By Tom E. Curran
CSNNE.com Patriots InsiderFollow @tomecurran
FOXBORO - Tuesday. Big day for the cellular telephone industry. But it starts tonight. "Post-lockout Player Procurement Panic 2011" has begun. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello tweeted that all rookies, signed or unsigned, could begin negotiations with teams tonight, but could not be signed until 10 a.m. Tuesday morning. What does that mean for the Patriots? Well, chances are they're on the phone with first-rounder Nate Solder and all the other draftees right now, as well as undrafted players like Mark Herzlich. They can also start talking totheir ownfree agents who may be headed out of town, their own franchise players, restricted free agents and exclusive rights free agents. That means Matt Light (free agent), Logan Mankins (franchise) and BenJarvus Green-Ellis (RFA) can be contacted. And the Patriotscan do the same with any and all free agents from other teams. Can't sign 'em yet. Have to wait until Friday at 6 p.m. to sign 'em. Thursday at 4 p.m., teams can start to waive players or terminate their contracts. Nick Kaczur, Bret Lockett and Tully Banta-Cain could be in danger. Banta-Cain's situation is interesting because, while he had his sports hernia during 2010, he eschewed the chance to have it fixed after the season then re-aggravated it during the lockout. Still trying to determine whether that's an injury that would preclude Banta-Cain from being cut without an injury settlement. By August 4, all teams have to be under the 2011 salary cap of 120.375 million. Top 51 salaries will count against cap beginning that day so August 3 could be a big day for bloodletting. A few points we're still trying to lock down are 1. when padded practices can begin; 2. when unsigned rookies must vacate team (allowed to report Tuesday it seems); 3. when media and fan access begins. Tom E. Curran can be reached at tcurran@comcastsportsnet.com. Follow Tom on Twitter at http:twitter.comtomecurran