TEAM TALK
- Patriots sign 15 rookie free agents.
- Patriots draft pick profile: Justin Herron.
- Video Conference transcript: David Andrews.
- Patriots Unfiltered 5/5: Predicting the schedule and draft leftovers (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Doug Kyed suggests it wouldn’t be surprising if Alabama edge defender Anfernee Jennings winds up being the best player from New England’s draft class.
- Jacob Camenker notes the Bills are ‘the most complete team’ in the AFC East, but they are not the Patriots lone division challenger.
- John Sapochetti (FullPressCoverage) The pressure is squarely on Bill Belichick in 2020.
- Ryan Queen (LastWordOnSports) Patriots Rumors: Jarrett Stidham leads QB depth chart.
- Ryan Hannable explains Jarrett Stidham is set up for success in 2020 based on typical Year 1 to Year 2 jump.
- Zack Cox mentions why David Andrews started to build a bond with Jarrett Stidham last year.
- Zack Cox highlights David Andrews on the ‘freak accident’ that cost him his 2019 season.
- Michael Hurley explains why Bill Belichick as coach of the year favorite makes a whole lot of sense.
- Matt Vautour reports the Patriots are replacing Dante Scarnecchia with Cole Popovich and Carmen Bricillo.
- Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) David Andrews discusses blood clots that held him out of 2019 season.
- Ryan Hannable gives us five things to look for when Patriots’ 2020 schedule gets revealed: 1. When are the West Coast games scheduled?
- CBS Boston reports the Patriots’ undrafted free agent signings are made official for all but one player.
- Sean T. McGuire thinks the biggest Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers difference could be on display in 2020 — and other random thoughts.
- Mark Morse (PatsFans) Patriots Hall of Fame voting and other tidbits.
- WEEI announces its Patriots All-Brady Era Team.
- Andy Hart analyzes the voting for WEEI’s Patriots All-Brady Era Team.
- Christopher Smith reports Julian Edelman teamed up to help provide meals for Holocaust survivors during the coronavirus pandemic.
- Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) NFL Fan Therapy: Francis is feeling abandoned. (2.42 min. video)
- One Patriots Place podcast: Mike Giardi joins Steve & Murph to discuss the Patriots draft and offseason. (49 min.)
- Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike D’Abate’s East Meets West II: Patriots/Seahawks Crossover edition. (46 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Max McAuliffe (SI) Patriots appear to be building an RPO-proof defense.
- Charles Robinson (Yahoo! Sports) Breaking Don Shula’s record will be Bill Belichick’s final frontier. And he’ll have many railing against it.
- Manish Mehta (NY Daily News) Sam Darnold isn’t overlooking the NFL’s Evil Empire this season even if their supreme leader is gone.
- Matt Miller (Bleacher Report) Jarrett Stidham is the reason the Patriots didn’t draft a quarterback in 2020.
- Marc Sessler (NFL.com) AFC burning questions: Jarrett Stidham or bust in New England?
- Robert Mays (The Ringer) Breaking down every AFC division after the draft and free agency.
- Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Patriots sign Louisiana Tech quarterback J’Mar Smith.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) David Andrews has no future restrictions due to “freak accident” blood clots in lungs.
- Sports staff (Yahoo! Sports) Did NFL teams meet their top offseason roster needs? “The New England Patriots are trying really hard to sell us on the fact that they have their quarterback of the future in Jarrett Stidham. Yet, Cam Newton is still a free agent, as an example, so let’s consider that need unmet.” /Uhhh...
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Vegas odds have Patriots’ win total at 8.5, lowest in 17 years.
- Gil Brandt (NFL.com) Most vulnerable division champs. Patriots 4th.
- Nate Davis (USA Today) NFL backup quarterback rankings. Patriots 11th.
- Chris Wesseling (NFL.com) NFL’s top 10 offenses: Chiefs, Ravens pulling away from pack.
- Anthony Holzman-Escareno (NFL.com) 2020 NFL All-Paid Team: the highest-paid players at each position.
- Pete Prisco (CBS Sorts) NFL Power Rankings. Patriots 17th.
- Conor Orr (SI) Top NFL free agents still available at every position.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL outlines ticket refund policy, despite plans for normal season.
- Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Logan Ryan won’t return to Titans but uncertain of next stop.
- NFL (ESPN) Which teams have the biggest roster holes after the draft? Mike Tannenbaum identifies the Chargers, Packers and Patriots. (1 min. video)
EXTRACURRICULAR
- Dan Bernstein (Sporting News) Welcome to the future, where sports fans dress up in radioactive wasteland attire