FOXBOROUGH — When the Patriots wrapped up the first day of OTAs earlier this month, they concluded the session with sprints up and down the field.
Newly-minted linebackers coach Dont’a Hightower ran alongside his players for the duration of the workout, as did Patriots-turned-coaches Troy Brown and Tiquan Underwood, among others. A three-time Super Bowl champion dubbed “Mr. February” by Bill Belichick, few people on the New England practice field command more respect than Hightower.
