He took the impossible job and made it possible. – Former Bengals cornerback Artrell Hawkins
BALTIMORE - As John Thornton sat talking to Bill Belichick in the New England Patriots offices, the cell phone in his pocket started to buzz. Thornton wondered if Belichick had noticed but honestly, he didn’t really care.
Those Patriots weren’t yet these Patriots. They had won a Super Bowl two years earlier, though, and in the upcoming season, 2003, they’d win another. Thornton, a free agent defensive tackle, took the visit, but already knew where he wanted to continue his career.