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Patriots Links 4/25: McCourty ready to turn up the heat

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April 25, 2014  · 9:10 am | 2 min read | @IanLogue
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BOSTON.COM:

Devin McCourty: 'Bonding Begins Now' For Patriots Secondary - Erik Frenz - Frenz has comments from McCourty, who said that everybody in the secondary is "all in" as they start getting back  to work.

Words With Frenz Mailbag: How Can the Patriots Address Interior OL? - Frenz also files this week's mailbag and has some good insight in this entry.

BOSTON GLOBE:

Patriots schedule: Week by week breakdown - Sean Leahy - Leahy has a week-by-week breakdown with his thoughts on each game for the upcoming season.

ESPN BOSTON:

NFL: Pats complied with procedures - Mike Reiss - Reiss has a statement by the league regarding the accusations by Aqib Talib and Brandon Spikes regarding the methods the team used to report injuries.

Devin McCourty ready to turn up the heat - Mike Reiss - Riess has comments from McCourty about the team's opening game down in Miami, and joked that the team may have to consider practicing in a sauna to get ready.

Beyond the 1st round: Guard - Mike Reiss - Reiss looks at potential later round additions at the guard spot in this entry.

McCourty pulls for Rutgers WR Coleman - Mike Reiss - Reiss has comments from McCourty, who had good things to say about Rutgers receiver Brandon Coleman.

Source: Pats sign LB Josh Hull - Field Yates - Yates reports that the team has agreed to a one-year deal for former Rams and Redskins linebacker Josh Hull.

Weekly Patriots chat recap - Mike Reiss - Reiss conducted his chat yesterday, and as usual there were some good bits of insight.

Offensive line by contract length - Mike Reiss - Reiss looks at the offensive line and the length of the contracts.

MASSLIVE:

New England Patriots 2014 NFL Draft Prospects: Notre Dame OL Zack Martin is Round 1's most boring perfect scenario - Nick O'Malley - O'Malley spotlights Martin, who he feels would be a great selection.

CSNNE:

Gresh & Tanguay break down Patriots schedule - In this video Andy Gresh joins Trenni Kusnierek and Gary Tanguay on Arbella Early Edition to talk about the Patriots schedule.

WORCESTER TELEGRAM:

Devin McCourty a veteran presence in Patriots' secondary - Jennifer Toland - Toland looks at the Patriots new look secondary, which will now be lead by veteran Devin McCourty.

BLEACHER REPORT:

Should the New England Patriots Consider a Position Change for Logan Ryan? - James Christensen - Christensen has a good piece on Bleacher Report on Ryan, who could be in the mix at safety this season.

PROFOOTBALLTALK:

Patriots cleared of filing tampered injury reports for Talib, Spikes - Curtis Crabtree - Crabtree follows up on the report regarding Spikes and Talib, and writes that in this instance the Patriots are cleared of any wrongdoing.

This is an archived article originally published on April 25, 2014. Content reflects the editorial context of its original publication date.

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