May 3—TRAVERSE CITY — Another chance is all John Pupel wants.
He took a chance after graduating from Dartmouth with an economics degree and then walked on at Boston College's football program as a graduate student. A season later, he was starting at safety for the Eagles, and he parlayed that into a rookie minicamp invitation from the New England Patriots.
"It's the lowest opportunity you can get, but it's an opportunity nonetheless," Pupel said. "I've been in a lot of longshot spots in my career. I'm willing to bet on myself. I want to keep playing as long as possible.