Pat's rookie Jermail Porter never played a down of football

[Phokus]

Sorry if this has been posted already, but this is very interesting... another stephen neal type project i guess

Rookie Jermail Porter hopes his first football is pro football | New England Patriots | projo.com | The Providence Journal

 

[Deus Irae]

He's about 22, so that helps. If they decide he's got a shot, he could take years to develop and still be relatively young.

 

[Box_O_Rocks]

Stephen Neal was starting with roughly two Training Camps and a season on the Practice Squad (of the Eagles). If Porter can make it to the Practice Squad after cut-downs this Summer, he could conceivably be Neal's replacement in 2010 (though I'd re-sign Neal and use Porter as a reserve OL for a season).