The story of the 2015 New England Patriots is still unfolding, but a few concrete things have attributed to the 8-0 start. One of them is the unreal play of Tom Brady, of course. Another major factor has been the star power on defense. The Patriots have a trio of Defensive Player of the Year candidates in Chandler Jones, Dont’a Hightower and Jamie Collins.
With Collins ruled out for the second consecutive week due to illness, the attention turns to Jones and Hightower.
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Let’s start with Jones.