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TEAM TALK
- Mike Dussault takes a look at the full coaching staff after it was announced yesterday
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss (ESPN) breaks down the decision by Dont’a Hightower and Brandon Bolden to opt out of the 2020 NFL season
- Nicole Yang (Boston.com) writes about the McCourty twins expressing concern over the ability to play a full season this year
- Phil Perry (NBC Sports Boston) looks at the opportunity for the rookie tight ends after Danny Vitale opted out of the season
- Jeff Howe (The Athletic) takes a look at all 80 players on the Patriots roster(before the opt out decisions)
- Andrew Callahan (Boston Herald) takes a look at how the offense might change under Cam Newton(if he’s the starter)
- Adam Weinrib (Musket Fire) looks back at the Aqib Talib trade, where the Patriots acquired Talib for next to nothing from the Bucs
- Chris Mason (MassLive) discusses 7 positional battles to watch after 5 players opt out for the 2020 season
- Ryan Hannable (WEEI) looks on the bright side of the opt outs, with the Patriots getting some serious cap relief
NATIONAL NEWS
- Dan Graziano (ESPN) takes an in depth look at the Lions’ IDER plan to for the upcoming season
- Ben Linsey (PFF) reveals his dark horse candidates to be the highest graded players at each position this season
- Mike Florio (PFT) provides the full text of the letter Roger Goodell sent to NFL fans this week
- Nick Selbe (Sports Illustrated) discusses the possibility of “Quaratine Quarterbacks” for the upcoming season
- Michael David Smith (PFT) looks at Joe Douglas’ claim that the Jets aren’t tanking after trading Jamal Adams
- Paul Guiterrez (ESPN) on how the sports royalty of Sin City are welcoming the Raiders to their new home
- Bill Barnwell (ESPN) takes a look at the biggest outlier contracts of 2020.