FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- First-year New England Patriots defensive tackle Terrance Knighton has been a longtime Boston sports fan.
"I think when you’re born in Connecticut, at birth you have a choice -- either Yankees or Red Sox -- and I chose to go with Boston," Knighton explained during his introductory Patriots conference call Wednesday. "I’m a big Boston Celtics fan, Red Sox, Bruins, obviously Patriot fan growing up."
Knighton was born in Hartford and attended Windsor High School and Milford Academy. He then went to college at Temple before playing in the NFL for the Jacksonville Jaguars (2009-2012), Denver Broncos (2013-2014) and Washington Redskins (2015).