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WhitePatriots News Opinion and Analysis Contribute! FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementNew England Patriots links 5/16/19 - Jamie Collins latest boomerang Patriot to make his returnNew Joejuan Williams Jersey Boys ,31commentsDaily news and links for ThursdayEDTShareTweetShareShareNew England Patriots links 5/16/19 - Jamie Collins latest boomerang Patriot to make his returnJamie Collins and Patrick Chung combine to tackle Le’Veon Bell in Oct. 2016Jason Bridge-USA TODAY SportsTEAM TALKPaul Perillo hears from Arizona State coach Herm Edwards on how N’Keal Harry’s skill-sets works with Tom Brady.Interview: Julian Edelman graduates from Kent State University. (2.34 min. video)LOCAL LINKSMike D’Abate (FullPressCoverage) History repeating: Collins agrees to rejoin Patriots.Tom E. Curran points out that while the defense has gotten a whole lot better since Jamie Collins was shipped out, bringing him back may be a win-win scenario for both sides.Jim Hackett thinks the Patriots defense looks stacked and could even be better than last year’s Super Bowl winning unit. /No one’s crying for the bend-but-don’t-break system.Kevin Duffy believes this time around, Jamie Collins may be looking at a specialized role, adding that he certainly possesses the athletic ability to excel with multiple assignments.Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots are bringing back Jamie Collins… a surprise move that ‘should be tempered against the reasons why he was traded in the first place.’Andrew Callahan reviews the film to see what Jamie Collins can bring to the Patriots in his return.Evan Lazar explains why he believes Jamie Collins will need a new approach in his return to New England.Ryan Hannable offers his take on how Jamie Collins’ second stint will be different than his first.Doug Kyed makes the case that any Jamie Collins-Patrick Chung reclamation comparisons are flawed.Alex Barth calls the Jamie Collins signing a classic Bill Belichick move and reminds us that he’s far from guaranteed a spot in the final 53.Nick Goss notes Dont’a Hightower was pretty pumped to hear about Collins’ return.Doug Kyed resets the Patriots roster at Cornerback: Tough decisions looming at this position.Andrew Callahan jumps into the Patriots 53-man roster projections with Demaryius Thomas on PUP, Nate Ebner a surprise cut (surpassed by Terrence Brooks) and yet another undrafted rookie making it in.Adam London highlights Tom Brady’s Instagram video showing his next goal, after reaching a long-awaited milestone with 1 Youth Irving Fryar Jerseys ,000 career rushing yards in 2018: TB2K. /Pretty funny.Michael Hurley recaps the Jets-Adam Gase-Le’Veon Bell situation: Bell sat out for an entire season because he did not feel as though the Steelers properly valued his contributions on the field. Bell is now playing for a head coach who, according to reports, does not think he’s worth the money he’s being paid. That may not provide Bell with the warm fuzzies he was looking for as a free agent.Darren Hartwell does the math: Adam Gase is now the AFC East’s 20th GM since Belichick joined the Patriots.NATIONAL NEWSAlbert Breer (SI) Game Plan: Who wants to take on the chaos and be the next GM of the New York Jets? MMQB Mailbag.Kevin Patra (NFL.com) Kyle Rudolph won’t take pay cut: ‘Too young for that’.Chart (OverTheCap) Positional spending. /Football Perspective (@fbgchase) Tweets “There are only 6 teams in the NFL who are using over $12M in 2019 salary cap space to the running back position. They include three of the worst franchises in the NFL, a media darling, and the two Super Bowl teams.”Interesting.Gil Brandt (NFL.com) Best NFL offseasons of 2019. Patriots don’t make this list.Dan Parr (NFL.com) Top 25 NFL rookies in best position for Year 1 success. No. 21: N’Keal Harry in the ‘Don’t sleep on ‘em’ category.Robert Mays (The Ringer) How should NFL teams build around the $30 million quarterback?Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL’s official draft account on Twitter clamors for a lottery.Albert Breer, Jenny Vrentas Irving Fryar Jerseys Stitched , Conor Orr (SI) MMQB Podcast: What would the NFL draft look like with a lottery? (40 min. audio)EXTRACURRICULAR Alex Reimer’s Media Column: With tapes ruled improper, hysterical coverage of Robert Kraft case now looks downright foolish. /Patriots Derangement Syndrome is real.Conor Orr (SI) Jets tumbling in a downward spiral after firing GM Mike Maccagnan.Judy Battista (NFL.com) Mike Maccagnan’s firing brings ‘Same Old Jets’ moniker to focus.Danny Heifetz (The Ringer) The Jets gave their GM just enough power to get himself fired: New York relieved Mike Maccagnan of his duties Wednesday after an apparent power struggle with new head coach Adam Gase.NY Post: New York Jets headlines and stories./For your reading enjoyment and amusement.NY Daily News: New York Jets headlines and stories. /Same as above. Demaryius Thomas showed flashes of his old form in the Patriots final preseason game against the New York Giants. But as the page turns from the preseason to the regular season, head coach Bill Belichick says the team is still trying to figure out exactly what they have in the veteran receiver.In an interview on WEEI, Belichick said Thomas is still a rather unknown quantity for the Patriots at this stage.“That’s a tough question because we’re going on limited information,” he said. “We only activated him for practice right at the end of training camp. Of course, he played in the Giants game. We have to go on what we can go on. I’d say the improvement that he’s shown Infant Yodny Cajuste Jersey , and the work ethic, and what he’s been able to do has been good. It’s been to the point where we feel like he’ll be able to make a solid contribution for us this year. The question is ‘where will it go?’ I don’t know if any of us have the answer to that. But at least I know that he’ll work hard, he’s tough and he’s a dependable player who will put everything he has into it. So we’ll see what happens.”Thomas began camp on the physically unable to perform list due to his continued rehab from the Achilles tear he sustained in Houston last season with the Texans. He was only activated on Aug. 20 and had little time to show what he was capable of. Seven catches for 87 yards and two touchdowns against the Giants was a good way to make an impression, however.After briefly being released and re-signed to the roster through the weekend, Thomas will have more time to get up to speed and show what he can do entering his 10th season in the NFL.