Toughness is the buzz word for the New England Patriots this offseason.
It’s come from Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo, de facto general manager Eliot Wolf and new offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt, especially when the three are describing what they are looking for when assessing this year’s crop of top quarterback prospects in the NFL Draft.
“The thing about quarterbacks for me, look, everyone wants the big arm, the mobility, and things like that,” Mayo told reporters Tuesday from the NFL Scouting Combine, per team-provided video. “But I do think it’s important to just get a good sense of what type of competitor they are, their toughness and things like that.