Gone are spring workouts and the first five sessions of training camp. A New England Patriots locker room of 90 will go to 53 in four weeks.
Paul Turner doesn’t have much time to leave an impression.
But the 5-foot-10, 193-pound wideout by way of LSU and Louisiana Tech did leave one with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted rookie in 2016.
“I really want him in that room with us,” Turner’s former and now once-again teammate, Jordan Matthews, would tell reporters as the calendar flipped to September. “He’s a great player. I know he belongs in the NFL.