Source: itiswhatitis.weei.com --- Monday, January 30, 2017
Dont’a Hightower named Jamie Collins his favorite NFL defensive player. (Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports) HOUSTON — It’s clear the Patriots have not forgotten about Jamie Collins. Collins was traded to the Browns prior to the Patriots’ bye week in a move that surprised almost everyone across the league. Monday night at NFL Opening Night, linebacker Dont’a Hightower was asked who his favorite NFL defensive player is. “Jamie Collins,” Hightower said, after a few seconds of thinking. Given his answer, a follow-up was asked of his feelings after he learned Collins was traded. “It sucked,” he said. “It’s part of the business and we’ve kind of moved on from it. Obviously he’s doing a good job. He got his contract extended and everything. Everything is going well for him and I obviously wish him the best. We’re here now.” Hightower also acknowledged it took the defense a few games to adjust without him, but clearly things worked out in the end with the Patriots playing in the Super Bowl. “Yeah, obviously,” he said of it taking a few weeks to adjust. “We had guys come in who didn’t play, who hadn’t done things like that on that kind of level. Again, I think those guys did a hell of a job filling in and we had a rotation moving around with different defensive linemen and stuff. “I think we’re obviously well off with the situation that we’re in.” ...
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