Growing up in the UK, you’d need to go out of your way to find the NFL.
I first discovered the Patriots during the 2012 season, It was the first time I’d followed a team for more than one regular-season game. The first game, a win over the Jets in OT thanks to a Stephen Gostkowski field goal. The second, a 45-7 thrashing over the St Louis Rams when they played at Wembley Stadium. Oh, and do you remember Gronk’s changing of the guard TD spike before 84,000 British fans in London? I do, I was hooked.
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You know those awkward icebreaker introductions at the start of a job interview? Yep, here it comes.
I’m Tom Shaw-Mellors or ‘TSM’. I’m from Nottingham UK, home of the mighty Notts County FC (soccer fans if you look them up, yes, I’m aware they’re not very good). I’ve been away from writing since I finished my degree in Sports Journalism back in 2018. University was a great time for me to follow and understand the sport in greater depth, I also played 3 years for my college football team as an offensive tackle.
Due to the current situation going on in the world, I’ll be working from home until 2021. Luckily enough, I’ve been given this great opportunity to offer you all new Patriots content as we head into the 2020 training camp!
I’ll be providing content on current/future international players on the team, as well as offering an alternate viewpoint on the organization as a whole. We’ll also be covering breaking team news as it happens, because, as you all know, there’s never a dull moment following the Patriots.
You can follow me on Twitter @ShawMellors, and make sure you follow @patspropaganda for all of our content as soon as it’s posted!
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