PLYMOUTH, Mass. -- Spend time with New England Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne and one of the first questions might be, "Is he ever not in a good mood?"
It is a rainy, cold morning at the Pinehills Golf Course in Plymouth, and Bourne just took his first tee shot -- Nicklaus Course, par-3, third hole. The divot and flying tee command as much attention as his ball that tails off to the right, and yet Bourne can't stop laughing and smiling.
He is a happy-go-lucky personality who seems to have a true appreciation for what he has -- his first big NFL payday, a three-year, $15 million contract that could be worth as much as $22.