Oklahoma Sooners & NFL Blog

Congrats to Remi, the first Sooners at a Pats camp since…. ? Remi was one of 15 undrafted free agents whom the Patriots signed. Remi is a NT. So is Le Kevin Smith from Nebraska, whom the Patriots drafted.

Here is some info on whom Remi is up against to back up Vince Wilfork.

Smith lined up at three different positions along the defensive line for Nebraska. He played right defensive tackle as a sophomore, nose guard as a junior and weak-side tackle as a senior. Smith’s versatility is one of the things the Patriots like about him.

“He has a little position flexibility,” Bill Belichick said after the Patriots selected Smith with the 206th overall pick. “He has a little bit of height to him so he could possibly play some end. I think we’ll start him off a little more at nose tackle. Let’s see how it goes. I wouldn’t rule out end for him but he’s probably more of a nose.”

Smith’s position coach at Nebraska, John Blake, who was the defensive line coach for the Dallas Cowboys from 1993 to 1995, agrees with Belichick regarding Smith’s ability to play both end and tackle.

“He played all over for us here at Nebraska,” Blake said. “He played over the nose most of the time but he also has the speed and quickness to move over to end. He’s a good athlete who is very smart. He really knows the game of football.”

ROOKIE MINI CAMP INFORMATION
The Patriots will host all of their 2006 draft picks and rookie free agents at a rookie mini camp at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, May 13 and Sunday, May 14. Head Coach Bill Belichick will be available to the media on both days. Rookies will be available in the locker room and practice will be open to the media (but closed to the public) on both days. The schedule for mini camp is listed below.