During team sub action the front line consisted of Rob Ninkovich at left end, Wilfork and Kyle Love in the middle and Chandler Jones at right end. Jerod Mayo and Dont’a Hightower were the linebackers. Jermaine Cunningham was the first end off the bench, coming in for Ninkovich. Brandon Spikes and Carpenter came in at the linebacker spots.
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One interesting early development in camp this far as I see it is that Hightower is playing next to Mayo in the 4-2-5 nickel. We all know the Pats needed to get better coverage from their LBs, maybe Hightower can help with that early, along with occasionally blitzing.