The New England Patriots have sent two of their top defensive coaches to the Senior Bowl in Mobile Alabama. Secondary coach Steve Belichick and linebackers coach Jerod Mayo will be in attendance, according to The Athletic’s Nick Underhill.
Over the past four of five years, the Patriots coaching staff has been busy preparing for the Super Bowl. This season, however, they can get rolling on the pre-draft process. The Senior Bowl is one of those opportunities for additional evaluation, as it’s essentially an All-Star game for draft prospects.
This year’s top prospects include quarterbacks Justin Herbert (Oregon), Jordan Love (Utah State) and Jalen Hurts (Oklahoma) along with defensive standouts Kristian Fulton (LSU) and Javon Kinlaw (South Carolina).
New England picks at 23rd overall in the 2020 NFL Draft. They seem to have needs at tight end, receiver, linebacker and, of course, quarterback. Though, those needs will be determined by free agency in March when Patriots’ standouts like Tom Brady, Devin McCourty, Jamie Collins and Kyle Van Noy could leave the team.
