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TEAM TALK
- Patriots sign offensive lineman James Ferentz and Alex Redmond.
- Mike Dussault explains how Mac Jones has been competing all the way back to his early days growing up.
- Mike Dussault passes along a report that the Patriots are bringing back veteran QB Brian Hoyer, who can help mentor the younger faces.
- Mike Dussault tackles this week’s Patriots Unfiltered Q&A: Finding roster strengths and weaknesses.
- Paul Perillo’s NFL Notes: Not much prime-time love for Patriots; More.
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss thinks the signing of Brian Hoyer provides backup quarterback insurance as a potential starting competition unfolds ahead of him.
- Doug Kyed lays out how the Brian Hoyer signing affects the rest of the Patriots’ QB battles. Hoyer and Stidham will slug it out.
- Matt Dolloff suggests the Brian Hoyer re-signing could be an indication that Mac Jones is more likely to spend his rookie season learning under Hoyer, with Newton entrenched as the starter.
- Khari Thompson throws out some thoughts on what the Brian Hoyer signing means: Hoyer could be the primary backup, at least at first.
- Chris Mason thinks it’d be a shock if Belichick keeps four quarterbacks on the 53-man roster, so Hoyer will likely be competing with Stidham for a roster spot.
- Ryan Hannable says it’s easy to explain why Patriots brought back Brian Hoyer. The veteran knows the Patriots offense better than probably anyone in the league; Jones has a ton of learning to do and Hoyer certainly can help with that process.
- Doug Kyed gives us his takeaways on William Sherman: Undersized for a tackle but lacks experience at guard
- Clare Cooper (FullPressCoverage) So many choices! So few spots! The Patriots roster and whoever will they choose?!
- Jerry Trotta (MusketFire) Do Pats really have ‘worst WR unit’ in NFL?
- Chris Mason talks about the Pats’ latest signings: Veteran guard Alex Redmond and center James Ferentz.
- Zack Cox notes Jalen Mills reveals he will wear jersey No. 2, so the Pats will have at least two single-digit defenders this season.
- Khari Thompson notes new Pats’ pass rusher Matthew Judon takes swipe at Tom Brady, says he’s excited to play with ‘Super Cam’ Newton in Bleacher Report AMA.
- Ricky Doyle NFL Rumors: Details about Patriots’ 2020 locker room conversations: Tom Brady reportedly was a popular topic in Foxboro last season.
- Ryan Hannable highlights Richard Deitsch (The Athletic) detailing the process NBC went through to land the Patriots-Buccaneers game.
- Alex Barth reports local sports venues react to lifted COVID restrictions, announce plans for full capacity
- Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike and Murph discuss the importance of offseason workouts, and the hype surrounding them. (41 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Albert Breer (SI) Monday Afternoon QB: What the NFLPA Should Have Learned From Michael Jordan’s Old Contracts (Really); Plus, the Broncos’ historic hire, tough news for Ryquell Armstead, a new team for Ryan Kerrigan and more.
- Jake Rill (Bleacher Report) Predicting Patriots’ key stat leaders for 2021 NFL season.
- Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) 2021 NFL playoff predictions: Five teams from 2020 postseason that will miss out and five that will join party. Patriots return.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Patriots get only three primetime games for 2021.
- PFF (NFL.com) Top 5 most improved teams of 2021. (4.31 min. video) No. 2 Patriots.
- Chris Trapasso (CBS Sports) Ranking the 2021 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year candidates: Top 11 features four QBs, one slight favorite. No Pats.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) The trend of unhappy quarterbacks trying to force trades could continue.
- NFL Research (NFL.com) All-paid team of tomorrow: Projecting next big NFL contracts.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Dan Campbell: I would love to have a pet lion at practice. /I can’t look away from this guy, lolz.
- Dan Wetzel (Yahoo! Sports) Why is there so much vitriol over Tim Tebow’s potential Jaguars camp invite?