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04-04-2008, 04:00 PM
The Patriots will host Eastern Michigan DE/OLB Jason Jones (http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/profile.php?pyid=68142) on a pre-draft visit April 13-14.
At 6-foot-5, 273 pounds, Jones would most likely project to outside linebacker in the Patriots' 3-4 alignment. He could also play with his hand on the ground in sub packages.
Jones, who is projected as an early-to-mid-round pick, began his career as a tight end before moving to the defensive line for the 2005 season. The Pro Football Weekly draft preview notes that Jones had his arm length measured at 36.5 inches, the second longest of any player at the NFL combine.
NFL teams are allowed up to 30 in-house visits with prospects before the draft. The visits do not include workouts, so they are essentially a final interview and medical check.
CHARTING THE VISITS: CB Antoine Cason (Arizona), CB Charles Godfrey (Iowa), CB Terrell Thomas (USC), RB Darren McFadden (Arkansas), LB Keith Rivers (USC), and DE/LB Darrell Robertson (Georgia Tech) are among those scheduled to have pre-draft visits to the Patriots. ... It was previously reported in this space that CB Brandon Flowers (Virginia Tech) was scheduled to visit the Patriots. That information was incorrect. Flowers is not scheduled to visit the team before the draft.
More... (http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/2008/04/jones_set_for_p.html)
At 6-foot-5, 273 pounds, Jones would most likely project to outside linebacker in the Patriots' 3-4 alignment. He could also play with his hand on the ground in sub packages.
Jones, who is projected as an early-to-mid-round pick, began his career as a tight end before moving to the defensive line for the 2005 season. The Pro Football Weekly draft preview notes that Jones had his arm length measured at 36.5 inches, the second longest of any player at the NFL combine.
NFL teams are allowed up to 30 in-house visits with prospects before the draft. The visits do not include workouts, so they are essentially a final interview and medical check.
CHARTING THE VISITS: CB Antoine Cason (Arizona), CB Charles Godfrey (Iowa), CB Terrell Thomas (USC), RB Darren McFadden (Arkansas), LB Keith Rivers (USC), and DE/LB Darrell Robertson (Georgia Tech) are among those scheduled to have pre-draft visits to the Patriots. ... It was previously reported in this space that CB Brandon Flowers (Virginia Tech) was scheduled to visit the Patriots. That information was incorrect. Flowers is not scheduled to visit the team before the draft.
More... (http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/2008/04/jones_set_for_p.html)