Beason gets look
Mar/13/07 12:26 PM Filed in:
Jon Beason
The Patriots are
scheduled to put University of Miami linebacker Jon
Beason through a private workout today in South
Florida.
Beason, a projected first-round pick, is considered one
of the most athletic linebackers in the NFL Draft.
At 6-feet, 236 pounds, he is not as big as
Mississippi's Patrick Willis and Michigan's David
Harris, who are considered traditional "mike"
linebackers for a 3-4 defense. A team captain at Miami,
Beason spoke last month at the NFL Combine about the
possibility of playing in a 3-4.
“I think it would be a challenge, because at UM
we run a 4-3. I talked to some scouts and coaches and
they see me as a 'mike', an inside backer in a 3-4," he
said. "I don’t think it would be that different.
It’s still a two-gap responsibility, so
it’s a lot like what I do at 'will'.”
Beason is represented by Marty Magid of MRM Sports
& Entertainment, LLC, which is based in
Conshohocken, Pa.
(boston.com)