Daily news and links for Monday.
TEAM TALK
- Evan Lazar tells us Drake Maye’s football origin story, from local phenom to Foxborough.
- Alexandra Francisco has the story of Patriots players helping three young adults aging out of foster care move into their new East Providence apartments on Wednesday.
- Patriots All Access: 2024 NFL draft recap. (19 min. video)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts: How will Patriots’ third-round pick Caedan Wallace fit in? Rookie camp; Onwelu and outside zone; More.
- Steve Balestrieri’s Sunday Patriots News and Notes: Early 53-man roster projection.
- Ben Volin’s Sunday Football Notes: Ranking the AFC teams heading into the NFL season (Pats 15th); More.
- Andy Hart’s Sunday 7: Ranking the Patriots’ post-draft position groups. 1. Defensive front seven.
- Andrew Callahan’s NFL notes: The Patriots’ rebuild about to enter its next phase.
- Sara Marshall takes a look at four decisions the Patriots might live to regret from this year’s draft. 1. Not drafting a true left tackle.
- Doug Kyed’s Patriots mailbag: How to decipher trade talks in 2024 NFL Draft.
- Karen Guregian talks with noted QB guru George Whitfield Jr., who breaks down Drake Maye and Joe Milton III.
- Nick Stevens notes Jerod Mayo continues to make it clear that the Patriots will have a quarterback competition, telling The Rich Eisen Show that rookie Drake Maye “still has to win that job.”
- Sara Marshall explains why Ben McAdoo’s rumored “huge role” in Drake Maye’s development is a little bit concerning.
- Doug Kyed goes inside the Patriots’ decision to draft Drake Maye as the future franchise QB.
- Ian Logue highlights new Pats WR Javon Baker, who has been vocal since the moment he became a member of the Patriots. He hasn’t stopped letting the world know he’s on a mission, ‘You ain’t gonna outwork me.’
- Mike D’Abate explores if undrafted rookie TE Jacob Warren may help to fill the Pats need for an in-line blocker.
- Andy Hart warns that the Patriots’ newfound personality is fun…for now. Only the scoreboard can answer if good times are actually ahead.
- Mike D’Abate points out the Pats are rumored to be bound for Europe and also a potentially lengthy stay out west, both in the desert and the Bay Area.
- Nick O’Malley explains how the Patriots reportedly thought they had a trade in place to draft one of the WRs they loved — until the rival Bills nixed the deal.
- Ian Logue posts the transcript of Jerod Mayo on the Rich Eisen Show from Friday, May 2.
- Nick O’Malley mentions how the Steelers are considering having quarterback Justin Fields return kicks.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) Scout’s Notebook: 2024 Draft: My five favorite hauls … and one head-scratching class.
- Joel Corry (CBS Sports) Agent’s Take: Rookie contract projections for key Round 1 picks; wage scale explainer.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Patriots will waive QB Nathan Rourke.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Patriots see Caedan Wallace moving from Penn State RT to NFL left tackle.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Javon Baker thinks NFL teams were out of their minds drafting 17 receivers ahead of him.
- Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) Forecasting QB competitions after 2024 NFL Draft: Broncos, Patriots poised to open with rookie signal-callers.
- Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) Ranking AFC teams following 2024 NFL Draft: Chiefs remain team to beat, Texans on the rise. Pats 15th. Jets 4th, Dolphins 8th.
- Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) Biggest post-draft question facing each team: Patriots: Who is the Pat’s left tackle?
- Jared Dubin (CBS Sports) How teams helped QBs still on rookie-scale contracts, including 2024.
- Experts (ESPN) Debate: 2024 NFL draft questions – What were the best and worst picks?
- Charles McDonald (Yahoo! Sports) Here are 5 early top candidates for NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
EXTRACURRICULAR
- Bernd Buchmasser recaps the best moments from‘The Roast of Tom Brady’: It was the Patriots reunion you didn’t know you needed
- Ian Casselberry (Yahoo! Sports) Tom Brady roast: Top highlights from the raunchy Netflix special.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Robert Kraft, Bill Belichick did a shot together at Tom Brady’s roast.
- Chris Mason highlights everything Bill Belichick said at Tom Brady’s roast; Belichick emerged as one of the stars of the show.
- Andy Nesbitt (SI) A hilarious Bill Belichick was the star of the Tom Brady Netflix roast.
- Nicole Yang says Netflix’s ‘Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady’ was good not-so-clean fun at the quarterback’s expense.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) At Tom Brady roast, Peyton Manning confirms Bill Belichick will appear on ManningCast.
- Tom Dierberger (SI) Tom Brady jokingly rips NFL for deflategate during Netflix roast. /Jokingly?!?
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