FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Things can change fast in the NFL, as wide receiver Leonard Hankerson experienced this week.
On Monday, he was rehabbing his hamstring back to health with the Atlanta Falcons. On Tuesday, he was deemed to be healthy enough to be released off the Falcons’ injured reserve list. Then on Wednesday, he was claimed by the New England Patriots.
So it’s no wonder that the 6-foot-2, 211-pound Hankerson joked that one of his biggest challenges these days is “knowing how to get back to the locker room.”
It’s all new to Hankerson, but he’s embracing the opportunity to join the 11-2 Patriots for their playoff push.