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TEAM TALK
- Mike Dussault hears from James White, the third captain to check in recently and, like teammates Devin McCourty and Matthew Slater, he was making the best of being stuck at home when he should be preparing to start OTAs in a couple weeks.
- Press Conference transcript: James White.
- Paul Perillo’s Do Your Bracket, Round 2: Vote for the best game in Patriots history.
- Patriots Draft Prospect Review podcast: Quarterbacks (15.41 min.) — Running backs (11 min.)
- Patriots Unfiltered 4/2: Bringing PPE supplies to Mass. hospitals; Draft talk and recent roster moves. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Chris Mason explains how the New England Patriots found themselves in this salary cap crunch.
- Aidan Curran watched every throw made by Jarrett Stidham as a rookie to tell us what he brings to the Patriots.
- Ryan Hannable hears a confident James White express support for whoever plays quarterback in 2020.
- CBS Boston notes that somehow, James White says he never really watched Super Bowl LI until America went into lockdown and it was being replayed on TV.
- Evan Lazar’s Patriots Draft Preview: Day three quarterback options for the Patriots.
- Ryan Hannable explains why the Patriots drafting a quarterback at No. 23 overall would be bad decision.
- Andy Hart takes a position-by-position look at the prospects in this year’s draft class: Running backs.
- Matthew Geagan previews the Patriots draft prospects: Wide receivers.
- Tom E. Curran puts the kibosh on the Julian Edelman trade rumors.
- Doug Kyed’s Friday Patriots Mailbag: How will New England fill No. 3 QB vacancy?
- Darren Hartwell looks at the stats to determine who were Tom Brady’s all-time favorite Patriots targets.
- David Latham (LastWordOnSports) 8 Worst Patriots NFL draft picks of the 2010’s.
- Joy Manning (BostonSportsChick) When has Belichick let a guy go too soon? Part 3.
- Scott Edwards Jr. counts down the top 20 Tom Brady moments. No. 10: QB becomes oldest player in NFL history to win MVP award.
- Adam London highlights Eric Mangini on how he isn’t expecting New England to trade up to draft Tua.
- Nicole Yang reports Robert Kraft earns praise after he had successfully transported over a million N95 masks from China.
- Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike D’Abate and Kyle Senra (FPC Fantasy Football) talk Patriots player roles in FF. (27 min.)
- Patriots Fourth And Two podcast: Russ Goldman, Steve Balestrieri and Derek Havens discuss do we want Jarrett Stidham to be the starting QB for the Patriots this season? (1 hour)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Albert Breer (SI) Game Plan: Dan Quinn explains how NFL coaches are preparing for the season amid coronavirus; Plus, why the QB bubble burst, top players still available and a second chance for Aldon Smith.
- Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) Bad NFL moves costly for all 32 teams: Rams, Texans foolishness forcing others to pay the price.
- Dan Wetzel (Yahoo! Sports) Old scouting report proves Bill Belichick’s stubborn resolve even without a proven QB
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Patriots retrieve more than a million N95 masks from China.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) James White on QB: We’re confident in Stidham, Hoyer or whoever it happens to be.
- Jared Dubin (CBS Sports) Grading 2020 NFL offenses: Five elite teams who can only be held back by injuries.
- Reid Foster (SI) Who is Running Back U.? We crunched the numbers to find out.
- Marcel Louis-Jacques (ESPN) Bills GM says Patriots are still the team to beat in AFC East.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Now a coach, Wes Welker reflects on playing for Bill Belichick.
- Kevin Hanson (SI) 2020 NFL draft prospect rankings: Top 100 Big Board 2.0.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady will appear on Howard Stern’s show next week.
- Rick Stroud and Marc Topkin (Tampa Bay Times) Tom Brady has arrived in Tampa Bay, moving into Derek Jeter’s 30,000-square foot mansion.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) New NFL memo lays foundation for about-face on “small war rooms”.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Player workouts don’t mesh with stay at home orders, social distancing guidelines.
EXTRACURRICULAR
- Meidas Touch (MeidasTouch) BREAKING: NFLPA admits It altered collective bargaining agreement after vote.
- Matt Vautour passes along a report that the NFL’s chief medical officer says broad coronavirus testing is needed before games can happen.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Broncos inform season-ticket holders of possibility of canceled games, games without fans.