.
• Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) A look back at the moment Rob Gronkowski was drafted.
• Andy Hart gives us his Patriots’ 4-round mock draft 2.0.
• Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike D’Abate provides his thoughts on the Patriots’ new uniforms and his analysis of the latest mock drafts. (33 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Albert Breer (SI) Monday Afternoon QB: Tua’s fate remains the biggest mystery, How the league’s mock draft played out; More NFL notes.
• Kevin Clark (The Ringer) Welcome to the NFL’s first virtual draft: Constraints imposed by the coronavirus haven’t prevented teams—the good ones at least—from doing proper evaluations.
• Pat Forde (SI) Thank goodness for the 2020 NFL draft.
• Conor Orr (SI) Why is the NFL drafting now, when there might not be football for a very long time? /Why put it off when season may start on time?
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Joe Burrow expects to be the first overall pick, and so do the oddsmakers.
• Robert Mays (The Ringer) The 2020 wide receiver class is one of the deepest ever. And it’s just the beginning.
• Danny Heifetz (The Ringer) Remember, bigger isn’t always better when evaluating wide receivers.
• Daniel Jeremiah (NFL.com) Top 150 prospects in the 2020 NFL draft class.
• Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) 2020 NFL Draft: 17 veterans who could be traded on draft day.
• Charles Robinson (Yahoo! Sports) Expectation for NFL’s virtual draft: ‘Someone will have a problem’
• Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Report: Technical glitch during league’s mock draft.
• NFL (NFL.com) NFL unveils plans for 2020 ‘Draft-A-Thon’ live stream
• Paul Lukas (Uni-Watch) Exclusive: Pats unveil new uni set with wrong pants!
• Bryan DeArdo (CBS Sports) 2020 NFL Mock Draft 5.0. Pats pick Utah State QB Jordan Love at 23.
• Good Morning Football (NFL.com) Will the Patriots find success in the post-Brady era? (4.27 min. video)
• PTI (ESPN) Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon share their feelings on the new color rush look for the Patriots’ full-season uniforms. (1.34 min. video)

EXTRACURRICULAR

• Rick Stroud (Tampa Bay Times) Tom Brady was thrown out of park by a Tampa recreation worker. /One man working out alone outdoors is not a danger to anyone.
• Nicole Yang tells us what Peyton Manning and Ben Roethlisberger had to say about Tom Brady signing with the Buccaneers