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Taking a closer look at how Patriots' rookies might fit in.

Mailbag: Draft additions draw excitement and some head-scratching.

Mailbag: With just five draft picks, how can Bill Belichick improve the Patriots?

New England Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola touched on starting the process of developing a rapport with quarterback Tom Brady in an interview this week on 101ESPN St. Louis. The work apparently will start next week.

NFL owners could eliminate the "tuck rule" at the ongoing NFL annual meeting, and when asked how he might vote, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said he might "have to abstain on that emotionally."

Without the franchise tag, will Welker follow Tom Brady's lead and sign?

Quick-hit thoughts around the NFL and with the Patriots: 1. After reading this well-done Indianapolis Star piece on the Colts' challenging transition from Peyton Manning to Andrew Luck, I wondered what it will be like here in New England whenever ...

Collecting some links from around the Web on Tom Brady's contract extension with the Patriots: 1. Video -- King breaks it down. Peter King of Sports Illustrated, who broke the story, opines on what the deal means in a video on SI.com. 2. Salary...

How will the Pats spend all that cash saved on Tom Brady's deal?

Imagine showing up to work in the Patriots' facility as a rookie and seeing this, blown up for all to see, on the wall. Tom Brady could have simply accepted the prank. But instead, he decided to fight back. So a few days later, he had a different ...

Quick-hit thoughts around the NFL and with the Patriots: 1. Jake Ballard's recovery from knee surgery is coming along nicely, and there have been no setbacks, thus putting him closer to competing for a spot on the Patriots' crowded tight end depth...

What can the Patriots learn from the Ravens' Super Bowl run?

Mailbaggers know it's time to move on, but the Pats' loss still stings.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was fined $10,000 by the NFL for making contact with Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed on a slide late in the first half of the AFC Championship Game, according to a league source.

Pats' pattern of losing big games to more physical teams is hard to ignore.

Must respect the Ravens' mental toughness, but X's & O's go to Pats.