The New England Patriots made nine selections in the 2014 NFL draft. And at the time, it would have been hard to foresee a pair of fourth-round picks turning into the longest-tenured.
But that’s the way it went. Now only one of whom is left.
As offensive tackle Cameron Fleming’s free-agent signing with the Dallas Cowboys became official Monday, running back James White became the last man standing from that year’s draft class.
A draft class that, aside from those two prospects taken 10 slots apart on the morning of May 10, has played a combined 68 regular-season games for New England and 36 elsewhere around the league.