TEAM TALK
- Mike Dussault talks about how versatile tight end/h-back Dalton Keene landed with the perfect team to showcase his diverse skillset.
- Erik Scalavino tackles this week’s Patriots Unfiltered Q&A: Roster projections and more.
- Patriots Hall of Famers, including former teammates, welcome Richard Seymour into the Patriots Hall of Fame. (2.13 min. video)
- From NFL Network: Bob Socci says the Brian Hoyer signing indicates the Pats’ QB1 job isn’t Stidham’s yet. (8.39 min. video)
- Patriots Unfiltered 5/26: Onside kick rule, Hoyer or Stidham, best single game performance by a player; More. 2 hours.
LOCAL LINKS
- Doug Kyed says there are a hundred stories to tell about undrafted slot receiver Will Hastings, but the one Patriots fans want to know is his connection with prospective starting QB Jarrett Stidham.
- Nicole Yang notes undersized, underrated, and undrafted, Will Hastings hoping to catch on with the Patriots.
- Nick Stevens says the current Patriots roster is superior to the one that finished the 2019 season.
- Zack Cox gives us his takeaways on versatile DL Nick Coe, once viewed as a potential first-round talent after racking up seven sacks and 13 1/2 tackles for loss as a redshirt sophomore in 2018.
- Adam London highlights Mike Giardi on how the Pats will handle their QB battle: “They want Jarrett Stidham to win the job, but they’re going to make it as difficult as possible and he will have to go out and outplay and outperform Brian Hoyer...”
- Evan Lazar analyzes Bill Belichick building the Patriots defense for mobile QBs and the option-football era.
- Darren Hartwell highlights Tom E. Curran solving the mystery of why Bill Belichick cuts his sleeves in his “Ever Wonder” series.
- Nick Goss speaks with Raiders beat-writer Scott Bair: Raiders QB Derek Carr to face Patriots in Week 3, in what could be a bounce-back season.
- Karen Guregian believes that having a sky judge is a good idea, but questions if the NFL can make it work.
- Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) Patriots Hall Of Fame members share congratulatory messages to Richard Seymour.
- Nicole Yang highlights Robert Kraft telling Sean Hannity he believes football will be played this fall, and also lamented the loss of “the greatest quarterback in the history of the league.”
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Rodney Harrison is disappointed the Patriots haven’t signed Cam Newton.
- Gary Tanguay is done with the Patriots if Brian Hoyer starts in Week 1.
- Lou Merloni liked Tom Brady better, before he started talking about more than just football. /Funny, I feel the same way about Merloni & a lot of the Boston media.
- Ryan Hannable relays Robert Kraft explaining why he chose his Super Bowl LI ring for auction, which sold for over $1 million
- Mike Reiss shares some of his takeaways from the Patriots’ 2020 schedule. (1.14 min. video)
- Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike & Murph talk tight ends: Incumbents Matt LaCosse and Ryan Izzo, as well as rookie arrivals Devin Asiasi and Dalton Keene. (34 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Andrew Brandt (SI) Business of Football: Comparing Brett Favre to Michael Jordan; Backlash to proposed Rooney Rule expansion.
- Mike Freeman (Bleacher Report) 10-Point Stance: Dolphins may not wait long for Tua time to begin.
- Jenna West (SI) Report: NFL coaches could return to team facilities next week, hold minicamps in June.
- Jeffri Chadiha (NFL.com) Five rookies who most need to succeed in Year 1. Josh Uche, LB, Patriots included.
- Robert Paul (TheLedgeSports) 2020 NFL Draft: 10 prospects who will be better in the pros. Josh Uche, EDGE/LB.
- Kristopher Knox (Bleacher Report) Every team’s smartest move of the 2020 offseason. Pats: Signing Brian Hoyer.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) The 4th-and-15 alternative likely would improve 4th-and-15 efficiency.
- Chris Roling (Bleacher Report) Predicting the biggest trades still to go down in 2020 NFL offseason. Dolphins Send Josh Rosen to the Patriots.
- Brad Gagnon (Bleacher Report) Re-drafting the 2003 NFL draft. 14. New England Patriots: CB Asante Samuel. What actually happened: Traded up, drafted DT Ty Warren 13th overall. Where he was actually picked: Fourth round by the Patriots.
- Jenna Laine (ESPN) From ‘human darts’ to monster trucks, Rob Gronkowski’s show won’t be dull.
EXTRACURRICULAR
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) NFL: We are not putting dates on a potential return.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) JC Tretter: NFLPA has not agreed to any reopening plan.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) De Smith pegs likelihood of playing in 2020 at “six, seven” on scale of 10.
- WEEI entertains the idea of NFL teams quarantining quarterbacks this coming season in case of emergency.
- Chris Cotillo notes the Tom Brady documentary series, ‘The Man in the Arena,’ will address Spygate, Deflategate; Bill Belichick on list of potential interviews
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) “Dozens of bidders” exploring a potential XFL purchase.