Patriots taking close look at top cornerbacks (1 Viewer)

[Dan in Lafayette]

Adam Schefter / NFL Network

It almost seems unfair. New England goes 18-1 last season, then holds the seventh overall pick in the draft.

To prepare for the pick that is enough to unnerve the rest of the league, New England appears to be getting defensive.

It hosted a visit Monday with USC linebacker Keith Rivers, who is viewed as a top 12 pick, as well as Arizona cornerback Antoine Cason, another first-day pick.

But the Patriots hardly stopped with Rivers and Cason. They were scheduled to host a visit Tuesday with Tennessee State cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, regarded as one of the draft’s top defensive backs. Full Story – NFL Networkhttp://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story?id=09000d5d807a8338&template=with-video&confirm=true