INDIANAPOLIS — Given the Patriots' unrivaled success over the past decade and a half, it's no surprise that other NFL teams have filled general manager positions with several of Bill Belichick's guys.
The latest two: Detroit GM Bob Quinn, who worked with the Pats from 2000-2015, and Tennessee GM Jon Robinson, employed in New England from 2002-2013.
"New England's a unique place," Robinson said at the NFL combine Wednesday. "It forces you to learn football. It forces you to learn more than just 'This player can do this and this is how he's going to fit into our football team here.