Frenz of the Family: Must-Reads Around the AFC East, May 10 Edition

Some AFC East links from around the 'net to get you started this Thursday.

New England Patriots

Bill Belichick turned a few heads with the selection of safety/rugby player Nate Ebner in the draft. According to Tom E. Curran of Comcast SportsNet, he got the stamp of approval from former Patriots linebacker and new Buckeyes assistant Mike Vrabel.

ESPN Boston's Mike Reiss takes a closer look at the contract wide receiver Jabar Gaffney signed to join the Patriots. Spoiler alert: It's a Patriots-friendly contract.

New York Jets

Is the absence of a top-end right tackle enough to potentially spoil the Jets' 2012 season before it even begins? Bleacher Report's Daniel Budick gives his thoughts.

Meanwhile, Rich Cimini of ESPN New York assesses the available free-agents at several positions of need, including at offensive tackle.

Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins have quite a few players who are set to become unrestricted free-agents in 2013, and B/R contributor Sean Donovan gives us his list of the 10 most important ones.

The Dolphins already took care of one of the players who could have been on that list when they re-signed defensive end Cameron Wake, and according to Ben Volin of the Palm Beach Post, his contract extension works out to an extra three years at $17 million.

Buffalo Bills

There are plenty of reasons to believe that the Bills can improve on their 6-10 record from 2011, and B/R Bills featured columnist Robert Quinn has 10 of them.

But despite all the improvements the Bills have made, there's still a chance for several undrafted players to make the roster, and B/R Bills featured columnist Josh Cembellin has five of them.

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