Daily news and links for Wednesday
TEAM TALK
- Mike Dussault talks about the report of the Patriots extending LB Jahlani Tavai.
- Paul Perillo’s NFL Notes: A dozen Pats training camp questions. 1. Where will Mayo spend most of his time?
- Patriots Unfiltered: Reported Jahlani Tavai extension and offseason hot topics. (2 hours)
- Patriots Catch-22: Live Q&A, Offseason review, Reported extension. (2 hours)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss reports that the Patriots and LB Jahlani Tavai have agreed on a 3-year deal as the emerging star was entering the final season of his 2022 deal. The extension has a base value of $15M that can be worth up to $21M.
- Mike Kadlick’s 2024 Patriots Depth Projection series: Running backs – Safeties – Offensive Line – Defensive Line.
- Tom E. Curran predicts the best, worst and most likely scenarios for Drake Maye’s rookie season.
- Mike D’Abate says LB Matthew Judon’s contract situation is deserving of an extra sharp eye in the coming days.
- Sara Marshall explains the Pats just made a big mistake with the Jahlani Tavai extension without also extending Matthew Judon.
- Jordy McElroy thumbnails 8 Patriots free agents who remain unsigned ahead of training camp.
- Mark Morse puts together his pre-training camp Patriots roster projection.
- Jordy McElroy suggests 5 surprise Patriots players who could make the final roster in 2024, and why: WR Kayshon Boutte, K Joey Slye, WR Jalen Reagor, DT Jeremiah Pharms, Jr. and CB Isaiah Bolden.
- Michael Brauner spotlights Keion White as the Patriots’ surprise standout player of the spring.
- Danny Jaillet explains how OC Alex Van Pelt is the key ingredient for success in New England.
- Ian Logue’s Patriots Notebook: Patriots settle grievance with former Pats DB Jack Jones; Questions about Pop Douglas’ fit in the offense; More.
- Sara Marshall plays “Grade the Trade proposal”: Patriots swap safety Jabrill Peppers plus 2025 2nd-and-6th-round picks to 49ers for WR Brandon Aiyuk plus a 2025 7th-round pick.
- Danny Jaillet relays Rob Gronkowski telling an epic story about late teammate Ryan Mallett.
- Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike and Murph empty the Patriots Mailbag: Jahlani Tavai contract extension, Ja’Lynn Polk, Javon Baker, Tyquan Thornton, JuJu and more. (35 min.)
NATIONAL NEWS
- Chad Reuter (NFL.com) Seven-round NFL mock draft, Round 1: Building a win-now team from active players for 2024 season.
- Jared Dubin (CBS Sports) Ranking top 20 cornerbacks for 2024 NFL season. No Pats.
- Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) Ranking top 20 interior linemen in 2024. No Pats.
- Zoltán Buday (PFF) 2024 NFL offensive line rankings. /Do I even have to say it?
- Sam Monson (PFF) 2024 NFL defensive line rankings. Patriots 15th.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) This year, there could be more than a few veteran holdouts. Matt Judon included.
- Bryan DeArdo (CBS Sports) Tom Brady reveals one of his biggest regrets from his legendary NFL career: ‘What the hell happened to me?
- Staff (ESPN) The numbers behind Jahlani Tavai’s Patriots extension. (1 min. video)
- Staff (ESPN) Which teams have won the most Super Bowls? Patriots included (of course). (1.22 min. video)
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