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Patriots Gameplan: Breaking Down Drake Maye vs. Josh Allen in the Pats Rookie's First Trip to Buffalo on Sunday

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News Blitz 4/14: Making sense of Dominique Easley release

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Apr 14, 2016 at 03:17 AM
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Paul Perillo

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Anytime a team cuts ties with a first-round pick after just two seasons it qualifies as major news, and that's exactly what the Patriots did on Wednesday when they released defensive tackle Dominique Easley. CSNNE.com was first to report the story.

There were plenty of questions about Easley's health when he came out of Florida following a pair of torn ACLs, and the

ESPNBoston.com tries to make sense of the surprising move to let him go while

Lost in all the Easley news was the conference call conducted by free agent addition Shea McClellin on Wednesday.

CSNNE.com recaps some of the more recent pre-draft visits for the Patriots.

Boston.com writes why Nate Washington believes he can mesh with Tom Brady.

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