Daily news and links for Friday

TEAM TALK

Patriots 2024 Mock Draft Tracker.
Evan Lazar’s Film Review: Analyzing Jayden Daniels’s fit with the Patriots. Plus video breakdown. (4 min)
Press Conferences: DT Armon Watts - LB Sione Takitaki.
Pats From The Past: QB Brian Hoyer. (50 min. video)
Patriots Unfiltered: Veteran jersey numbers, updated mocks and best draft fits. (2 hours)
Patriots Catch-22: Defensive positional draft rankings, Maye/Daniels film review, recent mock drafts. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

Doug Kyed tells us Patriots coaches have stressed to emphasize a more aggressive defense in 2024.
Bernd Buchmasser writes how the Patriots defense has two concrete goals for 2024, according to free agency addition Armon Watts.
Alex Barth’s Patriots draft preview 2024: Cornerbacks.
Taylor Kyles’ Patriots 2024 Draft Prospect Tracker: Premier interior rusher to visit New England for 30 visit.
Jordy McElroy (PatriotsWire) 5 monster draft trade packages for Patriots’ No. 3 pick.
Mike D’Abate highlights LB Sione Takitaki who is happy to be in New England. “I’m looking forward to working with [Jerod] Mayo, [Dont’a] Hightower, DeMarcus [Covington] … and I’m going to make some plays for you guys.”
Doug Kyed notes LB Sione Takitaki reveals Dont’a Hightower’s style as first-year coach.
Mike D’Abate passes along some details from Kyle Dugger’s new contract that will give him $32.5M guaranteed.
Sara Marshall notes the Patriots erased another reminder of Bill Belichick from Gillette Stadium, removing all of the “Do Your Job” signs and posters.
Chris Mason’s Patriots mailbag: Why Drake Maye over Marvin Harrison Jr.?
Richie Whitt notes Ty Law recently explained that the credit for the creation and implementation of the famed “Patriot Way” goes to the players.
Mark Daniels posts his 7-round Patriots mock draft. Pats trade down from No. 3, pick QB J.J. McCarthy at No. 6.

NATIONAL NEWS

John Keim (ESPN) Who will Commanders take at No. 2? Coaches, analysts dish on Daniels, Maye, McCarthy.
Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye among 13 players to attend 2024 NFL draft.
Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL didn’t project Bo Nix, Michael Penix Jr. among top 15 to 20 selections.
Matt Verderame (SI) NFL Draft: Ranking the best and worst teams at picking players. Patriots 23rd (last year 9th).
Matt Harmon (Yahoo! Sports) 2024 NFL Draft: How every team should tackle the WR position.
Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz (USA Today) Top 50 players in the 2024 draft.
Lauren Gray (PFF) Five players who could be surprise first-round picks.
Gennaro Filice (NFL.com) 2024 NFL mock draft 2.0: Pats pick LSU QB Jayden Daniels at No. 3.
Jeff Kerr (CBS Sports) 2024 NFL Mock Draft. Pats pick North Carolina QB Drake Maye at No. 3.
Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Teams should hire Bill Belichick to give them his thoughts on the new kickoff rule.
Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady open to a comeback, if a contender lost its QB late in the season