It's a shame it didn't work. |
Rodney is doing fantastic; he's thinking maybe this is a life lesson. |
The Patriots stepped up and saved his career, and he loved them for it. This is the last thing in the world that he could ever thought would happen right now. It's absolutely devastating. |
Their size killed us, and it showed. Jumping on us early really hurt us, because immediately it pulled us out of some of the little zone and mixing-of-zone looks that we like to do. We were playing catch-up all night long. |
Ultimately, he had a groin injury that precluded him from working out. If you don't work for 17 days, you don't have a chance to show your stuff. But his past difficulties have prepared him for times like these. He takes it with a grain of salt and believes he will rise from ashes again. |
We'll dress out as many as we have all year. We'll actually have nine in uniform. We can't go five on five in practice, but we've got nine. |