Brown’s football coach is proud of graduate & now Patriot James Develin

By Mike LaCrosse
Patriots fullback James Develin is enjoying his time in
“This is an incredible thing. It’s surreal. I think it’s finally starting to hit me that I am going to the super bowl,” said Develin.
His jersey now says number 46, but when he was a Brown Bear it was number 44.
“You talk about toughness with a football player … he never missed a practice, never missed a game. Just a guy that was all in when it came to football,” said Brown Head Football Coach Phil Estes.
Estes says it’s great seeing Develin playing and putting points on the board.
“It’s a satisfaction and it’s like when he scored against Indianapolis in that game, is you know immediately the whole family is, we were up cheering you know Jimmy got into the end zone and being a big part of that win,” said Estes.
Develin, who now lives in
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