Globe staff writer Mike Reiss offers a recap of second-year guard Logan Mankins' rookie season. Mankins was one of only three first-round picks from the 2005 draft to start all 16 games last year. In a related story,The Boston Globe takes a look at how all 32 first-round draft picks fared last season.
Ron Borges of The Boston Globe lists the five players who are feeling too many lingering pains from last season to start training camp on time and delves into Branch's pending holdout a bit further.
The Boston Herald's own John Tomase looks at the Patriots offense in a position breakdown.
The Herald also reports that everyone from the 2006 draft class has now signed with the Patriots, the one exception being Laurence Maroney.
According to the Herald sports staff, there are five key stats that need to be considered before the season kicks off, including the fact that Tom Brady threw touchdowns to 12 players last season -- only half of his touchdowns actually went to receivers.
According to Jesse Noyes, Boston Herald Business Reporter, Patriots linebacker Rosevelt Colvin will be heard on ESPN Radio Boston (890-AM) weekly beginning in September.
Mike Reiss offers a look at the Patriots inside linebackers in his daily blog, Reiss's Pieces.
