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Patriots long snapper unsure if Navy will let him join team

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If there was a perfectly Bill Belichick pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, it was when he used a fifth-rounder on Navy long snapper Joe Cardona.

Now, they just have to see when he’s able to join them.

Picking a specialist with ties to his father’s old school (who also plays lacrosse) checks off a lot of Belichick boxes, but Cardona said he’s not sure when he’ll be cleared to join the team because of the service commitment that comes with his degree.

The decision is out of my hands,” Cardona said, via Adam Kurkjian of the Boston Herald.