New England Patriots links 4/29/20 - How high will the Patriots young WRs make the year-two jump?

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss notes the Patriots are counting on a big jump from their young WRs.
• CBS Boston reassesses the Patriots depth chart following the NFL draft. Wide Receivers: Julian Edelman, N’Keal Harry, Mohamed Sanu, Damiere Byrd, Marqise Lee, Jakobi Meyers, Gunner Olszewski.
• Tom E. Curran shares some random thoughts on the 2020 draft, Cam Newton becoming a Patriot, tattoo-gate and unsung James Develin.
• Mark Morse (PatsFans) Breaking down the Patriots undrafted free agent class and some thoughts on why the Patriots didn’t draft a receiver.
• Matt Dolloff notes the Patriots’ cap space remains among the lowest in the NFL after the draft
• Chad Finn considers who will be the best player in the Patriots’ 2020 draft class. “Overall, I bet it will turn out to be an excellent draft.”
• Chad Finn suggests that if you have doubts about Bill Belichick, maybe you should have taken your eyes off the quarterback once in a while over the last 20 years.
• Gary Tanguay doesn’t think Patriots fans should still trust Bill Belichick. /lolz... see article above.
• Tony Massarotti still seems to think Bill Belichick wants Andy Dalton.
• Andy Hart notes David Andrews had serious career concerns while on IR with blood clots
• Ryan Hannable gives us the latest Joe Thuney update.
• Mike Petraglia writes ‘Perfect Patriot’ James ‘Develin never put up gaudy statistics ... But his value to the Patriots locker room, practice field and clutch red zone situations was off the charts.
• Michael Hurley writes an appreciation of James Develin, a truly rare, elite champion for the Patriots: You’re not supposed to notice the fullback. But when the fullback is James Develin, he can’t be ignored.
• Steve Hewitt reports retired Patriots FB James Develin says he will consider coaching.
• David Latham (LastWordOnSports) Top remaining New England Patriots free agent fits.
• Doug Kyed thumbnails this year’s Patriots most intriguing undrafted free agent additions.
• Erin Walsh helps us learn more about the Patriots 2020 undrafted free agent signees.
• Trevor Hass tells us four things to know about QBs J’Mar Smith: His father, Kenny, was a member of the Patriots; and Brian Lewerke: He has multiple traits in common with Brian Hoyer.
• Scott Edwards Jr. highlights the top ten Gronk moments in New England: No. 10, Rob Gronkowski and his family get rowdy at the 2010 NFL draft.
• CBS Boston reports J.C. Jackson helps deliver meals and masks to Mount Auburn Hospital.
• Patriots Fourth And Two podcast: Patriots Draft Review (64 min.)
• Locked On Patriots podcast: Talking Patriots salary cap with Miguel ‘PatsCap’ Benzan. (31 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) James Develin wants to “give back” to football in a new capacity.
• Staff (SportsGossip) Bill Belichick’s girlfriend explains dog Nike’s NFL draft debut.
• Mike Freeman (Bleacher Report) 10-Point Stance: Packers send message to Rodgers with Love pick.
• Dan Parr (NFL.com) AFC East 2020 NFL Draft grades: Dolphins soar, Patriots perplex. Pats: C-. “This Patriots draft felt sort of ... well, arrogant.”
• Alex Ballentine (Bleacher Report) 2020 NFL draft grades for every team. Pats: B.
• Adam Schein (NFL.com) Draft hauls I love & loathe.
• Terez Paylor (Yahoo! Sports) Ryan Tannehill is free of the Tom Brady specter. Will he prove the Titans right?
• Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) NFL Power Rankings: The Bucs and Pats are intriguing 2020 teams, in different ways. Pats 7th.
• Dan Hanzus (NFL.com) NFL Power Rankings: Post-Draft. Pats 15th.
• Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) NFL power rankings. Pats 19th: They go from annual playoff locks to hoping to be in the AFC wild-card mix.
• Staff (Bleacher Report) NFL Power Rankings: Where does every team stand after the 2020 NFL draft? Pats 20th. “Oh, how the mighty have fallen. ... And it’s over now”
• Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) The top 10 unsigned free agents who can still help your NFL team (and three trade targets too)
• Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) NFL free agents 2020: The best players still available at each position.
• Dan Graziano (ESPN) Fifth-year option predictions for 2017 NFL draft first-rounders: What’s next for Mitchell Trubisky, others?
• Kevin Van Valkenburg (ESPN) Where have all the lefty QBs gone?
• Megan Armstrong (BleacherReport) NFL considering delaying schedule release past May 9 amid COVID-19 /Why?
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Amazon extends Thursday night deal with NFL, gets exclusive Saturday game.
• Highly Quarantined (ESPN) Mina Kimes and Katie Nolan’s dogs react to Bill Belichick’s dog representing the New England coach at the NFL draft. (1.49 min. video)

EXTRACURRICULAR

• Jack Baer (Yahoo! Sports) Dinner with Tom Brady, QB’s first Buccaneers home jersey sells for $800K at auction.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL: Tom Brady’s meeting with Byron Leftwich wasn’t a violation. /Amazing how quickly a non-Patriots investigation gets resolved.
• Jason Owens (Yahoo! Sports) Will NFL’s explanation that Tom Brady, Bucs didn’t break league rules satisfy opposing teams? /Q not addressed: Will Ravens’ explanation of sideline guy wearing bluetooth headphones satisfy opposing teams?