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Driven into a corner a bit, Patriots are hoping Bodden is the one by Christopher Gasper of The Boston Globe
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It might be hard to envision that a cornerback released by the woeful Lions could emerge as the successor to Samuel, but Bodden's body of work, his experience playing for former Patriots defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel in Cleveland for three seasons, and his early play in OTAs belies what happened in Detroit last season.
Proving himself is nothing new for Bodden. Coming out of high school in Hyattsville, Md., he had to shop himself to colleges and ended up at Duquesne, a Division 1-AA (now the Football Championship Subdivision) school. Even after finishing his career with 28 interceptions, Bodden was so lightly regarded coming out of college that not only did he go undrafted, he wasn't even invited to the NFL Scouting Combine.
He hooked on with the Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2003. In 2004, he tied for the team lead in special teams tackles with 18, despite only playing in eight games because of a torn pectoral muscle. The next year he became a starter at right corner and tied for the team lead in interceptions with three.
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