Tom Brady and Bill Belichick talk all the time about the importance of mental toughness, and a certain player on New England’s roster certainly has a long offseason ahead as he tries to rebuild his own after a difficult rookie campaign.
Rookie defensive back Cyrus Jones started the year with plenty of optimism after being selected in the second around in this year’s draft, putting him under the spotlight since he was the first player taken after the Patriots were left without a round one pick thanks to Roger Goodell’s penalty for DeflateGate.
His selection seemed like a good one, with Jones coming in as a relatively heralded player having played for Nick Saban at the University of Alabama.