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With the 21st overall pick the Patriots selected Syracuse DE Chandler Jones

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With the 21st overall pick the Patriots selected Syracuse DE Chandler Jones

With the 21st overall pick the Patriots selected Syracuse DE Chandler Jones

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With the 21st overall pick the Patriots selected Syracuse DE Chandler Jones

With the 21st overall pick the Patriots selected Syracuse DE Chandler Jones

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With the 21st overall pick the Patriots selected Syracuse DE Chandler Jones

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With the 21st overall pick the Patriots selected Syracuse DE Chandler Jones.

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With the 21st overall pick the Patriots selected Syracuse DE Chandler Jones.

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Syracuse DE Chandler Jones goes through drills in Indianapolis, IN during the NFL Scouting Combine.

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Syracuse DE Chandler Jones goes through drills in Indianapolis, IN during the NFL Scouting Combine.

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Patriots selected Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightowner with the 25th overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft.

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Patriots selected Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightowner with the 25th overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft.

Patriots selected Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightowner with the 25th overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft.

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Patriots selected Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightowner with the 25th overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft.

Patriots selected Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightowner with the 25th overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft.

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Patriots selected Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightowner with the 25th overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft.

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Patriots selected Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightowner with the 25th overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft.

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Patriots selected Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightowner with the 25th overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft.

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Patriots selected Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightowner with the 25th overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft.

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Patriots selected Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightowner with the 25th overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft.

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Patriots selected Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightowner with the 25th overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft.

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Patriots selected Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightowner with the 25th overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft.

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Patriots selected Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightowner with the 25th overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft.

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Patriots selected Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightowner with the 25th overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft.

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Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightower runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.

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Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightower runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.

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Dont'a Hightower poses for a photograph with Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the New England Patriots.

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Dont'a Hightower poses for a photograph with Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the New England Patriots.

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Dont'a Hightower poses for a photograph with Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the New England Patriots during the 2012 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 in New York, NY.

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Dont'a Hightower poses for a photograph with Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the New England Patriots during the 2012 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 in New York, NY.

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Alabama's Dont'a Hightower speaks to reporters after being selected 25th overall by the New England Patriots in the first round of the NFL football draft at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, April 26, 2012, in New York.

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Alabama's Dont'a Hightower speaks to reporters after being selected 25th overall by the New England Patriots in the first round of the NFL football draft at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, April 26, 2012, in New York.

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Bill Belichick addresses the media at the end of day one of the 2012 NFL Draft.

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Bill Belichick addresses the media at the end of day one of the 2012 NFL Draft.

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick speaks at a news conference at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., following the Patriots' first-round NFL football draft selections.

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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick speaks at a news conference at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., following the Patriots' first-round NFL football draft selections.

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Chandler Jones addresses the media at Gillette Stadium

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Chandler Jones addresses the media at Gillette Stadium

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Chandler Jones addresses the media at Gillette Stadium

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Dont'a Hightower addresses the media at Gillette Stadium

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Chandler Jones arrives at Gillette Stadium on Friday, April 27, 2012.

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Chandler Jones arrives at Gillette Stadium on Friday, April 27, 2012.

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The New England Patriots select DB Tavon Wilson 48th overall in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft

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The New England Patriots select DB Tavon Wilson 48th overall in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft

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The New England Patriots select DB Tavon Wilson 48th overall in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft

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The New England Patriots select DB Tavon Wilson 48th overall in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft

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The New England Patriots select DB Tavon Wilson 48th overall in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft

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The New England Patriots select DB Tavon Wilson 48th overall in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft

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The New England Patriots select DE Jake Bequette 90th overall in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft

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The New England Patriots select DE Jake Bequette 90th overall in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft

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The New England Patriots select DE Jake Bequette 90th overall in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft

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The New England Patriots select DE Jake Bequette 90th overall in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft

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The New England Patriots select DE Jake Bequette 90th overall in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft

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The New England Patriots select DE Jake Bequette 90th overall in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft

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Patriots DE Jake Bequette at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, IN.

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Patriots DE Jake Bequette at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, IN.

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Patriots second round pick Tavon Wilson meets with the media on Saturday, April 28, 2012.

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Patriots second round pick Tavon Wilson meets with the media on Saturday, April 28, 2012.

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Tavon Wilson is interviewed by Patriots Today host Lyndsay Petruny on Saturday, April 28, 2012.

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Tavon Wilson is interviewed by Patriots Today host Lyndsay Petruny on Saturday, April 28, 2012.

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Patriots selected Nebraska CB Alfonzo Dennard in the seventh round (224th overall).

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Patriots selected Nebraska CB Alfonzo Dennard in the seventh round (224th overall).

Patriots selected Nebraska CB Alpfonzo Dennard in the seventh round (224th overall).

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Patriots selected Nebraska CB Alpfonzo Dennard in the seventh round (224th overall).

Patriots selected Northwestern WR Jeremy Ebert in seventh round (235th overall)

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Patriots selected Northwestern WR Jeremy Ebert in seventh round (235th overall)

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