It wasn’t a good day for many across the National Football league, but Carl Davis was able to leave Gillette Stadium on Tuesday with a smile on his face.
The New England Patriots defensive lineman was named to the team’s initial 53-man roster, emerging out of one of the team’s deepest positional groups. And Davis showed off his excitement with a pair of posts on social media following the league’s 4 p.m. ET deadline.
“More than ever I take so much pride in wearing this Pats uniform,” Davis tweeted. “It mean so much to me.