Patriots CB Robert McClain might be undersized, but he still packs a pop

Patriots CB Robert McClain might be undersized, but he still packs a pop

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Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff Writer CloseCovered Patriots since 1997

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The biggest hit in New England Patriots training camp Tuesday was delivered by one of the team's smallest defenders.

When 5-foot-9, 195-pound cornerback Robert McClain squared up 6-foot-3, 205-pound wide receiver Brian Tyms in a fundamental tackling drill, the difference in size was hard to miss. It's why McClain had to be fine-tuned with his technique. He was so good, in fact, that he drilled Tyms with a decisive blow that knocked him on his backside and…