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Monday's New England Patriots Links 4/21 - Ranking the Patriots' Biggest Needs in the Draft

Ian Logue
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Apr 21, 2014 at 6:53am ET







Not much going on here on this  Monday, but here are this morning's top stories:

BOSTON GLOBE:

Teams still have openings to fill - Ben Volin - Volin has his Sunday notes, which contains some interesting bits as usual in this week's edition if you missed it yesterday.

BOSTON.COM:

Patriots Worked Out Cornerback Anders Battle - Zuri Berry - Berry reports the Patriots worked out the Northern Arizona cornerback, citing a source.

BOSTON HERALD:

Patriots Draft Series: Carlos Hyde could fill short-term, long-term needs at running back - Jeff Howe - Howe has a good entry on Hyde and how he might fit in here in New England.

ESPN BOSTON:

Quick-hit thoughts around NFL & Pats - Mike Reiss - This entry is from yesterday but it's also still a  great read for any of you who may have missed it.

Josh Kline made impression on teammates - Mike Reiss - Reiss has an article on Kline, who was apparently a guy who earned the respect of his teammates.

Offseason workout guidelines - Field Yates - Yates outlines the team's offseason workout guidelines in this entry.

MASSLIVE:

New England Patriots 2014 NFL Draft Prospects: Penn State WR Allen Robinson is a agile slot receiver trapped it a big deep threat's body - Nick O'Malley - O'Malley spotlights Robinson in this entry along with his thoughts on how the receiver would fit into the Patriots' offense.

Patriots to begin offseason program - Nick Underhill - Underhill has an article on the fact the Patriots officially get back to work on Monday with the start of their offseason program.

USA TODAY:

Teams in need of defensive tackle - Nate Davis - Davis looks at teams in need of help at this position, and feels the Patriots fall into that category.

BLEACHER REPORT:

Ranking the Patriots' Biggest Needs to Address in the 2014 Draft - James Christensen - Christensen looks at what he feels are New England's biggest needs, and ranks them accordingly in this entry.

CLNS RADIO:

Patriots Beat: with NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah|NFL Draft - Jeff Kane -  On this podcast of Patriots Beat Hosts Jeff Kane and Bob Snowdon are joined by Daniel Jeremiah of NFL Network's Path to the Draft as they talk Patriots and the upcoming draft.


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