Patriots Select Texas Defensive Tackle Malcom Brown with 32nd Pick of the First Round

Ken Bell

By HOWARD ULMAN=
AP Sports Writer=

       FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) _ The New England Patriots have drafted Texas defensive tackle Malcom Brown with the 32nd and final pick of the first round Thursday night.

        That position became a priority when Vince Wilfork, a five-time Pro Bowler, signed with the Houston Texans after spending all 11 of his NFL seasons with the Patriots.

        At 6-feet-2 and 319 pounds, Brown is similar in size to Wilfork and started every game the past two seasons.

        It’s the second straight draft in which the Patriots took a defensive tackle in the first round. Last year they chose Dominique Easley from Florida. He played in 11 games but finished the season on injured reserve.

        The departure of Wilfork left the Patriots with Easley, Alan Branch, Chris Jones and Sealver Siliga at defensive tackle.
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