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Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsTEAM TALKAndy Hart and Paul Perillo look at prospects at each position that might make sense for New England: WR and TE.Andy Hart and Paul Perillo debate what position the Patriots should target in the first round.Angelique Fiske has the story on the Patriots hosting football clinics for kids on military bases.Patriots All Access 4/20: Special edition: How the 2018 Patriots were built, a behind the scenes look. (18.51 min. video)Draft Anniversary: With the 27th pick in the NFL Draft on April 22, 2010, the New England Patriots select Devin McCourty out of Rutgers. (1.25 min. video)LOCAL LINKS Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts: Highly rated WRs have found it tough to catch on with Patriots; More.Ryan Hannable’s Sunday 7: Is it more likely Patriots trade up or down in first round of NFL draft? More.Tom E. Curran’s Sunday Notes: Bill Belichick is embracing the Yoda stage of his NFL career; More.Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Sunday Patriots news, AFC East notes: Benjamin Watson who was thought to be retiring is said to be considering a return to the NFL this season “in the right situation”; More.Karen Guregian thumbnails five draft prospects for the Patriots to move up for.Matt Dolloff notes that unless it’s all a giant smokescreen, the Patriots’ top-30 visits suggest a focus on offense in the 2019 draft class.Kevin Duffy says there’s no “right” way to do a succession plan at QB, and there are multiple ways the Patriots could play this.Andrew Callahan ranks New England’s 5 most likely QB targets.Kevin Duffy expects the Patriots to end the streak and draft a wide receiver early.Tom E. Curran makes the point that the Patriots have been fiddling around at other spots in the draft while the tight end position burns.Kevin Duffy gives us an overview of the tight ends currently on the roster and how they can replace Rob Gronkowski.Matt Dolloff begins his ‘Future of Foxboro’ series spotlighting potential picks for the Patriots in this year’s draft: Tight end.David Latham (LastWordOnSports) Why Patriots don’t need to draft a tight end early.Phil Perry continues his Prototypical Patriots series with a look at the interior offensive line.Ryan Hannable thumbnails 5 linebackers to keep an eye on for the Pats in the draft.Doug Kyed picks a defensive tackle and a cornerback for the Patriots in each round of the 2019 draft.Matt Dolloff says if you want to predict the Patriots draft picks, look at the 3-cone drill.David Latham (LastWordOnSports) Recent New England second-round and third-round draft picks.Doug Kyed warns against the biggest bust concerns in this year’s draft.J. P. Scott (PatriotsWire) The numbers don’t lie about Tom Brady after 35.Skyler Carlin (ClutchPoints) 3 way-too-early bold predictions for Patriots RB Sony Michel in 2019: No 1. 12+ rushing TDs.Jerry Thornton (Barstool Sports) Should we care that the Patriots were given the most unfair schedule in the NFL?NESN notes Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff gives a badass description of Bill Belichick at the NFL owners meetings.Justin Leger notes Tom Brady wrote a heartfelt message on Instagram for his parents on their 50th anniversary. Ryan Hannable notes Chris Hogan posted a farewell Instagram message thanking his teammates Youth Andre Tippett Jerseys , fans and family: It was an incredible three years in New England.Jerry Thornton (Barstool Sports) A supercut of Tom Brady’s greatest comebacks. (27.13 min. video)Tommy McArdle gives us a chronological list of every major championship the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Red Sox have won.Nick Friar reports the Bills reportedly signed T.J. Yeldon less than two weeks after he met with the Patriots.Phil Perry gives us his Patriots’ 7-round mock draft 5.0.NATIONAL NEWSNFL Nation (ESPN) The most impactful draft-day trade for all 32 NFL teams. Mike Reiss picks the 2007 trade for Randy Moss on the final day of the draft.Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Patriots are favorites to go unbeaten the longest.Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Bill Belichick is truly one for the aged.Albert Breer (SI) Monday Morning QB: Mock Draft: Kyler Murray goes No. 1, Then five players stand out from the pack; More.Peter King (ProFootballTalk) FMIA: Mock draft with four trades, four QBs; Bill Belichick and the numbers game; More.Staff (USA Today) 4th & Monday: This is the only NFL draft coverage you need.Danny Kelly (The Ringer) The five biggest questions ahead of the NFL draft.Kevin Clark (The Ringer) The race to make the NFL draft an exact science.Jarrett Bell (USA Today) Opinion: NFL’s ‘Lying Season’ before draft means dirty tricks, misinformation are the normMMBQ Staff (SI) 2019 NFL draft position rankings: Offensive Line.Path to the Draft (NFL.com) Deebo Samuel: Cowboys, Pats meetings among highlights of Samuel’s visits.Lorenzo Reyes (USA Today) Raiders send scouts home before NFL draft Andre Tippett Jerseys Stitched , per report.Jeremy Fowler (ESPN) For NFL prospects, cost of getting drafted can surpass $100K.Jacob Feldman (SI) How TV networks’ requests impact the making of the NFL schedule.Tim Rohan (SI) When the Canes ruled the draft: The year Miami had six first-rounders.Conor Orr (SI) Dr. Z and the legend of the greatest mock draft ever.Gary Gramling (SI) The NFL mock draft for the people.EXTRACURRICULARHenry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Julian Edelman gives brutal heat check after Danny Amendola loses it on Instagram. “Everyone needs a friend like Edelman.”Shalise Manza Young (Yahoo! Sports) Jeff Fisher is on Twitter, and he’s clapping back at 7-9 jokes. Plenty of players, teams, and coaches need the preseason to get ready for the regular season. When it comes to his interactions with reporters, Patriots coach Bill Belichick is always in midseason form.Asked by Steve Burton of WBZ at halftime of Saturday’s preseason game in Nashville whether Belichick has anything add to his cryptic, not-quite-ready-to-slay-the-fatted calf statement regarding receiver Josh Gordon, Belichick said Youth Tedy Bruschi Jerseys , “Nope.”Burton then made the mistake of essentially asking, “Are you sure?”“That’s why we put out the statement,” Belichick said.The statement doesn’t really state anything, keeping Gordon’s status unclear. However, don’t forget that the Patriots extended a restricted free agency tender in order to retain Gordon’s rights during his suspension. So Belichick surely has a plan; he always does. Whatever it is, we’ll find out whenever it’s implemented.So don’t bother asking, Steve.