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TEAM TALK
- Mike Dussault talks about J.C. Jackson facing restricted free agent crossroads.
- Patriots Foundation and Highland Street Foundation to provide free opportunities for Feb. school vacation week.
- Patriots Unfiltered 2/11: Draft talk, searching for a bridge QB and Super Bowl leftovers. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Doug Kyed explains how the Patriots could trade up in the draft to take one of the top QB prospects in the first round. /Comprehensive look at the value of all the options.
- Tom E. Curran identifies the main defensive building blocks for the Patriots and breaks down a group that’s better than you might think.
- Phil Perry thumbnails plenty of free agent RB options for the Patriots to consider.
- Andy Hart suggests the Patriots could be even less talented in 2021. /Go screw.
- Michael Hurley talks about the Texans release of J.J. Watt and wonders if the Patriots will show interest.
- Ryan Hannable says the Patriots should be interested in J.J. Watt, but New England isn’t the ‘winning organization’ that might have appealed to him a few years ago.
- Doug Kyed addresses his Friday Patriots Mailbag: Would Curtis Samuel be enough to solve receiver woes?
- Doug Kyed NFL Rumors: Patriots send two representatives to Trevor Lawrence’s Pro Day today.
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots 2021 Draft Profile, Alabama QB Mac Jones.
- Mike Reiss boldly predicts a reunion between the Patriots and 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo. (1.46 min. video)
- Alex Barth offers his first Patriots mock draft of 2021, with the Pats trading out of the first round.
- Nick O’Malley posts the latest mock draft tracker: Do Patriots have a shot at Justin Fields?
- Bill Burt sees the similarities between the 2007 Giants defense with the 2020 Buccaneers defense.
- John Andersen lays out how Tom Brady just did to the Chiefs what he did to the Seahawks 6 years ago.
- CBS Boston finds Tom Brady is the most popular G.O.A.T. in the United States.
- 98.5 The Sports Hub posts the Super Bowl mic’d up video.
- Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike D’Abate and Miguel ‘PatsCap’ Benzan discuss all things Patriots salary cap and how they may spread their cap wealth in 2021. (52 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Albert Breer (SI) NFL execs discuss another unusual offseason. Here’s how the 2021 offseason may be different.
- Jeremy Fowler (ESPN) Training site EXOS to simulate combine setting for NFL draft prospects with two-day event.
- Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) Five teams likely to take a major fall in 2021: Steelers, Saints, Seahawks, Bears & Patriots lead could go off a cliff.
- Kevin Seifert (ESPN) How the NFL navigated COVID-19 this season: 959,860 tests, $100 million and zero cancellations. /How? By screwing the Patriots in Week 4.
- Matt Miller (TheDraftScout) Initial 2021 7-rd mock draft. Pats pick Notre Dame LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah at 15.
- Ali Bhanpuri, et al (NFL.com) QB Index: Ranking the 59 starting quarterbacks of the 2020 NFL season.
- David Carr (NFL.com) One offensive free agent each AFC playoff team must keep.
- Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) Ranking 13 logical suitors for Russell Wilson, including Dolphins and Patriots.
- Nick Shook (NFL.com) Seahawks receiving more calls on Russell Wilson after public comments.
- Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) Here’s how Tom Brady and the Bucs can repeat as Super Bowl champions in 2021.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL Films chooses not to release audio of exchange between Brady, Mathieu.
- Mark Maske (The Washington Post) Bucs’ Tom Brady will undergo surgical procedure to ‘clean up’ his knee.
- Staff (TMZ.com) Tom Brady & Patrick Mahomes targeted for ‘The Match’ golf tourney, SB rematch.
- Kevin Patra (NFL.com) Buccaneers’ Shaq Barrett on next contract: ‘I feel like it’s time for me to break the bank now.’