Patriots Commentary:

Julian Edelman posts illustration of himself and Rob Gronkowski looking forward to 2016.

Fitzy weighs in on the Patriots offseason and the retirement of Peyton Manning.

Bill Belichick always builds his rosters slowly and with the team goals in mind, not a fantasy football roster. His success the past 15 years play out how well his philosophy works.

The Patriots traditionally have made their moves on the second day of free agency after the initial frenzy of over-priced contracts dies down. Last year, they signed DE Jabaal Sheard on Day 2

Day one of free agency was about as eventful as could have been expected for the Patriots on Wednesday.

It’s amazing to see how a tweet from a player can turn into such a big story, but Rob Gronkowski’s tweet on Monday following the news that the team was picking up his option has set off quite the media firestorm here in New England.

Teams that jump both feet into free agency on Day 1 and win the day, rarely are around when the smoke clears in January. In fact, usually, the opposite is true. Look at the mistakes of the Philadelphia Eagles which should be a beacon to those who want to sign everybody…now, asap.

The Patriots may not have a first round pick in the upcoming draft, but that hasn’t caused Bill Belichick to change his approach this offseason

Tom Brady posts Facebook photo of himself getting ready to play laser tag.

Tom Brady posts Facebook tribute to Peyton Manning following news of his impending retirement.

Brady was signed through the 2017 season and was set to make $10 million in 2017 and $9 million this year. His salary cap hit of $15 million will most certainly come down now as a result.

The basically farcical Legal Tampering Window begins on March 7 will continue until free agency begins on March 9 at 4 p.m. The NFL sent out a memo in 2013 when they first allowed this window of honeymooning free agents spelling out the parameters of what is and isn’t allowed during these negotiations.

Raise your hand if you’re a little irritated this morning.

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady leapfrogs over Julian Edelman in Facebook posting.

Following release from team, Brandon LaFell writes a thank you message to Patriots and fans on Instagram.