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On seventh-round selection Jeremy Ebert: “Ebert is a guy who we kind of got onto late. Worked him out this past week. He’s an impressive guy. Does a lot of things well. We feel that he is versatile and will be able to compete at that position for us as one of the younger players that we have at that position. We have a lot of experienced guys there, and we felt that adding a good, young player to that group like him would be good.”

Belichick highlights Dennard as value pick – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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Among Buckeyes with NFL Draft dreams, Nate Ebner’s is rather special | cleveland.com

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Among Buckeyes with NFL Draft dreams, Nate Ebner’s is rather special | cleveland.com

Ebner wasn’t a recruit at all. But if there’s anyone who helped their NFL prospects with the 2011 Buckeyes, it may be Ebner. For a guy who didn’t play high school football, now contemplating making a living at the game is a bit surreal. Except Ebner, who competed at an elite level in rugby, couldn’t help but believe he’d have a shot. “

Did I think I’d be in a position to get drafted?” Ebner said. “No way. But to possibly play on a pro team? I’d like to say that was always maybe the goal, but I didn’t know how realistic it was until this past year.” Ebner was timed as fast as a 4.48 in the 40 at the pro day, showed his agility with a fast time in the three-cone drill and did well in the broad and vertical jumps. He figured he might do well at the tests, and what he proved is that at about 215 pounds, he could be a raw athlete with a lot of room for growth. That should make him worth a look as an across-the-board special teams player, either in the draft or in free agency. He has continued to talk with NFL teams since pro day. “I’m not getting overly excited about the draft,” Ebner said. “I just want a chance with a team. At the end of the day, you have to show up when it comes time to play.”

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More on Dennard from Belichick: “He’s strong. He’s a physical player. Obviously he played at a high level of competition, particularly in the 2010 season where they played so much in the passing conference – a lot of spread out offenses, a lot of nickel, dime coverage and that type of thing. Then this year, when Nebraska went to the Big Ten, they saw really a whole different schedule, a whole different style of offensive football from those teams that they played so it was interesting to watch all that. I think you can really see him play against – or anybody from Nebraska for that matter, whether it was Lavonte David or Alfonzo, whoever it is – see them play against – two different years, really two different style of offense. He’s gone up against a lot of good players and competed well.”

Belichick highlights Dennard as value pick – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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When it comes to versatility, the phrase around Gillette Stadium is, “The more you can do, the more you can do for us.” To that end, while the Patriots have spent the first two days of the 2012 draft aggressively going after defense, they’ve also placed a premium on the acquisition of versatile players.

New England has always managed to wring the most out of a player, and early indications are that the draft class of 2012 is in the same mold – all four players the Patriots have taken in the first three rounds (all of whom are defensive players) all showed positional flexibility as collegians.

patriots – Flexible flyers: Patriots stress versatility through first two days of draft – WEEI | Christopher Price

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“I played special teams in college. I’m going to play special teams with the Patriots. It’s something that I love to do, and something that I’m going to do,” Wilson said, noting that he played on the punt team, kickoff team, kickoff return team, and field goal block unit at Illinois.

Tavon Wilson

New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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