NFL Notes: Six things to watch for Pats

The NFL's quiet time is in full swing as the Fourth of July typically represents the slowest period of the league's calendar. That has been true this year as well with very little activity taking place in any league locales, not just Foxborough.

Things will be picking up soon enough at the end of the month when camps kick off, but aside from Stephon Gilmore's contract situation, there has been scarcely anything noteworthy going on with the Patriots.

The Gilmore situation has been addressed here often, and last week we wrote that it would seem the Patriots will need to add more to his 2021 salary in order to get him back on the field. How much more remains to be seen, but it's hard to envision…