March 12, 2025

Why Patriots Moved Ohio State Tight End Rashod Berry To Defense


There’s only one player listed at two different positions on the New England Patriots’ roster: undrafted rookie tight end/linebacker Rashod Berry. Berry wore a blue jersey in training camp practices open to the media, indicating the Patriots were leaning towards playing the Ohio State product on defense. “They wanted to see me on that side of the ball,” Berry said Tuesday on a video conference call with the media. “At the end of the day, I’m a football player. So, if they want me back on offense, I’ll play offense, special teams, special teams, defense, defense. So either way it goes. They just wanted to see what I could do on defense.” It’s not shocking that the Patriots were undecided on Berry’s position when he came to New England as a rookie free agent. Berry was recruited as an athlete after playing a variety of different roles from slot receiver…

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