Tuesday's New England Patriots Links 4/8 - Patriots' Alfonzo Dennard preps his cousin

BOSTON HERALD:

Patriots' Alfonzo Dennard preps his cousin - Jeff Howe - Howe has an article on Michigan State cornerback Darqueze Dennard,who is the cousin of the Patriots QB and Alfonzo gave him some good advice.

ESPN BOSTON:

Where Patriots rank in cap space - Mike Reiss - Reiss has a quick entry with a note on where the Patriots are in respect to other teams regarding the salary cap.

Clayborn/Morgan double dip rates highly - Mike Reiss - Reiss looks at a recent article on first round "double dips", which ranks Raymond Clayborn and Stanley Morgan one of the best first round duo picks ever.

Patriots had visited with TE Owen Daniels - Mike Reiss - Reiss notes that the Patriots had previously met with Daniels before he landed in Baltimore.

Rob Gronkowski and No. 1 pass-catchers - Mike Reiss - Reiss has an entry looking at a piece by Matt Williamson, who wrote about "number one pass catchers" and called Gronk the "perfect tight end".

CSNNE:

Patriots Draft Rewind: Logan Mankins - Tom Curran - Curran looks back at the 30 prospects the Patriots have picked during the Belichick era, with this morning's edition focusing on Mankins.

Road to the Draft: Florida's Dominique Easley - Tom Curran - Curran has an article on Easily with "the Good" and "the Bad" on the prospect.

NESN:

2012 NFL Draft Reset: Patriots Can't Select Chandler Jones, Take Tight End - Doug Kyed - Kyed takes a look back at the 2012 draft and ponders what might have been if the Patriots didn't draft Jones.

Offensive Line Prospect Brandon Thomas Tears ACL During NFL Draft Prep - Doug Kyed - Kyed has an article on Thomas, who tore his ACL getting ready for the draft.

MASSLIVE:

A look at the draft prospects the New England Patriots have met with this offseason - Nick Underhill - Underhill recaps all the prospects the Patriots have reportedly met with so far this offseason.

BLEACHER REPORT:

Who Are Experts Predicting to Patriots in NFL Draft? - James Christensen - Christensen takes a look at some of the players the experts believe the Patriots may select next month.

SPORTINGNEWS.COM:

'Thursday Night Football' on CBS expected to out-perform 'Monday Night Football' - Rana L. Cash - Cash has comments from Robert Kraft, who said that, "CBS on Thursday is going to look more like NBC on Sundays" for the league's broadcast this season.

NFL.COM:

New England Patriots' draft needs: Carlos Hyde a surprise pick? - Daniel Jeremiah - Jeremiah looks at the Patriots needs and ponders some prospects who could fill them.

HOUSTON TEXANS:

ESPN analyst high on Mike Vrabel's future - Drew Dougherty - Dougherty has comments from Tedy Bruschi, who had good things to say about former Patriots linebacker and Texans linebacker coach Mike Vrabel.

PROFOOTBALLTALK:

Report: Yeremiah Bell likely to retire - Josh Alper - In this article by Alper he notes that the Cardinals may want to reunite with recently released Patriots safety Adrian Wilson.