A former New England Patriots player is hoping to go to Washington D.C. as Arkansas' next United States senator.
Jake Bequette, who the Patriots selected in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft after an impressive career at the University of Arkansas, announced Monday he is running for U.S. Senate as a Republican.
“I’m no squish career politician," Bequette says in a video posted to Twitter on Monday. "I’m a former All-SEC Razorback, a defensive end who sacked Tim Tebow, a Patriot who played with Tom Brady and won a Super Bowl, and an Army veteran who left the NFL and volunteered for the 101st Airborne in Iraq.