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5 things you should know about Cyrus Jones

By Connor Fulton

Nov 14, 2015; Starkville, MS, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Cyrus Jones (5) returns a punt that would result in a touchdown during the second quarter of the game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 14, 2015; Starkville, MS, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Cyrus Jones (5) returns a punt that would result in a touchdown during the second quarter of the game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 14, 2015; Starkville, MS, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Cyrus Jones (5) returns a punt that would result in a touchdown during the second quarter of the game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports /

Now that we’ve had a few days to digest the New England Patriots’ selections in the 2016 NFL Draft, we’re going to dive deeper into each pick. We start the week off by listing five things you should absolutely know about No. 60 overall pick Cyrus Jones.

Immediate reaction to Patriots selecting Cyrus Jones

5. Jones met with Bill Belichick before the Alabama pro day

According to a recent interview, Jones had some quality time with Bill Belichick before Alabama pro day festivities began:

"The only time I saw Coach Belichick was the day before pro day when I had a short meeting with him. The meeting went great. We sat in — it was me and a couple other players — we sat in and watched some film from our season and pretty much talked football. The meeting went great."

Jones must have made a good impression during that film session, enough for Belichick to make him the Patriots’ first selection of the 2016 NFL Draft at long last. Speaking of watching film…

Next: 4. Jones is a film room rat

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