The Patriots’ First Shot

Good morning! The First Shot provides you with a healthy helping of links to the top Patriots-related stories around the internet to get your day started. Enjoy your breakfast, your coffee, and get ready for some NFL Sunday action with an early morning football fix. The links begin after the jump…

• Rex Ryan plays a Patriots fan in an upcoming Adam Sandler movie.
• The Pats activated Ron Brace to the 53-man active roster yesterday.
• Check out Musket Fire’s picks for today’s games.
• ESPN Boston’s Mike Reiss provides his “things to watch” during today’s Pats-Giants game.
• WEEI’s Chris Price provides his “10 Things to Watch” for the game.
• Vince Wilfork isn’t too fond of former teammates Tedy Bruschi and Rodney Harrison being critical of the defense.