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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 Infant Byron Cowart Jersey ,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 1,000 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 Byron Cowart Jersey Draft , 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, 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. Daniels was with the team since 2006."The 2019 offseason has been marked by turnover for the New England Patriots: from the retirement of Rob Gronkowski Byron Cowart NFL Jersey , to the free agency departures of Trey Flowers and Trent Brown, among others, to six assistant coaches as well as character coach Jack Easterby leaving the team. On top of that it looks like the reigning world champions will now also have to replace a key member of their scouting department.According to a report by ESPN’s Field Yates, national scout DuJuan Daniels will leave the club to pursue other opportunities outside of the organization. Daniels originally joined the Patriots in 2006 as a scouting assistant, before getting promoted to area scout in 2008.Five years later, the former Boston College wide receiver moved up to the national level — a role he has held ever since and in which he earned himself three Super Bowl rings.Daniels was the only member of the club to carry the title of national scout, so it will be interesting to see how the Patriots will fill his role. The most likely scenario is that one of the team’s area scouts gets a promotion. In 2018 Byron Cowart NFL Draft , New England had six of them working under director of college scouting Monti Ossenfort:Given their experience, it seems as if Debick and Williams are unlikely to be promoted to national scout just yet. The same probably has to be said for Heffelfinger, who has held the same role for the past 14 seasons and saw both Daniels and Ossenfort rise through the ranks in the meantime. This leaves Groh, Howard and Yeargan as the most realistic candidates for internal promotion into Daniels’ former role.