First and 10: Questions for the Patriots, the latest from Miguel, and old QBs reunite at the Derby

Welcome to first and 10, a roundup of all the (mostly) Patriots-related news you need to start your Monday. Grab your coffee and let’s get to it.

Whoo! Tired out after a weekend of Derby-related partying. (I was actually serving as the best man at a wedding outside of Philly. Lots of Wawa and Carson Wentz talk for me.) Happy to be back at the controls for the start of another week. A few quick notes before we kick things off.



--Keep an eye out Monday -- the Patriots are going to announce this year's Hall of Fame honoree. Richard Seymour, Rodney Harrison and Mike Vrabel are the three finalists.

--We've done a ton of longer profiles on the Patriots' draft class, and have a bunch more on the way this week. Here are the links to the ones that are on the site.

Foxborough latest stop on Byron Cowart’s road to football redemption

Friends, family talk about remarkable football bond between Patriots’ rookies Damien Harris, Jarrett Stidham

Jarrett Stidham’s ex-OC on QB’s statistical dip from 2017 to 2018, how he’ll fit with Patriots

Vandy coach: Richard Sherman comp for Patriots’ second-round pick Joejuan Williams ‘is spot on’

Herm Edwards on Patriots’ first-round pick N’Keal Harry: New England ‘perfect spot’ for WR

--Hope to be getting player access (still TBD at this point) on Tuesday and Thursday.

Now, on with the links...

1. One final shout-out for my weekend notebook, which looked at 10 post-draft questions for the Patriots, including some thoughts about the tight end and wide receiver positions, as well as the state of the coaching staff and a reasonable level of expectation for Harry.

2. Our man Miguel has the latest salary cap updates, including items on Josh Gordon and undrafted free agents.

3. Greg had a weekend Q&A that hit on a bunch of Patriots-related topics. Check the transcript here.

4. Loved talking with Byron Cowart's college positional coach Jimmy Brumbaugh about Cowart's development as an individual and football player. Interesting guy -- there's a lot to think about here when it comes to Cowart and what he might be capable of.

5. Mike Reiss' weekend notebook leads with Tom Brady connecting with Vrabel's son Tyler -- a redshirt offensive lineman -- during a recent workout at Boston College.

 

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