Sep 1st 2008 9:08AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: Patriots, NFL Free Agency
The New England Patriots’ secondary is a bit of a question mark right now, with a depth chart that shows Ellis Hobbs and Terrence Wheatley as the starters at cornerback.
But starting strong safety Rodney Harrison tells John Tomase of the Boston Herald that he wouldn’t mind bringing back a name from the past to provide depth at cornerback: Ty Law:
“Hey, Ty knows how I feel about him,” Harrison said. “The respect and the love as a friend that I have for Ty, the respect as a football player, he knows that. If he’s here, great. If he’s not, we’ll play with the guys we have and that’s the focus.
“You don’t want to comment too much on someone that’s not here, but at same time, I mean, Ty Law is Ty Law.”
Yes, Ty Law is Ty Law, and I’m of the opinion that even at age 34, Law still has the smarts and the savvy to help the Patriots’ secondary, even though he’s lost a lot of speed. Law is a vested veteran whose entire salary becomes guaranteed if he’s on a Week 1 roster, so teams might be holding off until Week 2 to offer him a contract, but I still think there’s a real chance we’ll see him in the NFL this year. Maybe even with the Patriots.
