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Patriots: Why did Bill Belichick draft player who recently tore ACL?

BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA - NOVEMBER 07: Cameron McGrone #44 of the Michigan Wolverines in action in the game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium on November 07, 2020 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

At first, everyone was convinced the New England Patriots and Bill Belichick had one of the best NFL Drafts top to bottom after the last few years didn’t go so well.

And that’s still not necessarily wrong — though the next year or so will give us better insight.

However, we overlooked one glaring aspect of the team’s decision making in Cleveland, and that was the selection of Michigan linebacker Cameron McGrone.