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 the Pro Bowl tonight with an early morning football fix. The links begin after the jump…

• The writers at CBS Sports are all picking the Giants to win Super Bowl XLVI.
• Check out Sound FX from the AFC Championship game.
• Chad Ochocinco leaned on Randy Moss and T.O. during his struggles this season.
• The Patriots’ line has a tough job against the Giants’ pass rush.
• Chad Ochocinco bought each one of his teammates a pair of Beats by Dre “Beats Pro” model headphones for the flight to Indy.
• Ian O’Connor from ESPN New York traces the relationship between Bill Belichick and Tom Coughlin from their time as assistants to Bill Parcells to now.
• A doctor from ESPN discusses Rob Gronkowski’s high ankle sprain, and his diagnosis is much more grim than the one we heard earlier in the week.
• The Chicago Bears have chosen Phil Emery as their new personnel guy, meaning Jason Licht will be staying in New England.
• Check out this Modell’s Sporting Goods commercial with Rob Gronkowski.
• Some of the Giants have been taking swipes at the Patriots, while the Pats have been heaping praise on the G-Men.