New England Patriots links 7/06/21 – Rushing roulette: Which RB will lead the Pats in 2021?

Daily news and links for Tuesday

LOCAL LINKS

• Mark Morse (PatsFans) Patriots roster analysis Part 4: Wide Receivers. Gunner Olszewski – Fearless was the title of Julian Edelman’s book. You can use that word to describe Olszewski. You might even say Gunner is like a whirling dervish, a Tasmanian devil. …
• Ryan Hannable discusses an idea from Rob Ninkovich on ESPN’s Get Up, suggesting Mac Jones and Cam Newton could both be used in the Patriots offense at the same time. /Eh.
• Danny Jaillet (PatriotsWire) Rob Ninkovich doesn’t think Cam Newton will enjoy a bounce-back season.
• Ryan Hannable wonders who will lead the Patriots in rushing this season, and if not Damien Harris, then who?
• Ryan Hannable points out the Patriots don’t get much love with NFL Media’s running back rankings.
• Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) Cam Newton shares workout footage with Patriots teammates.
• Ian Logue (PatsFans) Patriots news and NFL notes, 5 things to know: 2) Nicole Yang recently had a great article about Jonnu Smith, who certainly had to overcome a lot of obstacles to get where he is.
• Mike Luciano (MusketFire) 3 new Pats additions who will exceed expectations: WR Nelson Agholor, DE Ronnie Perkins and TE Jonnu Smith.
• CBS Boston suggests now that Trevor Lawrence signed his contract with the Jaguars, perhaps Mac Jones won’t be far behind.
• Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) Best of Social Media: The Patriots celebrate July 4th.
• CBS Boston reports Robert Kraft attended a lavish Fourth Of July party in the Hamptons, hosted by Philadelphia 76ers owner Michael Rubin. /Slow news day, folks.
• Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike D’Abate and Tanya Ray Fox discuss the fate of Stephon Gilmore in New England and the potential QB battle between Cam Newton and Mac Jones. (47 min.)
• Boston Sport (YouTube) 2020 season: Jakobi Meyers: Every touch (24.26 min. video) – Gunner Olszewski: Highlights (9.28 min. video) – N’Keal Harry: Every touch (10.21 min. video)
• Isaiah Houde (PatriotsWire) The Match 4 live stream: Time, TV schedule and how to watch online.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Matt Miller (The Draft Scout) 2021 NFL breakout players: AFC edition. Patriots: Kyle Dugger.
• Eric Edholm (Yahoo! Sports) 2021 NFL season: 10 breakout Year-2 players on defense. LB Josh Uche included.
• NFL Nation (ESPN) NFL players on the roster bubble entering 2021 training camps: 32 cut candidates, from veterans to former first-rounders. Patriots: N’Keal Harry.
• Cody Benjamin (CBS Sports) NFL’s most underrated teams ahead of 2021 season.
• Tyler Sullivan (CBS Sports) Predicting the MVP of each AFC team. Patriots: Jakobi Meyers.
• Jordan Dajani (CBS Sports) NFL all under 25 offensive team. LG Michael Onwenu makes the second team.
• Good Morning Football (NFL.com) Head coaches that will ‘reignite’ their teams in ‘21. (4 min. video) No Pats.
• John Breech (CBS Sports) Tom Brady never planned to wear No. 12 and other interesting stories from his oldest ex-teammate, Lee Johnson.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Peyton Manning gives his mom credit for keeping Tom Brady’s rings in single digits.
• Garry Smits (Florida Times-Union) Trevor Lawrence signs contract with the Jaguars for a deal reported in excess of $36M.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Will the secret factual findings from the WFT investigation stay hidden?