The Super Bowl champions reached for the Card's team captain
Nobody ever called Bill Belichick conventional - and he proved it again on Friday, selecting Stanford safety Jordan Richards with the 64th overall pick in the NFL Draft.
Richards, a team captain for the Cardinal last season, was projected as a late round pick, but the strong safety from Folsom, California impressed the Pats enough for them to grab him early in the draft.
As a senior, Richards was a first team All-Pac-12 player, started all 13 games and ranked third in tackles with 79 (53 solo).