Patriots Take QB With 94th Overall Pick

O’Connell Talks With Boston Media

Posted 4/27/2008 on SOX & Dawgs

After being selected by the New England Patriots in the 3rd round, San Diego State QB Kevin O’Connell took his turn being grilled by the Boston media. Are you still on West Coast time? “Yes, I am. But as you can probably imagine, when I got that call my day kind of sped up a little bit.” Were you awake all ready when you got that call, or did it wake you up?  ...

The Next Tom Brady?, Hold On!

Posted 4/27/2008 on New England Sports Blog ()

With the #94 Pick in the Third Round New England Drafts Kevin O' Connell-'6-5'-225-QB (San Diego St.) !  Take a seat Matt Cassel, there is a new back-up Quarterback for the New England Patriots and his name is Kevin O' Donnell.  Now here me out on this one, why would Belichick use a Valuable 3rd Round Selection on a QB when you have 'Tommy Cool'?  The answer is simple, O' ...

In the 3rd round the Patriots draft two players

Posted 4/27/2008 on Patriots Fan Blog

With the 3rd round (7 the Patriots drafted Shawn Crable (OLB) Michigan and Kevin O Connell (QB) SDSU.

PATS ADD A QUARTERBACK

Posted 4/27/2008 on ProFootballTalk.com

With a compensatory selection in round three, the New England Patriots have drafted San Diego State quarterback Kevin O’Connell. The move confirms that the Pats aren’t all that confident about Matt Cassell or whoever else is on the depth chart behind Tom Brady, who is 30 and whose Super Bowl ankle injury marred the team’s efforts [...]

Pats pick QB at #94 overall

Posted 4/27/2008 on The Patriot Act

The Pats selected SDSU QB Kevin O’Connell at #94 overall. NFL Network is debating whether this pick is simply for a backup QB, a replacement 5 years from now for Brady, or future trade bait. This one has me stumped folks. O’Connell was an intriguing QB heading into the weekend and obviously he was higher on the Patriots’ board than the remaining DBs and LBs. This is the ...