The New England Patriots have been the NFL’s Betty Ford Clinic rehabbing talented players that many thought were lost and also losing a few battles along the way.
After hits and misses with the likes of Randy Moss and Albert Haynesworth, the team’s latest project has come in the form of former No.1 draft pick Aqib Talib.
The cornerback showed flashes of brilliance in Tampa Bay but found himself on the wrong side of both the law and the league’s front office on numerous occasions.
New England traded for him in early November as he was in the midst of serving a four-game suspension for a violating the league’s PED policy.
Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik told Sports Illustrated’s Peter King the reasoning why they let a blooming shutdown corner go for just a fourth-round draft pick.
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
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