FOXBORO -- Tom Brady has admitted in the past that it's been more and more of a challenge to relate to teammates in their 20s as he's gotten older. Consider this: When Brady and the Patriots captured their first Super Bowl title in the winter of 2002, third-round pick Derek Rivers was seven. "I'm going to be starstruck, I'm not going to lie," he said.
The Patriots will have a boatload of rookies in town this weekend for minicamp, but only four will have the distinction of being members of the smallest draft class in franchise history. And one of those four has reportedly already signed on the dotted line. According to ESPN's Field Yates, offensive lineman and sixth-round pick Conor McDermott -- taken with the No. 211 overall selection out of UCLA -- has signed his rookie deal. Because rookie contracts are slotted based on draft position, there isn't much wiggle room in terms of negotiations. A union executive once told Andrew Brandt that "a trained monkey could do these contracts." There are, however, instances when contract talks can drag
The GIF is the best gift the internet has ever given us. This isn’t up for debate. It’s just a fact. Another fact: The sports world is responsible for some of the best GIFs the internet has to offer. There are so many good ones. Honestly we could post hundreds of terrific GIFs. But for the sake of your time and data plan, we’ve narrowed this ranking of the best sports GIFs on the internet down to 25… 25. Runaway cart in Dallas 24. Chris Bosh out of nowhere 23. Eli got his hopes up for nothing 22. Tom Brady dancing in Rio 21. Pete Carroll is shocked 19. Lavar Ball has to be on the list 18. Raptors mascot face plants 17. Tom Brady is left hanging 16. David Robinson gets photobombed 15. Miguel Herrera
| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | QB | |
| 7 | QB | |
| 10 | QB |
| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | RB | |
| 33 | RB | |
RB | ||
| 46 | RB/FB | |
| 27 | RB/FB | |
| 35 | RB | |
| 47 | RB/FB | |
| 33 | KR/RB | |
| 28 | RB |
| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | WR/KR/PR | |
WR | ||
| 10 | WR | |
| 11 | PR/WR | |
| 15 | WR | |
WR | ||
| 16 | WR | |
| 19 | WR | |
| 18 | WR/SPTM/KR | |
| 81 | WR |
| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | TE | |
| 87 | TE | |
TE | ||
| 88 | TE | |
| 82 | TE | |
| 80 | TE | |
| 85 | TE |
| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | C | |
| 64 | G/LOG | |
| 61 | T/ROT | |
| 65 | G/LOG | |
| 66 | G/ROG | |
| 71 | T/ROT | |
| 63 | T/LOT | |
| 75 | G/C | |
| 69 | C/ROG | |
| 67 | T/ROT | |
| 77 | T/LOT | |
| 62 | G/LOG | |
| 68 | T/LOT |
| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
DT | ||
| 97 | DT/LDT | |
| 90 | DT/RDT | |
DT | ||
| 94 | DE/LDE | |
| 98 | DE/RDE | |
| 92 | DE/LDE | |
| 93 | DE/RDE | |
| 74 | DT/LDT | |
| 96 | DT/LDT | |
| 95 | DE/LDE | |
| 99 | DT/RDT | |
DE | ||
| 91 | DE/RDE |
| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | LB/MLB | |
| 55 | LB/LLB | |
| 54 | LB/MLB | |
| 58 | LB/RLB | |
| 50 | LB/LLB | |
| 52 | LB/RLB | |
| 53 | LB/MLB |
| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | CB/LCB | |
| 23 | S/SS | |
| 22 | CB/LCB | |
| 43 | S/SPTM/FS | |
| 24 | CB/RCB | |
| 30 | S/SS | |
| 24 | CB/RCB/PR | |
| 31 | CB/LCB | |
| 36 | S/SPTM/FS | |
| 32 | S/FS | |
| 37 | S/SS | |
| 25 | CB/RCB |
| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | P/HLD | |
| 49 | LB/LS | |
| 3 | K/KKO/KFG |