LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Former Arkansas defensive lineman Jake Bequette on Monday announced he's challenging Arkansas Sen. John Boozman in next year's Republican primary.
Bequette, an Army veteran who also played eight games in the NFL with the New England Patriots after they selected him in the third round of the 2012 draft, launched his bid with a online video touting his football and military background.
"What's happening in Washington these days is a disgrace. Democrats have been taken over by radical socialists, and too many Republicans just go along to get along," Bequette says in the ad as images of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and New York Rep.