Marcus Jones latest in long line of two-way players for Bill Belichick Era Patriots

Rookie Defensive Back Marcus Jones shocked everyone inside Gillette Stadium last Thursday with his electrifying 48 yard touchdown reception on offense.

The reality is nobody should have been surprised as Marcus Jones is just the latest in a long line of two-way players for the Belichick Era Patriots.

After amassing over 450 receptions in his 11 year NFL career Troy Brown was pressed into defensive action in 2004 after a flurry of injuries in the patriots secondary. Brown proceeded to finish 2nd on the team with 3 interceptions, including one off his former quarterback Drew Bledsoe.

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Vrabel might have the most amazing stat line in NFL history with 12 career catches, all 12 for touchdowns. The All-Pro linebacker had 10 of those touchdowns in a Patriots uniform while playing for Belichick, including a memorable celebration after catching one in Super Bowl 39 against the Eagles.

While Edelman was still developing as a young Wide Receiver in 2011 Bill Belichick used him as an occasional defensive back. He was given the assignment of shutting down Anquan Boldin in the 2011 AFC Championship Game. He made some plays during the regular season too...

Matthew Slater is known for his All-Pro career as a Special Teamer with over 200 games played. Slater did dabble on both offense and defense early in his career. In 2011 Slater started 3 games at Safety on defense and also caught a pass as a Wide Receiver.

Seymour has a Hall-of-Fame career as a Defensive End and won 3 Super Bowls as a Patriot. He also played some Fullback in short yardage situations early in his career, including a few snaps in Super Bowl 38 against the Carolina Panthers.

Roberts was a heat seaking missile as a run stopping Linebacker in his time on the Patriots defense. The Pats offensive coaches turned him into a Fullback halfway through the 2019 season after James Develin and Jakob Johnson were placed on Injured Reserve. He had one very memorable play against the Dolphins.

Moss played defense as a situational Safety at times on occasion for Bill Belichick. He picked off a pass in 2009 against Josh McDaniels' Broncos on a Hail Mary at the end of the first half.

Gronk was used as an emergency situational Safety like Moss. He took a bad angle and couldn't contain Kenyan Drake during the Miami Miracle play in 2018.