New England Patriots 'Anfernee Jennings Rov Qab Hauv Kev Sib Tham Linebacker Tom Qab Ib Lub Caij Tawm

Thaum New England Patriots tig mus rau Anfernee Jennings nyob rau hauv qhov thib peb puag ncig ntawm 2020 NFL cov qauv, Nick Caserio tig mus rau Alabama cov khoom lag luam, kev paub ntau yam thiab lub zog.

"Tus menyuam no yog ib tug neeg tawv heev, tawv heev," tus thawj coj ntawm cov neeg ua haujlwm tau hais lub caij nplooj ntoo hlav. “… Jennings muaj keeb kwm yav dhau los ua ob peb qhov sib txawv. Nyuaj heev, kev coj noj coj ua zoo. "

Ib tug redshirt senior All-SEC xaiv uas tau mus rau No. 87 tag nrho, Jennings tam sim no pom nws tus kheej rov qab nyob rau hauv kev sib tham nyob rau hauv nws thib peb kev cob qhia camp. Tus linebacker tau raug zam los ntawm qhov pib ntawm nws thib ob vim nws yawg tuag. Tom qab ntawd nws tau muab tso rau ntawm qhov chaw raug mob vim qhov mob tsis tau qhia tawm ntawm cov pab koomtes 53-tus txiv neej lub sijhawm kawg lub Yim Hli.

Ib lub caij ntawm kev xav tau ua raws. Nws yog thawj zaug uas Jennings tuaj yeem nco qab tsis ua si football hauv 17 xyoo.

"Xyoo tas los ua ntej mus pw hav zoov, kuv poob kuv yawg, tej zaum yog ib qho kev tshoov siab loj tshaj plaws hauv kuv lub neej," Jennings qhia reporters tom qab hnub Wednesday lub padded xyaum. “Tsuas nco ntsoov nco ntsoov thiab xav txog qhov nws nyiam lub sijhawm xyoo no. Tsuas yog muaj peev xwm rov qab mus rau qhov ntawd xyoo no, qhov ntawd tau pab ntau heev thiab loj hlob kuv txoj kev hlub ntawm football. Txhua hnub kuv tawm ntawm no, kuv ua tsaug thiab ua tsaug rau lub sijhawm. "

Lub sijhawm rau Jennings, uas nws txoj haujlwm Tuscaloosa nthuav tawm 54 kev ua si, 194 tackles, 15.5 sacks, ob qhov kev cuam tshuam thiab peb yuam kev fumbles, tseem nyob rau hnub nyoog 25. Nws tau lees paub cov lus qhia los ntawm cov tswv cuab ntawm New England's 2021 linebacker chav, suav nrog tus neeg sawv cev dawb Dont'a Hightower, ib tug phooj ywg Crimson Tide standout uas tau xa nws mus ua ntej camp pib.

"Peb muaj ntau tus tub rog qub txeeg qub teg hauv chav uas zoo li tau siv sijhawm los rhuav tshem qhov kev ua si rau kuv, qeeb qhov kev ua si los ntawm ntau lub hlwb ntawm nws," tus 6-ko taw-3, 259-phaus Jennings hais. “Yog li kuv tau siv lub sijhawm ntawd thiab hom kev txhim kho lub hlwb. Obviously nyob deb ntawm qhov kev ua si thiab ua haujlwm tawm txhua lub sijhawm, uas pab lub cev. Tab sis kuv muaj ntau tus qub tub rog nyob ib puag ncig kuv, thiab lawv tau ua rau kuv mob siab thiab ua rau kuv nyob hauv kev sib tw ncaws pob. Qhov ntawd tau pab kuv ntau heev. "

Jennings tau tshwm sim hauv 14 qhov kev ua si, pib plaub, thaum nws lub caij nyoog tshiab hauv New England. Nws sau 20 tackles thaum ua si 28% ntawm kev tiv thaiv downs. Pro Kev Ua Si Ncaws Pob muab qhab nia rau nws nrog xya kev sib koom ua ke ntawm lub quarterback thiab qib 71.4 tiv thaiv kev khiav ntawm txoj kev.

Qhov thib ob lub teb chaws tau yeej tam sim no tawm ntawm cov npoo ntawm ntau daim ntawv qhia tob uas suav nrog cov nyiam 2020 thib ob rounder Josh Uche, 2021 peb-rounder Ronnie Perkins thiab Perennial Pro Bowler Matthew Judon. Lub luag haujlwm tseem ceeb ntawm pab pawg tshwj xeeb, qhov twg 96 qhov kev ua si tau nkag mus ua tus neeg tshiab, tuaj yeem nyob hauv daim npav.

"Qhov loj tshaj plaws nrog Anfernee yog nws nyob ntawd," Patriots tus thawj coj qhia Bill Belichick tau hais thaum nws Wednesday xovxwm sablaj. “Yog li, nws tau tawm mus txhua hnub. Nws ua haujlwm. Tau kawg, yog tias koj ua haujlwm, koj tab tom txhim kho. Nws yog qhov zoo kom nws tawm mus thiab nws tau ua tiav txhua hnub. Nws yuav tau txais qee lub sijhawm zoo los txog yav tom ntej, nrog rau qee tus neeg hauv txoj haujlwm ntawd, thiab peb yuav pom tias nws hloov li cas. Tab sis nws yog qhov zoo kom nws tawm mus. "

New England's preseason opener tiv thaiv New York Giants yog teem rau Lub Yim Hli 11. Lub 7 teev tsaus ntuj ET kickoff ntawm Gillette Stadium yuav cim Jennings thawj thawj zaug snaps hauv 19 lub hlis.

"Tus txiv neej, kuv tsuas yog, kuv tau loj hlob tuaj," Jennings hais txog nws lub xyoo ntawm kev raug mob. "Kuv matured ntau ntawm lub teb thiab tawm. Kuv muaj sijhawm ntau rau kuv tus kheej, ntau lub sijhawm los xav txog thiab tsuas yog ntsuas, kho kuv txoj kev ua neej, kho qhov kuv tau ua thiab tawm ntawm qhov chaw. Tsuas yog tsim kuv tus kheej. "