Kickoff Return - Demps Agrees To Deal With Patriots

Former Florida jogging back Jeff Demps decided to a deal breaker considering the New England Patriots.

The Patriots hosted Demps for any work out Thursday plus perspective your ex boyfriend for the reason that epitome of consultant owing to his / her speed, poker hands and experience trying to play several roles. Coach Bill Belichick has leaned greatly on beneficial close friend Urban Meyer, exactly who recruited as well as drilled Demps during Florida until finally continue season.

Demps apparently leaped the actual 40-yard rush in 4.29 seconds as being a junior at Florida, where by he was your teammate involving Tim Tebow's. He couldn't work in the 4x100 finalized with London, however received your honor regarding partnering inside the qualifying round.

Demps resolved to go undrafted with April and didn't sign with an NFL crew because they trained to the Olympics, nonetheless your Buccaneers came near deciding upon him when Demps in the beginning don't help make Team USA, in respect to PewterReport.com.

"There's plenty of interest," adviser David Rose explained to the particular Tampa Bay Times. "We written into a coaches and teams prior to Olympics, but we wanted him or her that will give full attention to your Olympics. Preparing for your Olympics is a very regimented process, and this individual required to consentrate on that.

Jets general administrator Mike Tannenbaum discussed Demps with Tebow, who seem to enjoyed him during Florida inside 2008 and '09.

"They requested myself in relation to him," Tebow reported Thursday. "Jeff is a good gentleman and also a excellent player. He's somebody I appeared to be pretty pleased to experiment with using inside university as well as they did a wonderful employment intended for us. . Would we all love to have him? Absolutely. I'd like to have him to be a teammate because I knowledge very difficult he / she works as well as just what this individual produces that will the table."

Demps might be applied as a kickoff returner and also third-down back. He possessed 2,470 back yards your company plus 23 touchdowns for that Gators. He averaged 28.8 meters for every kickoff go back inside a number of months during UF.