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TEAM TALK
- Paul Perillo’s NFL Notes: Gilmore tops Pats to-do list; Throwbacks; Camp primer; More.
- Mike Dussault tackles this week’s Patriots Unfiltered Q&A: How good can Pats offense be?
- Patriots Unfiltered 6/29: Pros and cons of Cam or Mac; Looking back at past Patriots teams; More. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Ian Logue (PatsFans) Patriots News and NFL Notes, 5 things to know: 1. The safety position will be among the areas being watched this season, as there is a changing of the guard going on currently and it may not be long before there’s another right behind it
- Mike Reiss lays out the facts of the Stephon Gilmore situation and suggests Bill Belichick could reach a compromise on Gilmore’s contract by turning to a solution that worked before with Brady and Gronkowski.
- Karen Guregian writes about Stephon Gilmore sending a not so subtle message to the Patriots via Twitter.
- Phil Perry gives his take on Stephon Gilmore’s recent cryptic tweet, responding to being left off the highest-paid cornerback list.
- Sean T. McGuire thinks Stephon Gilmore’s tweet confirms the reports that he has been disgruntled with his salary.
- Ty Anderson notes the Patriots and Gilmore will have about a month to work through their disagreement.
- Logan Mullen takes a quote from an unnamed Patriot to suggest Mac Jones has the edge over Cam Newton.
- Hayden Bird highlights Jalen Hurts explaining why having a ‘very unique college career’ was helpful for Mac Jones’s NFL future. “Ultimately when it was his time, he took off with it.”
- Phil Perry looks at whether Brian Hoyer’s tutor-type role to Mac Jones is worth keeping over Jarrett Stidham.
- Clare Cooper (FullPressCoverage) A Clare Perspective: Is the Patriots offensive line the NEW Boogeymen?
- Mike D’Abate (PatriotMaven) LB Ja’Whaun Bentley is likely to still have a significant role for New England despite all the additions at his position.
- Jerry Trotta (MusketFire) 3 depth chart problems fans should worry about: OL, DE, WR.
- Mike Luciano (MusketFire) Biggest weakness of every AFC East rival: Dolphins: Lack of consistent running game; Jets: Secondary; Bills: Offensive line.
- Tom E. Curran continues his Top 50 Patriots under Belichick series with Nos 11-20.
- Boston Sport (YouTube) Patriots Running Backs in 2020: J. J. Taylor, every touch (5.41 min. video) - Damien Harris, every + catch & run (21.24 min. video) - Sony Michel, every + catch & run (14.13 min. video) - James White, every + catch & run (18.17 min. video)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Stephon Gilmore tweets a list of highest-paid DBs, which he’s not on.
- Mike Giardi (NFL.com) Cam Newton vs. Mac Jones: Patriots set for true QB competition in training camp.
- Dan Hanzus (NFL.com) 2021 NFL season: Predicting each AFC team’s MVP. Patriots: Dont’a Hightower.
- Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) Five notable NFL free agents still on the market; predicting their ideal landing spots.
- Mark Schofield (TouchdownWire) The NFL’s top 11 centers. No. 11 David Andrews.
- Charean Williams (ProFootballTalk) Greg Olsen: Tight ends as a group are underpaid.
- Adam Rank (NFL.com) State of the 2021 Cincinnati Bengals: Is turnaround led by Joe Burrow imminent?
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Four of five first-round quarterbacks remain unsigned.
- Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) Ranking all eight NFL divisions by quarterbacks. AFC East 7th.
- Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) Tom Brady mystery unraveled: Breaking down which NFL team chose ‘that (expletive)’ over the GOAT.
- John Breech (CBS Sports) This one Tom Brady comment from the offseason ‘shocked’ Troy Aikman. “We shouldn’t have overly competitive drills in May and June,” Brady said, via the Boston Globe. “There’s no (bleeping) pro baseball player that’s throwing 95 mph in the middle of December.”
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady has a Subway deal, despite reportedly never entering a Subway.
- Dan Lyons (TheSpun) Report: Tom Brady actually has eaten at Subway before.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady’s book cautions against the food products Tom Brady represents. /TB12 also says “I believe in the ideas of balance and moderation, and if I’m in a place with incredible food, I’ll absolutely try it.” Florio needs another hobby.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) NFL calls off supplemental draft for second straight year.
- Jonathan Jones (CBS Sports) The future of NFL computerized player tracking and data collection: It’s rapid evolution and what comes next.
- Ryan Young (Yahoo! Sports) All NFL teams can open stadiums at full capacity this season after Colts gain local approval
- Chase Goodbread (NFL.com) Follow the money: Will NIL laws sway NFL draft early entry decisions?
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Eventual disappearance of federal marijuana prohibition would pressure NFL to scrap its own ban.