ESPN.com · Apr 2, 2018
Deatrich Wise Jr. among Patriots whose development is key in 2018
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Former New England Patriots linebacker Mike Vrabel was often insightful in interviews during his playing days, and that has continued in his role as Tennessee Titans head coach.
Last week at the annual NFL owners meetings, he was asked about his team missing out on free agent Ndamukong Suh and discussed how he liked what the team had at defensive tackle. He then went through some of the team’s personnel, mentioning 2016 second-round draft choice Austin Johnson and said, “We feel like he’s a young player who is ready to play more than he has. That’s the maturation process -- you draft him and get him ready, and hopefully he’s ready to take that next step in his career.”
