With undrafted free agency underway, NFL teams are not just extending contract offers to rookie players who did no hear their names called over the draft’s seven rounds but also invitations for tryouts. One of those reached Rhode Island defensive back Coby Tippett, and it was coming from a familiar team: the New England Patriots.
Tippett is no stranger to the organization. Not only was he already invited to a pre-draft workout alongside other local prospects, his father also spent his entire career with the team: Patriots Hall of Fame linebacker Andre Tippett, who currently serves as the organization’s executive director of community affairs.