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Patriots' Bill Belichick praises Cam Newton's work ethic
Bill Belichick called his 31-year-old quarterback a "hard-working kid."
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Pats coach Belichick: Cam Newton is a hard-working kid
Bill Belichick was asked about New England Patriots recruit Cam Newton on Friday.
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Bill Belichick's first practice impression of Cam Newton: 'He's a hard-working kid'
The tight-lipped Patriots coach heaped the slightest of praise on his new quarterback Friday.
New England Draft Picks
Kyle
Dugger
2
Rnd
5
Pk
S
Position
- Draft Grade: B
- Pre-Draft Rank: 40
- School: Lenoir-Rhyne
- Height: 6' 1"
- Weight: 217
Yahoo Sports Commentary
A fascinating pick by Bill Belichick after trading out of Round 1, adding a highly athletic defender with a nose for the ball — either at safety or nickel linebacker — and a special-teams performer. He’s quiet, driven and relatively untested coming from the Division II ranks. This is not your typical Belichick Round 2 safety reach.
Josh
Uche
2
Rnd
28
Pk
EDGE
Position
- Draft Grade: B
- Pre-Draft Rank: 60
- School: Michigan
- Height: 6' 1"
- Weight: 245
Yahoo Sports Commentary
Trading up with Baltimore, the Patriots make their second pick in Round 2. And it’s their second fascinating defensive addition in Uche, who brings pass-rush juice even though he’s not your typically sized rusher. But he can stand up, drop into coverage, energize New England's unit, and is just starting to scratch his potential. The Patriots care not for your QB concerns. They’re going defense again.
Anfernee
Jennings
3
Rnd
23
Pk
LB
Position
- Draft Grade: C
- Pre-Draft Rank: 82
- School: Alabama
- Height: 6' 2"
- Weight: 256
Yahoo Sports Commentary
Bill Belichick clearly felt he needed to improve his defense, eh? Jennings is a central-casting Patriot with his versatility, edge-setting ability and high motor. He’s also not that twitchy as a rusher, has a notable injury history and isn’t diverse enough to drop into coverage readily. But if there's a coach who can get the most out of Jennings’ lunch-pail mentality and ability, it’s Belichick.
Devin
Asiasi
3
Rnd
27
Pk
TE
Position
- Draft Grade: C+
- Pre-Draft Rank: 102
- School: UCLA
- Height: 6' 3"
- Weight: 257
Yahoo Sports Commentary
This feels like a Jedd Fisch recommendation, as the former UCLA assistant and current Patriots staffer worked with Asiasi both with the Bruins under Chip Kelly and at Michigan, where Asiasi started his college career. He flashed some playmaking ability at times and will get after it as a blocker. Asiasi just missed the cut of our top 100, initially making the list before being pushed out. Interesting player at a need position.
Dalton
Keene
3
Rnd
37
Pk
TE
Position
- Draft Grade: C
- Pre-Draft Rank: 202
- School: Virginia Tech
- Height: 6' 4"
- Weight: 253
Yahoo Sports Commentary
When we watched Keene play, we immediately though "Patriots." He just fits their style with toughness and durability, along with the versatility to be used in-line, flexed out and on special teams. Keene even took a few handoffs as a running back and his blocking effort stands out. The Hokies really didn’t feature him as a receiver, and it’s possible there’s a sleeper pass-catching skill buried in there. We just thought he might go later.
Justin
Rohrwasser
5
Rnd
13
Pk
K
Position
- School: Marshall
- Height: 6' 3"
- Weight: 230
Michael
Onwenu
6
Rnd
3
Pk
OG
Position
- Pre-Draft Rank: 165
- School: Michigan
- Height: 6' 3"
- Weight: 344
Justin
Herron
6
Rnd
16
Pk
OG
Position
- Pre-Draft Rank: 222
- School: Wake Forest
- Height: 6' 4"
- Weight: 301
Cassh
Maluia
6
Rnd
25
Pk
LB
Position
- School: Wyoming
- Height: 6' 0"
- Weight: 248
Dustin
Woodard
7
Rnd
16
Pk
C
Position
- School: Memphis
- Height: 6' 2"
- Weight: 285
AFC East Standings
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