The New England Patriots’ offseason workout program is in the books, and it was a good one for third-round rookie Marte Mapu. Despite coming off injury and donning a red non-contact jersey in practice, the Sacramento State was quite active during the five sessions open to the media — so much so that ESPN’s Mike Reiss made him his pick for the team’s surprise offseason standout.
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LB/S Marte Mapu
It wasn’t even certain the third-round pick from Sacramento State would be on the field as he recovers from a torn right pectoral muscle sustained in February.