From Jerid Mayo's wikipedia page:
"At the end of the 2008 season, in which Mayo had 128 total tackles (100 solo, 28 assists) and a forced fumble, he was named AP Defensive Rookie of the Year for 2008 in a near-unanimous vote: Mayo received 49 of 50 votes cast, with Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Keith Rivers receiving the other vote.[3] The man voting for Keith Rivers later stated it was a mistake saying that he was writing a story on Philip Rivers at the time and had that name stuck in his mind when voting in email."
Not to say that Rivers is a bust (no way can you conclude that thus far), but once again the Patriots demonstrate how to draft effectively while selecting after laughing-stock teams like the Bengals.
"The answer to the general manager problem is the same answer that we have to have for all these criticisms. We have to win. When we manage to do that, we won't hear so much about that kind of talk." - football genius Mike Brown
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