All done…but FAs?
Written by Andy Hart on April 26, 2009 – 6:41 pm -
Bill Belichick just closed out the second day of the draft, and draft weekend as a whole, with his press conference. He had a lot of interesting things to say, including high praise for Tyrone McKenzie. Belichick said the inside linebacker – who started out at Michigan State before a family issue forced his transfer to Iowa State and eventually South Florida — is among the most impressive prospects in terms of things like character and maturity that he’s ever come across. He also praised his ability to be an impact player very quickly at three different schools in three different systems. Look for McKenzie to vie for reps early in training camp.
Belichick also said that a lot of forces led to the Ellis Hobbs trade to the Eagles. It was a combination of things and not really something that the Patriots anticpated. For all of Belichick’s quotes — in audio, video and text form — check patriots.com.
Looking ahead the Patriots will now turn their attention to signing rookie free agents. Given the guys the team drafted with its 12 selections this weekend there are some areas that will likely be filled out through tryouts and rookie free agent signings. Just to have a good, solid rookie camp later this week my guess is the team brings in at least one quarterback, a couple running backs, another wide receiver and at least one tight end. Linebackers and safetys too.
Thanks for reading. Hope we made the weekend a little more enjoyable and informative.
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