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Daily news and links for Thursday

TEAM TALK

Patriots 2024 Mock Draft Tracker.
Evan Lazar’s Pro Day tour: Inside QB Jayden Daniels’ workout for NFL scouts at LSU Pro Day.
Patriots Playbook with John Rooke: Reviewing the offseason so far, NFL rule changes & Draft preview. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

Chris Mason resets the Patriots depth chart after free agency.
Mike Kadlick discusses the Pats finishing their recent Pro Day circuit in Chapel Hill to watch UNC QB Drake Maye
Brian Hines’ Scouting Report: North Carolina QB Drake Maye has all the tools to be a franchise quarterback.
Chris Mason highlights QB Jayden Daniels on why he would be confident following Tom Brady.
Ben Volin reads between the lines on whether the Pats are telegraphing their moves with the No. 3 pick. [Free]
Mike Kadick tells us what WEEI thinks the Patriots should do with the No. 3 pick. Hint: Not a consensus.
Alex Barth looks at the top tight ends available in the 2024 NFL Draft. Will the Patriots jump in to draft one?
Cam Garrity suggests 4 blockbuster draft trades to weaponize the Patriots offense.
Phil Perry’s 2024 Mock Draft 5.0: Pats-Vikings trade produces a bounty. The Patriots pass on Drake Maye but land an OT and two WRs in this scenario.
Bernd Buchmasser highlights retired captain Matthew Slater, who is happy he can finally call out NFL officials.
Next Pats podcast: Phil Perry breaks down his most recent mock draft (Pats trade down from No. 3) and talks with ex-Patriots OL Sebastian Vollmer about how crucial it is for the team to address the tackle position. (18 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

Brad Gagnon (Bleacher Report) One sentence of post-free agency advice for each NFL team ahead of this year’s draft. Patriots: Trade down if you can, because the first round is a well-established crapshoot, and J.J. McCarthy and Bo Nix are strong QB prospects.
Charles Robinson (Yahoo! Sports) NFL Draft is poker season, and Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy might simply be its latest QB bluff.
Eric Edholm (NFL.com) What we learned from LSU’s pro day, that featured at least three possible first-round picks: QB Jayden Daniels and WRs Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. 1) Jayden Daniels had a solid workout.
Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) WR Malik Nabers had dinner with Giants, met with Patriots and others ahead of Wednesday’s Pro Day.
Myles Simmons (ProFootballTalk) QB Jayden Daniels set to meet with several teams, including Patriots.
Scouting Department (Bleacher Report) Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. scouting report.
Albert Breer (X) Patriots college scouting director Cam Williams didn’t make the trip from Baton Rouge to Chapel Hill. Instead, Williams went to Washington, where he’ll lead a group of 4 NE scouts at QB Michael Penix’s Pro Day.
Derrik Klassen (Bleacher Report) Top WR prospects’ biggest strengths and best team fits to maximize potential. Marvin Harrison Jr seen as a fit for the Patriots.
Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Updated: Top 101 NFL free agents of 2024. 19 players left; Stephon Gilmore, Ryan Tannehill among best available.
Staff (ESPN) Everything we heard and buzz from 2024 NFL owners meetings.
Dan Wetzel (Yahoo! Sports) NFL rule changes: The good, the bad and the ugly.
Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Referees will specifically cite replay assistant, starting this year.
Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) With 13 touchbacks and 0 returns, Super Bowl LVIII marked the end of an era for kickoffs.
Mark Maske (Washington Post) Breaking down the NFL’s new kickoff. [Free]
Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL Media mongers rumor of Woody Johnson, Robert Saleh “very heated conversation.” /’Heated discussions’ that happen at the owners meetings stays at the owners meetings.

EXTRACURRICULAR

Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Report: Bill Belichick tells networks he’s not inclined to be part of a regular studio show.
Nick O’Malley relays Andrew Marchand who reports that ESPN could be working with Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions and NFL Films to try and find the right role for Bill Belichick.
Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) More former Patriots are upset by The Dynasty’s negative spin.
Lauren Campbell updates us on where things stand with Tom Brady’s purchase of Raiders.
Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NCAA wants states to ban player prop bets (all other sports should want it, too)