November 5, 2024

Anfernee Jennings finds his place with the New England defense

The New England Patriots found the right spot for Anfernee Jennings on their defense in 2023.

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A third-round draft choice from Alabama in 2020, Jennings had 47 tackles while playing 635 defensive snaps in 30 games in the 2020 and 2022 seasons. Jennings took the opt-out in the 2021 campaign under the NFL’s plan to play during the coronavirus pandemic.

This season, Jennings has 46 tackles while playing 498 defensive snaps in 11 games.

“I’ve always felt like my career’s been off opportunities,” Jennings said. “I was never, I feel like, the main guy. I always had to work and do the stuff behind the scenes. Whenever I got my opportunity, I always tried to make the most of it, and it kind of paid off for me in the long run.”

When Jennings arrived in New England, the Patriots pegged him as an inside linebacker. But now, he’s an edge defender who has gone from meeting with assistant coach Jerod Mayo and the linebackers to meeting with assistant coach DeMarcus Covington and the defensive linemen.

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