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TEAM TALK
- Patriots announce first set of Training Camp dates.
- Mike Dussault reports the Patriots continue to round out their coaching staff, adding Richmond cornerbacks coach Ross Douglas in a quality control position.
LOCAL LINKS
- Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Sunday Patriots News: The pass rush will be a key spot to watch.
- Ryan Hannable’s Sunday 7: Patriots defense not getting as much love as it should heading into 2021.
- Mike D’Abate (PatriotMaven) Patriots Notebook: Douglas joins coaching staff, Godchaux honored by his Alma-Mater, Mac Jones earns praise; More
- Andy Hart takes a look at the restocked tight end position.
- Jerry Trotta (MusketFire) What Mac Jones learned from Manning brothers.
- Jerry Trotta (MusketFire) ESPN disrespects New England in preseason roster rankings.
- Mike Luciano (MusketFire) Here’s why Nelson Agholor and Kendrick Bourne can revamp WR corps.
- Adam Weinrib (MusketFire) Numbers show Pats have NFL’s best postseason pass rusher.
- Michael Hurley gives us the official list of random QBs who have beaten the Patriots in the Bill Belichick era.
- Tom E. Curran continues his Top 50 Patriots under Belichick series with Nos. 41-50.
- Logan Mullen mentions Cam Newton’s passion for QuikTrip and convenience stores.
- Sean T. McGuire relays Albert Breer offering his take on Stephon Gilmore and the Patriots contract standoff.
- Clark Judge (FullPressCoverage) Former Pats’ assistant: What I told Adam Vinatieri before his “greatest kick”.
- CBS Boston notes the Patriots shared these Troy Brown highlights on his 50th Birthday.
- Jerry Trotta (MusketFire) The NFL’s investigation into the WFT proves Deflategate was a witch hunt.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Michael Holley (ProFootballTalk) Guest FMIA: Andrew Berry and the forward-looking Browns; 5 draft hits, misses; NFL whiffed on every aspect of its WFT announcement; More.
- Malcolm Perry (SI) Guest MMQB: Former Navy QB Malcolm Perry explains what the Fourth of July means to him.
- NFL Nation (ESPN) AFC East QBs offer promise, but Buffalo Bills are clear 2021 favorite.
- Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports) From Aaron Rodgers to Deshaun Watson and more: Predicting the outcome of NFL’s most pressing situations; Plus, what will happen when Lamar Jackson is represented by his mom at contract negotiations?
- Bucky Brooks (SI) Scout’s Notebook: Daniel Jones’ now-or-never season; NFL’s top five Batman and Robin duos.
- Conor Orr (SI) Setting realistic expectations for 2021’s rookie quarterbacks.
- Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) Ranking 2021 NFL bounce-back candidates: Top 10 players set to rebound.
- Doug Farrar and Mark Schofield (TouchdownWire) The NFL’s best players at every position.
- Patrik Walker (CBS Sports) Ranking NFL divisions by running backs. AFC East 8th. Damien Harris listed as having “some level of promise.“
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) No official word on any opt outs until Tuesday.
- Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) 2021 NFL Preview: Raiders need to start seeing results from Jon Gruden experiment.
- Bryan DeArdo (CBS Sports) Ranking one-and-done Super Bowl championship teams.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Cowboys return to Hard Knocks, for the third time.
- NFL Throwback (NFL.com) Top 10 longest fourth-down conversions. (5.37 min. video)
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) The HOF Village is falling flat. /The what?
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Heisman Trust says it will return Reggie Bush’s trophy if NCAA reinstates him.