It isn’t the first time Adrian Clayborn has called Matt Tobin and James Ferentz his teammates.
The 29-year-old defensive end, who finished his collegiate career with 37.5 tackles for loss and 19 sacks, was a redshirt senior at Iowa when the latter two were redshirt sophomores on the offensive line.
“Yep, I knew them,” Clayborn said on his introductory conference call last Wednesday, via Patriots.com. “They were scout-team players when I was at Iowa. That’s how old I am, but yep, I know those guys.”
Clayborn figures to know a few other guys who’ve stopped by Foxborough, too.