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As usual, Reiss has some interesting tidbits in his Sunday quick-hit thoughts and notes column.
Andrew Hawkins had inside info on Patriots from his older brother
@long distance also posted this article in the Hawkins thread as the first item is about Artrell Hawkins helping with the decision process for Andrew to come here. Had no idea they were brothers until then.
Andrew Hawkins had inside info on Patriots from his older brother
3. A 1-2 combination of Stephon Gilmore and Malcolm Butler at cornerback has been widely discussed in the context of potentially being one of the NFL's best. A lesser-discussed question is who might be the Patriots' No. 3 option in certain nickel packages, and Thursday's voluntary organized team activity provided an initial glimpse of how the coaching staff views some its personnel options. Jonathan Jones, the 2016 undrafted free agent from Auburn who made a significant impact on special teams as a rookie, received the majority of work with Gilmore and Butler. There's a long way to go, and it bears repeating to be careful reading too much into what we see at OTAs, but I was struck by the one-day snapshot of how Jones seemed to be ahead of 2016 top pick Cyrus Jones (second round, No. 60 overall) when looking solely at defense.
@long distance also posted this article in the Hawkins thread as the first item is about Artrell Hawkins helping with the decision process for Andrew to come here. Had no idea they were brothers until then.