New England Patriots links 7/13/22 - Pats feed Harry to the Bears: WR frenzy opens at camp

TEAM TALK

• Mike Dussault talks about the report of the Patriots trading N’Keal Harry to the Bears.
• Mike Dussault inspects the Patriots roster position by position. Today: Quarterbacks.
• Mike Dussault tackles this week’s Unfiltered Mailbag: How will the new-look Patriots defense come together?
• Paul Perillo makes the case for Robert Kraft’s induction to the 2023 Pro Football Hall of Fame.
• The Patriots Hall of Fame: Hot July events.
• Patriots Unfiltered 7/12: Making the case for Robert Kraft and Stanley Morgan for Pro Football Hall of Fame, previewing training camp positional battles. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike Reiss talks about the N’Keal Harry trade to Chicago in exchange for a 2024 seventh-round draft choice.
• Jerry Thornton supports the N’Keal Harry era coming to a merciful end. “And so it ends. As TS Eliot put it, not with a bang, but a whimper.”
• Mike D’Abate (Patriots Country) No N’Keal appeal: Patriots, Harry split was inevitable.
• Sean T. McGuire lays out how N’Keal Harry failed to stack up among wideouts while in Foxboro: 152 different receivers tallied more receiving yards during Harry’s time as a Patriot.
• Ian Logue (PatsFans) Patriots trade WR Harry to Bears. ‘His departure removes one big question mark from a group that features Nelson Agholor, Jakobi Meyers, Kendrick Bourne, DeVante Parker, and rookie second-round pick Tyquan Thornton. Also expected to compete for a roster spot are additional players like Tre Nixon, Kristian Wilkerson and recently signed Lil’ Jordan Humphrey.’
• Nick Goss updates the WR depth chart after the N’Keal Harry trade.
• Sean T. McGuire points out how the trade of N’Keal Harry prompts more Bill Belichick draft slander.
• Greg Dudek notes the Bears reportedly hope the ‘change of scenery’ will aid N’Keal Harry.
• Gio Rivera samples Patriots Twitter reacting to the N’Keal Harry trade. /Lolz.
• Kevin Tame, Jr. (Patriots Country) Why are the Patriots being underrated in 2022?
• Richie Whitt (Patriots Country) NFL execs rank top 10 QBs: How close is Mac Jones to being elite?
• Mike D’Abate (Patriots Country) Patriots training camp 3 to watch: Linebackers.
• Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) Matthew Judon is ready for 2022, shares Instagram hype video.
• Mike D’Abate (Patriots Country) Ranking NFL rookie cornerbacks: Where’s Patriots’ Marcus Jones?
• Evan Lazar breaks down the top 10 most burning questions for the Pats: No. 2) What will the Patriots do with OT Isaiah Wynn? (3.29 min. video)
• Evan Lazar’s top 10 most burning questions for the Pats: No. 3) Can Tyquan Thornton contribute as a rookie? (4 min. video)
• Jason Ounpraseuth reports former Patriots TE Matt LaCosse announces retirement. LaCosse played the last three seasons of his career in New England.
• One Patriots Place podcast: Steve, Murph and Clare welcome Sara Marshall to talk all things Patriots off season. (65 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) Patriots, Bears trade grades: New England deals former first-round pick N’Keal Harry to Chicago: Harry finally gets a fresh start outside of New England. Pats B, Bears C. /Stahhp.
• Jason Owens (Yahoo! Sports) Patriots trade first-round bust N’Keal Harry to Bears, get 7th-round pick in return. The fresh start, meanwhile, looks best for both sides.
• Nick Shook (NFL.com) Patriots trade WR N’Keal Harry to Bears for 2024 seventh-round pick.
• Conor Orr (SI) Setting reasonable expectations for the NFL’s second-year quarterbacks.
• Ben Solak (The Ringer) The six least-predictable units of the NFL offseason. No Pats.
• Jordan Dajani (CBS Sports) 2022 all under 25 offensive team. Mac Jones, Mike Onwenu make the 2nd team. /Pfft...
• Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) Top 30 NFL players 30 and over. 24. Matthew Judon (30). /No DMac, smh.
• Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) Rob Gronkowski claims he wouldn’t return to NFL at Tom Brady’s request: ‘I’m done with football’.
• Ohios Tate (BarstoolSports) Baker Mayfield pitched a moving out “At home with Baker Mayfield” commercial, but it was shot down and the series is over.

EXTRACURRICULAR

• John Keim (ESPN) House committee accepts Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder’s offer to testify but only under subpoena.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Question of whether Daniel Snyder will testify to House Oversight Committee isn’t settled, yet.