Yesterday a great article by Sports Illustrated’s Jenny Vrentas hit chronicling Jimmy Garoppolo’s drafting to the NFL, his move to San Francisco, Tom Brady’s mentorship and a host of other great stuff. I really suggest everyone give it a read.
There was one thing that was odd. Early on, the piece talks about Garoppolo’s workouts for NFL scouts. It talks about how the Patriots didn’t show their hand in the workout process, but also dropped this nugget:
In the three years before, just a handful of scouts had trickled through the FCS program’s campus.