That's right Pats fans, it's already time for the new rookies to gather at Gillette Stadium, meet each other, start learning the Patriots system and get a feel for what Coach Belichick expects of them. Rookie mini-camp is here! The 2008 draft class will stretch their legs at practice and all the position coaches will be talking to their new recruits. Soon, the race to make the roster will begin. We'll be covering it all at Patriots.com.
The writers of Patriots Football Weekly will be blogging during Rookie Mini Camp from May 2 - 3. They'll be bringing you the latest observations on all the rookies taking part in their first camp with New England. Be sure to write in with your questions and comments.
Every Wednesday leading up to the 2008 Draft we'll highlight the top college prospects who we feel could be Patriots. We'll feature interviews from draft experts from around the country to get a sense of whose stock is rising or falling.
Try your hand at being a draft scout and watch college highlight videos from the top draft prospects in our prospect video archive. Check back frequently as we will be adding additional videos often.
The writers from Patriots Football Weekly have watched video on all the draft prospects. Now you can view comments on what they thought of each the prospect in our Draft Prospect database.
The NFL Scouting Combine is the annual job fair for prospective new NFL players. For six days at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, players were put through a series of drills, tests and interviews with more than 600 NFL personnel. The staff of Patriots Football Weekly was there and offered analysis and positional reviews of the top prospects that participated.