Along with their veteran safety, another recent draft pick who showed well in Thursday night’s preseason finale was Mapu. As mentioned, Mapu began his pro career as a hybrid safety, but the new staff has converted him to a traditional inside linebacker. Mapu’s ability to cover running backs and tight ends, either out of the backfield, in-line, or flexed out …
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Patriots The Patriots have reportedly made it known that the two veterans are available for trade. Kyle Dugger AP Photo/Michael Dwyer Photos: ‘Gronk Playground’ opens on the Esplanade Julian Edelman believes this Patriots rookie could be ‘steal of the draft’ The Patriots have made a pair of veteran defensive players available for trade, according to Andrew Callahan of The Boston …
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The start of training camp was nothing out of the ordinary for the New England Patriots’ safety group. Kyle Dugger and Jabrill Peppers were the top two, with Jaylinn Hawkins as the primary third option and fourth-round rookie Craig Woodson leading the charge as a developmental prospect behind. However, the established order was shaken up quite drastically last week. It …
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In March 2024, the New England Patriots were faced with a decision about one of defensive cornerstones. Kyle Dugger, who was coming off yet another solid season as a starting safety, was about to enter unrestricted free agency for the first time in his career and a realistic candidate to draw quite a bit of interest should he make it …
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The Patriots’ depth chart lists safety Kyle Dugger as a starter, and that’s to be expected a year after he signed a four-year, $58 million contract. But it’s not clear that Dugger is actually going to be on the first team when the season starts. Dugger ran with the second-string defense at Sunday’s practice, according to Mike Reiss of ESPN. …
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