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Roster Moves: Patriots sign veteran DT DaQuan Jones and Place WR A.J. Brown On IR

Evan Lazar analyzes the Patriots placing WR A.J. Brown on injured reserve, signing DT DaQuan Jones.

Evan Lazar breaks down rookie edge Gabe Jacas’ film against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 1. (1 min. video)

Sights and Sounds:Week 1 at Seattle. (4 min. video)

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Mike Reiss shares some quick-hit weekend thoughts: Uphill battle with A.J. Brown out, Brenden Schooler update, veteran reinforcements, Vrabel on Gabe Jacas, McDaniels-Maye convo, Rookie report; More.

Steve Balestrieri’s Sunday Patriots News and Notes: Week 1 positional Report Card. QBs: D-. /Woof… I can feel my father grounding me already.

Mike Reiss posts his Patriots-Seahawks film review. 1. The Patriots’ 13-10 season-opening loss to the Seahawks was straight-forward to me: They win the game with better decision-making from QB Drake Maye.

Hector Longobreaks down the offense: Time to keep an eye on Drake Maye’s arm strength. The usual pop was missing on his throws Wednesday night.

Hector Longo puts WR Romeo Doubs in the spotlight, “Unlike in Green Bay, where he constantly beat man coverage and moved the chains on third down, his debut, after watching the All-22 film, was filled with plays in which he simply couldn’t beat a single defender.“

Alex Barth looks at where the run game went wrong for the Patriots against Seattle.

Hector Longo the grades the defense in the season opener: One giant mistake in the secondary marred what was a pretty solid performance on the road.

Doug Kyed reports the Pats signed free-agent DT Daquan Jones to a 1-year, $3.5M deal worth up to $6M.

Michael Hurley highlights Phil Perry on why A.J. Brown’s high ankle sprain is a ‘major concern’ for the Patriots: The loss of A.J. Brown hurts in the present but could be a future problem, too.

Kevin Stephan suggests two schematic tweaks Josh McDaniels can use to mask A.J. Brown’s 6-week absence.

Andrew Callahan identifies seven Patriots who must step up to replace AJ Brown.

Meghan Ottolini notes Josh McDaniels calls for ‘all-hands’ effort now that A.J. Brown is on IR.

Hector Longo thumbnails 6 potential free-agent WR stop-gaps to fill the void left by A.J. Brown’s injury: Mike Vrabel believes in his team’s depth, but that could be tested in the coming weeks.

Mark Daniels has the story of Kyle Dixon’s unlikely football journey: How a former college relief pitcher ended up in New England as a wide receiver.

Karen Guregian talks with Christian Gonzalez, sharing on what lead-up to the whopper extension.

Ethan Hurwitz tells us which position groups are rising, falling after Week 1.

Ethan Hurwitz’ Week 1 Rookie Report: Solid production from speedy pass rusher Gabe Jacas; More.

Doug Kyed’s Patriots Mailbag: Ranking three biggest offensive concerns after Week 1.

Pats Procrastination podcast:Clare and Chudders discuss the loss in Seattle and move on to Week 2 vs. the Steelers. (32 min.)

Pats Interference podcast:Andrew Callahan and Mike Giardi break down everything from the Pats-Seahawks film: why Drake Maye struggled, what went wrong for Josh McDaniels, the wrinkles that worked on defense, and more. (78 min.)

Patriots Daily podcast:Taylor Kyles and Mike Kadlick recap the loss, break down what went well, what didn’t, and recap the rookies. (54 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

Staff (ESPN) Sources: Patriots to add DaQuan Jones on 1-year deal.

Jeremy Bergman (NFL) Patriots WR A.J. Brown expected to miss six weeks with high ankle sprain.

Around the NFL (NFL) Week 1: What we learned from Sunday’s games.

Gilberto Manzano (SI) Week 1 Lessons: Bears might be better than last year; Plus, the Chargers are not worth the hype, and the Bills’ offense is better with Joe Brady as head coach.

Mike Kadklick, Eva Geitheim (SI) Week 1 Winners and Losers: Chargers fall flat in Mike McDaniel’s first game calling offense; Plus, Derrick Henry and Ashton Jeanty ran wild, several star QBs shined and more.

Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) Week 1 Winners and Losers: Bears’ offense looks every bit as good as Ben Johnson said it would be.

Matt Verderame (SI) The Good, Bad and Ugly in Week 1: Josh Allen delivers for Joe Brady; Plus, Jesse Minter’s Ravens make a statement in Indy.

Dan Graziano (ESPN) Judging the biggest overreactions to Week 1 games.

Dan Graziano (ESPN) Why Baker Mayfield’s contract means the QB market could burst.