New England Patriots links 4/05/22 - On Guard: Reshuffling Pats’ top draft needs after Parker pickup

TEAM TALK

• Patriots 2022 Free Agent Tracker.
• Patriots announce signing of DB Jabrill Peppers.
• Pat Patriot meets Boston’s $1 Portrait Guy. (1 min. video)
• Trending: Maddy Bernardo recreates viral video & meets Robert Kraft. (1 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Karen Guregian says that even with DeVante Parker, the Patriots still need to draft another receiver.
• Matt Dolloff says it sounds like the Patriots are done adding established receivers.
• Sara Marshall (GilletteGazette) How new free agent signings/trades help the Patriots.
• Phil Perry explains how DeVante Parker can help Mac Jones take the next step for the Pats.
• Andrew Callahan lays out how the Patriots will weaponize new wide receiver DeVante Parker.
• Mike D’Abate (PatriotMaven) Happy Together: Parker-Patriots pairing is favorable for both sides.
• CBS Sports looks at what DeVante Parker means for the Patriots depth chart at wide receiver.
• Mike D’Abate (PatriotMaven) Deconstructing Harry: The latest on N’Keal Harry and his future with the Patriots.
• Quinn Riley (BostonSportsWave) Four thoughts and quick analysis on the Devante Parker trade. 1. A true No. 1 WR.
• Khari Thompson reassesses the Patriots’ 3 biggest draft needs after the DeVante Parker trade.
• Alex Barth explores which top draft prospects are most likely to fall to the Patriots.
• Matt Dolloff looks at what the 2022 combine results tell us about the Patriots at the draft.
• Nick Goss NFL Rumors: DeVante Parker ‘made it clear’ he wanted to be a Patriots player.
• Tim Kelly (Audacy) Patriots, Odell Beckham Jr. had ‘exploratory talks’.
• Nick Stevens reports Joe Judge worked out Miami QB prospect D’Eriq King who’s also being scouted as a receiver.
• Alex Reimer highlights Dante Scarnecchia explaining where the Patriots will miss Josh McDaniels the most.
• Andy Hart spotlights five Patriots who must be better in 2022, beginning with Mac Jones.
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots 2022 Draft Profile: Florida CB Kaiir Elam.
• CBS Boston passes along a report saying the Patriots have shown pre-draft interest in Miami QB D’Eriq King.
• Alex Barth adjusts his Patriots Mock Draft for the DeVante Parker trade. Pats trade pick No. 21 and Michigan DB Daxton Hill at 29.
• Mark Morse (PatsFans) Patriots mock draft #4 and thoughts on the DeVante Parker trade.
• Evan Lazar’s Patriots Mock Draft 3.0: Pats go defense early in post-Parker trade mock draft.
• Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike and Murph discuss the Patriots’ pairing with DeVante Parker, and talk mock draft suggestions. (54 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Albert Breer (SI) Monday Afternoon QB: Eagles GM Howie Roseman beats his peers to the punch with draft picks trade; Plus, the two leading candidates for the No. 1 pick, the complicated draft case of Derek Stingley Jr.; More.
• Steven Ruiz (The Ringer) Even with DeVante Parker, the Patriots still have a ways to go.
• Jeff Legwold (ESPN) How does a GM know if they are ready for the NFL draft?
• Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Eight teams have two first-round draft picks after flurry of trades.
• Chad Reuter (NFL.com) 2022 NFL Draft: Six Round 1 trades that would make sense.
• Mark Schofield (TouchdownWire) 2022 NFL Draft: The top 11 quarterbacks.
• Doug Farrar (TouchdownWire) 2022 NFL Draft: The top 11 running backs.
• Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) NFL Draft prospects 2022: Updated big board of top 150 players, rankings by position.
• Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz (USA Today) NFL mock draft 2022. Pats pick Boston College G Zion Johnson at 21.
• Doug Farrar (TouchdownWire) 2022 NFL mock draft. Pats pick Boston College OG Zion Johnson at 21.
• Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) NFL Mock Draft 2022: Complete 7-round edition. Pats pick Alabama WR Jameson Williams at 21.
• Paula Lavigne (ESPN) Who’s in charge of finding and catching cheaters in sports gambling? It’s complicated.

EXTRACURRICULAR

• Jelani Scott (SI) Commanders issue statement denying report of alleged financial impropriety.