It was the type of statement one expected from a seasoned veteran of the organization, but Jordan Richards had been with the Patriots for only a few minutes.
After being selected by the Pats in the second round of the NFL draft last Friday, Richards spoke with reporters via conference call. What he said at that moment was purely out of the Patriots playbook on speaking with the media as he was asked about how Stanford coach David Shaw prepared him for the pros.
“Yeah,” Richards said, “I mean speaking first about Stanford coaches — just an incredible set of coaches over the course of my four years that really emphasized the fundamentals of the game; playing as a team and when you’re out there on the field you do your 1/11th.