It was on the eve of the NFL’s 53-man roster deadline last August that the New England Patriots waived Tre Nixon.
The former Central Florida wide receiver, who had been handpicked by retiring football research director Ernie Adams at No. 242 overall, is closer to outlasting it as his second training camp begins.
“Tre’s worked very hard, too,” Patriots head coach Bill Belichick told reporters during his pre-camp video conference on Tuesday. “He’s one of the hardest-working kids we have on our team. He had a good spring, had a productive spring.”
Nixon had played 23 snaps on offense and 10 snaps on special teams during his rookie preseason.