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Pats may look at Edwards, Brooks
By Albert Breer/ Metrowest Daily News
Sunday, May 21, 2006 - Updated: 11:31 AM EST
One thing everyone can forget about is a lush June 1 market in the NFL, because this year the cuts of the past aren’t as necessary now that the salary cap is close to $20 million more than it was in 2005.
Still, there could be several interesting players out there for the Patriots, including two at linebacker.
San Diego Chargers veteran Donnie Edwards and University of Virginia’s Ahmad Brooks both could pair with Tedy Bruschi inside, enabling Mike Vrabel to move back outside.
Edwards and the Chargers have reportedly been at odds throughout the offseason and a serious rift seems to have developed between he and general manager A.J. Smith.
Some expect San Diego to either waive or trade the 33-year-old, although Smith says he won’t.
Edwards is a bit light (6-foot-2, 227 pounds) but has played on the inside of the Chargers’ 3-4 scheme for the last four years and has posted more than 100 tackles for seven consecutive seasons. He played the final 10 games of last season with a torn meniscus (knee) and still registered 112 solo stops.
Brooks may be even more enticing. The 6-4, 260-pounder reportedly runs the 40 in the 4.5-second range.
So how would he be available? Well, old Bill Belichick friend and current Virginia coach Al Groh threw him off the Cavaliers’ roster during spring ball due to an unspecified off-field incident.
Such circumstances have haunted Brooks since he was in high school. The blue-chip recruit was forced to take a prep year before reporting to Virginia because of non-qualifying standardized test scores.cw0
Here are the plusses for Brooks:
He’s a rare talent who has extensive experience playing inside linebacker in a similar 3-4 model to the Patriots.
Before an injury-marred junior year, he was a Butkus Award finalist, first-team All-American and top 10 draft lock.
Because he planned to return to Virginia for his senior season and missed the draft deadline, Brooks will be available in the July 13 supplemental draft.
Brooks currently is working out with Atlanta trainer Chip Smith and has signed with an agent, so there’s no turning back.
The Patriots will be slotted to pick in the bottom 12 of each round, and if they exercise a first-rounder on Brooks - who may not even be available at that point - they forfeit their first-rounder in next April’s regular draft.
If they have him rated as high as some do, the freakish talent with good size and demeanor may just be worth it.
We all know he has first round talent but the character questions remain .. Ask the Titans if they would still take Pacman if they could do it over..
Home > Sports > N.E. Patriots > RSS Feed
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Pats may look at Edwards, Brooks
By Albert Breer/ Metrowest Daily News
Sunday, May 21, 2006 - Updated: 11:31 AM EST
One thing everyone can forget about is a lush June 1 market in the NFL, because this year the cuts of the past aren’t as necessary now that the salary cap is close to $20 million more than it was in 2005.
Still, there could be several interesting players out there for the Patriots, including two at linebacker.
San Diego Chargers veteran Donnie Edwards and University of Virginia’s Ahmad Brooks both could pair with Tedy Bruschi inside, enabling Mike Vrabel to move back outside.
Edwards and the Chargers have reportedly been at odds throughout the offseason and a serious rift seems to have developed between he and general manager A.J. Smith.
Some expect San Diego to either waive or trade the 33-year-old, although Smith says he won’t.
Edwards is a bit light (6-foot-2, 227 pounds) but has played on the inside of the Chargers’ 3-4 scheme for the last four years and has posted more than 100 tackles for seven consecutive seasons. He played the final 10 games of last season with a torn meniscus (knee) and still registered 112 solo stops.
Brooks may be even more enticing. The 6-4, 260-pounder reportedly runs the 40 in the 4.5-second range.
So how would he be available? Well, old Bill Belichick friend and current Virginia coach Al Groh threw him off the Cavaliers’ roster during spring ball due to an unspecified off-field incident.
Such circumstances have haunted Brooks since he was in high school. The blue-chip recruit was forced to take a prep year before reporting to Virginia because of non-qualifying standardized test scores.cw0
Here are the plusses for Brooks:
He’s a rare talent who has extensive experience playing inside linebacker in a similar 3-4 model to the Patriots.
Before an injury-marred junior year, he was a Butkus Award finalist, first-team All-American and top 10 draft lock.
Because he planned to return to Virginia for his senior season and missed the draft deadline, Brooks will be available in the July 13 supplemental draft.
Brooks currently is working out with Atlanta trainer Chip Smith and has signed with an agent, so there’s no turning back.
The Patriots will be slotted to pick in the bottom 12 of each round, and if they exercise a first-rounder on Brooks - who may not even be available at that point - they forfeit their first-rounder in next April’s regular draft.
If they have him rated as high as some do, the freakish talent with good size and demeanor may just be worth it.
We all know he has first round talent but the character questions remain .. Ask the Titans if they would still take Pacman if they could do it over..
people need to just state they have talent ...... the first round crap is getting ridiculous.
