The New England Patriots made Josh Uche’s NFL dream come true when they traded up to land him in the second round of the 2020 draft.
But at the time, Uche initially wasn’t aware the “the call” came from Bill Belichick and Co.
As one of Uche’s friends explained to The Boston Globe’s Nicole Yang, the small group in attendance to celebrate the Michigan product at first was informed a team other then the Patriots had selected Uche.
“At first, his agent said it was the Titans,” said Jordan Hernande told Yang. “We all thought it was the Titans.