Patriots QB Tom Brady put a lot of value in the addition of veteran receivers David Patten and Torry Holt.

Patriots QB Tom Brady said during a radio interview Wednesday the Patriots weren’t mentally tough last season, and he understands he needs to have a “great” season for the team to be productive.

Jake Delhomme is the likely starter for the new-look Browns. Does that inspire confidence inside the locker room? NFL Network analysts Jamie Dukes and Warren Sapp discuss.

Redskins cornerback Byron Westbrook says his brother Brian Westbrook, who will make a free-agent visit to the team Wednesday, is ready to play after two concussions last season.

Brian Westbrook is expected to visit the Redskins, which could provide yet another source of motivation for an already committed Clinton Portis.

The Bengals have a history, a still-growing history, of giving players second chances. So maybe it shouldn’t have been all that surprising Tuesday when speculation begin filtering into the NFL newsroom that the recently released JaMarcus Russell could be Cincinnati-bound.

Brian Cushing will still be eligible for the AP Defensive Player of the Year Award, but if the voters thought he should win it again, a quick survey might have told them not to take the measures they’re about to take.

Browns coach Eric Mangini said that Seneca Wallace will play this season. Though he did not say that Wallace would be the starter.

Philadelphia Eagles TE Brent Celek checked in for a live chat with fans Tuesday on NFL.com, and the recent comments by teammate DeSean Jackson on the team’s quarterback situation were of course a hot topic.

We heard briefly from Adam Jones, as a Cincinnati Bengal, for the first time Tuesday.

In addition to the stigma of being stripped of his 2009 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award in the wake of a four-game suspension for using a banned substance, there is another issue for Texans LB Brian Cushing: How does this affect his wallet?

Julian Edelman will be a major fantasy sleeper if Wes Welker isn’t available for the start of the season.

Ryan Longwell and Josh Scobee definitely have game — just not enough for the professional golf circuit. Longwell, the Vikings’ kicker, and Scobee, the Jaguars’ kicker, both failed Monday in their first attempts to qualify for the U.S. Open in sectional tournaments.

Bengals LB Rey Maualuga said Monday night that he has gained perspective on many things after his January DUI arrest in Kentucky forced him to confront a drinking problem.

Lions DE Kyle Vanden Bosch told NFL Network he believes his new team is “a lot closer than people think.”