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Daily news and links for Tuesday"TEAM TALKRob Rang’s Draft Prospect Profiles: Defensive End.Andy Hart updates the Patriots coaching roster... all 10 of them./In 2018 the Patriots had 14 Joejuan Williams Jersey Draft , the Bills had 28.John Rooke’s View from Above: The case for a Parcells Hall call.The Make A Wish Foundation presented Rob Gronkowski with the Hero Award. (1.42 min. video)LOCAL LINKSZack Cox explains how New England can use the draft to fill their roster holes.Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) Why May 7 might bring free agency action from Patriots.Henry McKenna (PatriotsWire) 8 realistic first-round options for the Patriots in the 2019 NFL Draft.Ryan Hannable thumbnails 5 running backs to keep an eye on in the draft.Mark Daniels’ Patriots draft preview: Linebacker - Tight end.Ryan Hannable looks at whether Clemson WR Hunter Renfrow makes sense for New England.David Latham (LastWordOnSports) Patriots 2019 NFL draft targets: Stanford WR J.J. Arcega-Whiteside.Nick Goss NFL rumors: Patriots host tight end Jace Sternberger for pre-draft visit.Darren Hartwell notes Georgia receiver Mecole Hardman met with Patriots, per his Instagram.Jordy McElroy (PatriotsWire) Can Deatrich Wise follow in Trey Flowers’ footsteps?Nick O’Malley pumps the brakes on the Josh Rosen to the Patriots trade rumors.Andrew Callahan is concerned the Patriots still have yet to announce the team’s remade coaching staff.Chris Warner (BostonSportsMediaWatch) Combine snubs who showed ‘em, 2019 edition.WEEI notes Lou Merloni is completely against the Red Sox’ plan to honor the Patriots during the Opening Day ceremony at Fenway Park today.Alex Reimer says it’s silly to think Kraft, Brady and Belichick are snubbing the Red Sox on Opening Day due to the Boston Globe’s critical coverage. /If it wasn’t for critical coverage, there’d be no coverage at all.Ryan Hannable notes that according to Mike Reiss, the Patriots requested to play preseason games against familiar faces, potentially setting up joint practices.Doug Kyed presents his Patriots mock draft 4.0. Pats pick Ole Miss WR A.J. Brown at 32.NATIONAL NEWSJosh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Patriots Joejuan Williams NFL Jersey , Dolphins assigned players from international pathway program.Dan Graziano (ESPN) Ranking teams most likely to make trades in the 2019 NFL draft. Patriots ranked No. 1 team most likely to trade up. “Of course, if that doesn’t happen, you could easily see the Patriots trading down instead of up...” /Or, you know, they could just stay put... who the heck knows?Albert Breer (SI) Monday Afternoon QB: 49ers were engaged in trade talks for Odell Beckham; Antonio Brown still stirring up drama.Jim Reineking (USA Today) 4th & Monday: New uniform unveiled. New league folds.Jenny Vrentas (SI) Football’s ‘one-and-done’ candidates, from Adrian Peterson to Trevor Lawrence.Kalyn Kahler (SI) Which NFL draft underclassmen should have gone back to school?Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz (USA Today) 10 NFL draft prospects who could have better careers as pros: Josh Jacobs, Mecole Hardman could break out.John Breech (CBS Sports) 2019 NFL schedule-release primer: Here are 10 things we already know about this year’s slate of games.Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Kenyan Drake on Brian Flores: People are already ready to run through a wall for him.Adam Schein (NFL.com) Buffalo Bills Joejuan Williams NFL Draft , Cinderella team? Don’t sleep on Josh Allen and Co.Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) 2019 NFL Mock Draft 5.0. Pats pick Ohio State WR Parris Campbell.EXTRACURRICULARJason Owens (Yahoo! Sports) Aaron Rodgers slams report on Packers dysfunction: ‘It is 100 percent patently false’.Sean T. McGuire writes how Antonio Brown is quite literally writing a book on how to be a bad teammate.CBS Boston passes along an AP report that Tom Brady and Mickey Mouse received write-in votes for Rhode Island Attorney General. /Dream ticket.Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) So what happened with the AAF?Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) XFL to use one-, two-, three-point conversions. New England opens its third phase of offseason workouts today; here’s what to watch."Later today, the New England Patriots will open their 2019 organized team activities. Over the next four weeks, the team will work on teaching and implementing early schematic concepts and taking the next step with the initial two phases of workouts in the books. While not all players will be present at least early on, there will still be plenty of intriguing storylines to follow during the voluntary sessions.Let’s take a look at some of them, especially considering that reporters will be able to watch Thursday’s session.When will Tom Brady show up?While the Patriots’ biggest star is not expected to attend the early portions of OTAs Joejuan Williams Buffalo Bills Jersey , the 41-year-old will likely return to join its teammates no later than June 4: New England opens its mandatory minicamp that day and Brady is expected to be on the practice fields when that happens. The question is whether or not New England’s quarterback joins his teammates earlier than that — and in which capacity if that is the case.Who will be in attendance?The Patriots usually have tremendous attendance during voluntary workouts, and this is not expected to change during their organized team activities. The main question will therefore be about who joins Brady on the potential list of absentees. The three most realistic candidates are all currently rehabbing: offensive linemen Joe Thuney (foot) and Isaiah Wynn (Achilles) as well as safety Patrick Chung (arm).How will the players coming off injured reserve look?Wynn spent all of his rookie campaign sidelined after tearing his Achilles tendon during last year’s preseason — his status remains to be determined at this point in time. There are other 2018 draft picks, however, who could very well return to the field during OTAs and are worth keeping an eye on: linebackers Ja’Whaun Bentley and Christian Sam, wide receiver Braxton Berrios and tight end Ryan Izzo have all been out since September and are expected to make their returns sooner rather than later.Who will be the first man up at tight end?One of the biggest stories of the Patriots’ offseason so far is the retirement of future Hall of Famer Rob Gronkowski. With the 29-year-old gone, the tight end position will be one to watch during OTAs and beyond. While the voluntary practices are focused on teaching above all else — neither live contact nor one-on-one drills are permitted — we could get a first indication of how the current tight end depth chart looks like.How will the position battles develop?The tight end spot will not be the only one to have a fierce competition brewing: wide receiver, left tackle Color Rush Joejuan Williams Jersey , linebacker, the entire defensive line and the punter position also have multiple players eying for a limited number of roster spots. While the battles will not be decided in mid-May, players can very well position themselves to make a run at one of the spots on the 53-man squad.Will there be early signs of second-year jumps?From 2018 rookies like Sony Michel and J.C. Jackson to free agency signings such as John Simon and Obi Melifonwu, New England has plenty of players on its roster entering their second year in the system. Year two is typically when a player takes a significant step in his development and it will be interesting to see if there will be some early signs of that visible during OTAs — be it in terms of usage, build, or general demeanor on the practice field.How will the Patriots’ offseason additions look like?New England invested considerable resources this offseason to maintain the quality of its roster despite some high-profile departures. This week will give us a first chance to watch the newly added talent in action — and draw some first (but likely premature) conclusions. Nevertheless, the spotlight will be on rookies like first-round draft pick N’Keal Harry and free agency additions such as Benjamin Watson Youth Joejuan Williams Jersey , Jamie Collins and Mike Pennel.