Here’s what Eliot Wolf had to say as the Patriots held their press conference on Thursday following this week’s free-agency signings to this point:
OPENING STATEMENT:
“Well, just to echo Robert, this is an exciting time. Four exciting players that we’ve signed are here. Harold Landry was here yesterday. We’ve got some guys coming in tomorrow. Josh Dobbs is coming in, Mack Hollins, Jalinn Hawkins, Austin Hooper, and Khyiris Tonga. And there’s still more work to be done. Obviously, we’re not finished. We still have some more needs to fill. Just wanted to echo Robert again and say thank you to David Andrews for everything, as well as Dietrich Wise, Jonathan Jones, Jacoby Brissett, who have moved on and for all their contributions last year and over the years.”
“I wanted to thank ownership for all their unwavering support. Anything we needed the whole time, they’ve been nothing but supportive to us. Working with the coaching staff, it’s difficult for a coaching staff to come in. They’re putting in new schemes, getting to know each other, work together. All the free agents, they’ve bent over backwards for the personnel department. To identify the free agents and other guys on teams that have been able to help us.”
“Thank you to the Pro Scouting staff. Richard Miller, Nancy Meyer, Matt Groh has taken a bigger role in the contract negotiation world, and he really excelled this year so far on that, and we expect that to continue. With that being said, just wanted to discuss the four guys that are here: Milton Williams, Morgan Moses, Robert Spillane, C.D. – Carlton Davis. Just guys that we’ve targeted over the years, veterans, professionals. There was definitely an emphasis on good people, good players, culture changers, difference makers, and I think these four guys really exemplify that, as well as Harold Landry, who was here yesterday, and he had to return to his family vacation.”
Starting over here, C.D. I was in Cleveland when C.D. came out in the draft. I tried really, really hard to get us to pick him and got vetoed on that one. But ever since then, I’ve followed his career. When he’s been available every time, we’ve tried to get him, and now we finally were able to make that happen, so I’m excited about that. Robert, just a tremendous story. Minicamp tryout with the Tennessee Titans, didn’t have a free agent contract after the draft. Made the team, practice squad, starter, and then had over 140 tackles each of the last two seasons. Morgan Moses has been a right tackle since the moment he was drafted, has played a ton of starts, physical, tough, just a professional, very consistent run game, pass game, all that.
Then Milton Williams really has come on in the last couple of years here, excited about what he can do for us on the interior of the defensive line, pass rush, run defense. All these guys, again, are just tremendous workers, and we couldn’t be more excited that they’re joining our team and what’s moving forward here.”
“With that being said, I would like to introduce Coach Vrabel. He’s got some remarks as well, so I appreciate that.”
(No questions were asked.)
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This transcript was done based on the available footage and is subject to typographical errors. If you spot anything, please let me know in the comments below.)
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