Frenz of the Family: Must-Reads Around the AFC East, June 8 Edition

New England Patriots

Greg Bedard of The Boston Globe looks at why the experiment failed with the Patriots and Chad Ochocinco.

Shalise Manza Young of The Boston Globe reports that the Patriots and Rob Gronkowski are close to a contract extension.

And with all the action that went on around the Patriots yesterday, thank goodness for this round-up by Mike Rodak of ESPN Boston covering all of Thursday's news and action.

New York Jets

Chris Gross of TurnOnTheJets.com gives us 'fact or false,' looking at several rumors and preconceptions about the Jets defensive line.

Jenny Vrentas of the Newark Star-Ledger reports that cornerback Darrelle Revis would like to retire as a Jet, but says, "it's really on them" to make sure that happens.

Rich Cimini of ESPN New York reports that Santonio Holmes had a "mini-meltdown" at OTAs and had to come off the field after what he called "too many reps."

Buffalo Bills

Patrick Allen of BuffaLowDown asks whether Mario Williams is worth the nearly $100 million contract he earned in March.

Mark Gaughan of The Buffalo News reports that offensive guard Michael Jasper looks to be in much better shape than last year, now at 375 pounds instead of 448.

Chris Brown of BuffaloBills.com writes that tight end Dorin Dickerson is excited about an opportunity to do multiple things for the Bills offense.

Miami Dolphins

Andy Cohen of MiamiDolphins.com tells us why the Dolphins made a good decision by electing to do Hard Knocks on HBO.

Bleacher Report featured columnist Phil Shore thinks the Dolphins should pursue Ochocinco.

Ben Volin of the Palm Beach Post writes that the Dolphins have one of the deepest groups of quarterbacks in the NFL.

Erik Frenz is the AFC East lead blogger for Bleacher Report. Be sure to follow Erik on Twitter and "like" the AFC East blog on Facebook to keep up with all the updates.