FOXBOROUGH â Donald Brown began his NFL career playing alongside Peyton Manning, and seven years later he'll have the chance to take handoffs and catch passes from Tom Brady.
And, of course, keep Brady off the ground. That's kinda important.
"When you work with elite level quarterbacks you are going to throw the ball so you need to protect them," said Brown, who has lined up in backfields with Manning, Andrew Luck and Philip Rivers. "In college it's a lot different. They hand you the ball every time you're on the field. Just having that past experience and the importance of pass protection, I mean it's important.