FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:
1. Watson and 'The New Dad's Playbook': It was around this time two years ago, on Father's Day weekend, when veteran tight end Benjamin Watson sent along his new book to this reporter with a nice message inside. It had been eight years since Watson had last played for the Patriots, yet he always made the time to maintain a connection.
Now that Watson is back in New England for one more NFL season, and with this again being Father's Day weekend, I asked him a few questions about "The New Dad's Playbook.