FOXBORO, Mass. — Playing for Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots clearly isn’t for everyone. Sure, a player like Cassius Marsh is easy to dismiss, but Darrelle Revis is an example of a great, hard-working player who simply wasn’t into life in Foxboro.
Christian Barmore lies on the other end of the spectrum.
The Patriots traded up in the 2021 NFL Draft to selecft Barmore, a defensive lineman out of Alabama, with the 38th overall pick. The Philadelphia native was considered a first-round talent, but nevertheless slipped to the second round, with rumored maturity concerns playing a role.