{"id":16282,"date":"2018-03-25T05:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-03-25T09:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=16282"},"modified":"2018-03-25T09:26:48","modified_gmt":"2018-03-25T13:26:48","slug":"new-england-patriots-news-3-25-afc-east-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2018\/03\/25\/new-england-patriots-news-3-25-afc-east-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"New England Patriots News 3-25, AFC East Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, here are your <\/span>Sunday\u2019s Patriots news 3-25, & AFC East Notes<\/b><\/p>\n

A quick shout out to <\/span>Wally Baker<\/b> from Sutton, Mass. On Saturday we were doing our civic duty and donating blood to the Red Coast when he was behind my wife and I in line. When he heard our names and introduced himself and identified himself as a frequent reader of PatsFans.com. Coincidentally, Wally was at the very first Patriots game when back in 1960. He was a season ticket holder for many years and we shared some great stories. <\/span><\/p>\n

Quick Hitters: <\/b>Now all of a sudden <\/span>Robert Kraft<\/b> is the darling of the media. Kraft loaned one of the Patriots aircraft to the families in Florida from the Parkland students and family members to attend the D.C. rally. Regardless of where anyone stands on the debate, it only works if everyone is involved. Kraft ensured that those students and families get their voices heard in Washington. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Patriots were given some not-so-good news when <\/span>Duron Harmon <\/b>was in the news for all the wrong reasons. Harmon was flying to Costa Rica from Miami and while going thru customs, officials found two ounces of marijuana in a tin marked Arizona Tea. He was also carrying three pipes with cannabis oil, a THC candy and four glass containers with compressed marijuana that weighed 4.3 grams.<\/span><\/p>\n

After being briefly detained, Harmon was not arrested but just sent back to the United States. The league will have something to say about this shortly.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a case of due diligence, the Patriots attended the workout for former Browns QB <\/span>Johnny Manziel<\/b> and fans went crazy proclaiming the Patriots need to bring in the oft-troubled QB to \u201clearn at the hands of Brady.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

The fact that the Patriots were there to see Manziel (and other players) is simply the team doing their due diligence. Even though Manziel is supposedly clean and sober now, the Patriots want a QB who makes good decisions, and Manziel doesn\u2019t fit the bill either on or off the field and it begins with his work ethic. Last in-first out isn\u2019t the way that Brady has defined his career. Manziel has never shown the type of work ethic that would be needed to be an even decent NFL QB. Pass.<\/span><\/p>\n

More bad news for the NFL, though not Patriots related. <\/span>Michael Bennett<\/b>, just picked up by the Philadelphia Eagles was indicted by a Texas grand jury \u00a0for injuring a 66-year-old paraplegic security staffer at the 2017 Super Bowl in Houston.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bennett has been charged with injury to the elderly, a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine, according to the press release. Bennett was at Super Bowl LI as a spectator to watch his brother, Martellus play for the Patriots against the Falcons. While attempting to get onto the field after the game to celebrate with his brother, Michael Bennett shoved a security staffer who had asked him to use a different entrance for field access.<\/span><\/p>\n

Draft Talk Heating Up:<\/b>
\n<\/b>With the initial signings of free agency now dying down, most of the focus around the NFL now turns to the draft. With the candidates having competed at the NFL Combine with the individual school\u2019s Pro Days, scouts and coaches get another look at some of the marquee players and others who may not have been invited to the Combine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Make sure you check out our draft profiles of players that the Patriots may be interested in this spring.We\u2019ll be posting them up almost daily on here.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bill Belichick and Nick Caserio were making the rounds around the Southern schools last week as they worked out several intriguing prospects. Belichick shared a laugh with top prospect Bradley Chubb the DE from NC State. Belichick worked him out a bit in some individual drills. <\/span><\/p>\n

They shook hands and the Patriots coach cracked a smile.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cNice job,\u201d Belichick said. \u201cWe\u2019re picking at 31st. No chance we see you. Good luck.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Honor to meet you, Coach Belichick.”<\/p>\n

The @Patriots<\/a> head coach led Bradley Chubb (@ASTROCHUBB<\/a>) through a drill at @PackFootball<\/a>‘s Pro Day. pic.twitter.com\/uzWsGzPtDq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NFL (@NFL) March 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n