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Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots’ approach to draft was uplifting

By Christopher L. Gasper

 |  Globe Staff  

  April 28, 2012

The NFL draft is a particularly nebulous exercise in team building. Fans, media, draftniks, not even Patriots coach Bill Belichick know with certainty whether any of the players the team has selected in the first two days are going to end up with busts in Canton or just end up as busts.

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