The Patriot Way: New England Patriots News, 5/24
By Cyrus Geller
Hello, and welcome to another edition of ‘The Patriot Way’, your number one source to New England Patriots news and analysis from around the web.
Tom Brady asks for second hearing at 2nd Circuit
"New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady filed an appeal Monday for a second hearing by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in regard to his four-game Deflategate suspension imposed by the NFL.“The facts here are so drastic and so apparent that the court should rehear it,” NFL Players Association attorney Theodore B. Olson told ABC News on Monday morning in an interview aired on “Good Morning America.”The court upheld Brady’s suspension in a 2-1 decision April 25, deciding that commissioner Roger Goodell’s discipline was properly grounded in the collective bargaining agreement and that Brady was treated fairly."
This Patriots hopeful has waited outside the stadium every day for a month
"Abiola Aborishade really, really wants to play for the New England Patriots— and he’s taking his efforts to a new level.Aborishade has been standing outside Gillette Stadium almost every day since April 21 in hopes of getting the opportunity to try out for the team, according toMassLive.The former standout receiver at Division III UMass Dartmouth stands under the bridge at the intersection of Route 1 and Patriot Place, next to a poster which reads “talented hardworking athlete hoping for a chance to prove myself.”MassLive reports Aborishade has logged about 130 hours, waiting for his shot in between his shifts at Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Norwood, about seven miles north of Gillette."
New England Patriots 2016 roster breakdown: #7 QB Jacoby Brissett
"We have entered the deepest depths of the NFL offseason. Free agency and the draft are behind us, while minicamp and training camp won’t start until early June and late July, respectively.However, while the football world seemingly turns slower these days it does not stop. After all, by late August, each team has to start making its roster cuts. Until then, players have to secure their spots on the team; they need to do their jobs (well) or someone else will.Over the course of the next few weeks, we will take a look at the men fighting for those spots on the 2016 New England Patriots. Today, we’ll take a look at rookie quarterback Jacoby Brissett."