Friday's New England Patriots Links 6/13 - Sebastian Vollmer on the comeback trail

BOSTON HERALD:

James Anderson: Small linebacker, big impact - Karen Guregian: Guregian has a nice read on Anderson, who she writes already sounds like a Patriot.

Patriots Notebook: Sebastian Vollmer gets back in line - Jeff Howe: Howe files his notebook this morning, which includes comments from Vollmer from yesterday.

With new additions, Patriots look to attack - Karen Guregian: Guregian looks at the changes to the Patriots roster, who appear to be poised to be more aggressive this year.

Chris Jones, Sealver Siliga set to earn their jobs again - Jeff Howe: Howe has a nice read on the two defensive linemen, who have quite a mix of players they'll need to beat out for a job.

BOSTON GLOBE:

Jamie Collins poised for bigger role in second season with Patriots - Ben Volin: Volin has his "On Football" column on this Friday, and writes that while most of his first season was a "dud", his performance against the Colts in the divisional round in January is what makes him such an intriguing prospect.

After bad break, Sebastian Vollmer on the comeback trail - Shalise Manza Young: Manza Young files her notebook this morning, which leads off with a note on Vollmer, who is battling back after breaking his leg last season.

James Anderson may have it covered for Patriots - Shalise Manza Young: Manza Young has a good read on Anderson, who so far appears to be fitting in.

What We Learned at Patriots OTAs - Erik Frenz: Frenz takes a look back at some of the highlights from OTA's, and notes that Julian Edelman definitely looked the part as the team's top receiver.

Jamie Collins Focused On 'Playing Faster' in Year 2 - Erik Frenz: Frenz has a good read on Collins, and writes the burden may grow in terms of the expectations for the linebacker in year two.

ESPN BOSTON:

Cleaning ot the Patriots OTA's Notebook - Mike Reiss: Reiss has a good entry with a bunch of tidbits from OTAs, including high praise for linebacker Dont'a Hightower.

LB James Anderson settles in with Pats - Mike Reiss: Reiss has quotes from Anderson, who said the guys in the linebacker group "have been awesome".

Weekly Patriots chat recap - Mike Reiss: Lots of good stuff as usual in yesterday's chat, which is definitely worth checking out.

Snapshots: Thursday's Patriots OTA - Some photos from yesterday are in this entry.

Vollmer: Return 'a good moment for me' - Mike Reiss: Reiss has a good entry on Vollmer's return to the field.

What stood out from Patriots' OTA - Mike Reiss: Reiss has a great read looking back at yesterday's practice and felt Wilfork stepped up in 11-on-11s.

Re-setting the Patriots' wide receivers - Mike Reiss: Reiss takes a look down the list of receivers and gives his thoughts on each.

PROVIDENCE JOURNAL:

Thursday's Patriots practice, summer camp is next - The Journal has a good photo gallery with some good shots of the recent practices.

WEEI:

Sebastian Vollmer taking it 'step by step' in his return - Mike Petraglia: Petraglia has an article on Vollmer's progress as he looks to put what happened to him in 2013 behind him.

After Meeting With Patriots, Free Agent Kevin Williams Signs With Seahawks - Christopher Price: Price writes that the Patriots are now out of the running for Williams after the defensive lineman signed in Seattle on Thursday.

Cover me: LB James Anderson could bring new dimension to Patriots Defense - Christopher Price: price has a good read on Anderson, who acknowledged he's starting from scratch as he starts over in New England.

CBS BOSTON:

Volin: Jimmy Garoppolo Is The Total Opposite And Seems More Polished Than Ryan Mallett - Volin appeared on the Adam Jones Show and gave his thoughts on the two quarterbacks, and said the rookie is the "total opposite" of Mallett.

CSNNE:

Howe: Garoppolo 'showed potential' for No. 2 job - The Herald's Jeff Howe appeared on "Sports Tonight", and said he feels Garoppolo has looked good so far at OTAs.

BLEACHER REPORT:

New England Patriots Receiver Group Better Than the Sum of Its Parts - James Christensen: Christensen has a good read on the receiving core, and disagrees with a recent report where they were ranked 24th in the league.

WCVB:

Man accused of stealing, pawning ring from Patriots player - Brian Fraga: Fraga has a story of a man who was caught pawning a ring he stole from Nate Solder's home while doing renovation work.

NECN:

Remembering Sam Berns - Thursday marked a special moment at Foxboro High School as a new turf field was dedicated in memory of student Sam Berns.

FOXBORO REPORTER:

A celebration of Sam - Kassmin Williams: Williams has a nice local article on the event, including a photo with Robert Kraft, who was on hand for the event.