Patriots Coach Vrabel Mentors Max Iheanachor

0:00It's March 28th. This is NFL News Today, driven by AI following the league in real-time. The New England Patriots need more depth that offensive tackle heading into next year. Even with Will Campbell and Morgan Moses projected to start, Moses just turned 35 and the backups are shaky. So they're scouting prospects hard, especially Max E. Hanakker from Arizona State. They already connected at the combine. When he took a 30 visit to Foxboro, earlier this week at his pro-day, head coach Mike Vrable got hands on, coaching him through drills right there in Tempey. A Hanakker called it a blessing, saying Vrable gave him real tips on what to fix. As six foot six and 321 pounds, this 22-year-old is blowing up as a prospect teams can ignore. Born in Nigeria, he moved to the U.S. at 13, played basketball and soccer first, and only picked up football in junior college. He started 31 of 32 games over two seasons at Arizona State, still sharpening his skills.

1:03This makes 13 pre-drab visits for the path so far, with the draft a month away, they're building that line brick by brick.