It’s official: The Patriots have been linked to all the quarterbacks
The question had become, “What quarterback isn’t linked to the Patriots?”
The answer for months, conspicuously, was Stanford’s Davis Mills. The Patriots may have had representatives at Mills’ Pro Day, but nothing was reported. New England has been thoroughly scouting all the QB prospects expected to be available outside of Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and BYU’s Zach Wilson, but weren’t directly linked to Mills, making the Stanford QB a bit of an eyebrow-raiser for believers in The Lying Season™.
Well, there goes that narrative. According to Three quarterbacks likely will get drafted in Rounds 2 and 3, and a handful of teams have done extra legwork on them — a list that includes the #Bears, #Vikings, #Saints and #Bucs. @gmfb @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/CcPhUOVI1U
So if you thought Mills was the Patriots’ guy, based on the mere fact that it was all quiet on the Stanford front, it’s time for a new theory.
To recap: the Patriots sent representatives to the Pro Days for Ohio State’s Justin Fields, North Dakota State’s Trey Lance, Alabama’s Mac Jones, and Florida’s Kyle Trask – including Bill Belichick himself in Tuscaloosa. They also attended the Senior Bowl, where they watched Texas A&M’s Kellen Mond. Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels has reportedly been staying in touch with Mond since then.
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