The New England Patriots knew what they were doing by putting Will Campbell’s locker right next to fellow offensive tackle Morgan Moses.
Moses, who is entering his 12th NFL season and is already viewed as a team leader after signing a three-year, $24 million deal with the Patriots this offseason, is serving as a mentor to Campbell.
Mentoring the young members of the offensive line is what the Patriots envisioned for Moses when they brought him onboard, and that’s even more important after they used the fourth overall pick on Campbell. It’s a role Moses relishes, too.
“I think it’s the biggest thing. I’ve been blessed to be under a lot of great tackles. I played with Trent Williams for five years,” Moses told reporters Tuesday following the Patriots’ OTA session, per MassLive’s Mark Daniels. “Just being able to learn from him and take it on the field is vital because being a vet that’s played 12 years and being able to sprinkle little things to those guys and see them use it in practice and get better and just build a toolbox for themselves is good for everybody.”
Moses didn’t enter the league with the same notoriety or expectations that are on Campbell’s shoulders — he was a third-round pick in 2014. But the 34-year-old Moses understands the pressure that comes with being a mainstay on the offensive line, having started in 158 of his 166 career games in the NFL.
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With all that experience comes a wealth of knowledge that Moses can dispense to Campbell. Campbell is eager to soak up any information from the veteran offensive lineman and he wasted no time making a strong impression on Moses.
The two regularly discuss the tools of their trade and were seen going over blocking techniques following Tuesday’s practice session, per Daniels.
“The way he approaches the game — he’s eager to learn, asks questions. Every day he’s like, ‘Bro, can we get some sets?’” Moses said. “And just talking football — his locker is right beside mine so we get to talk about football all day. And obviously, he’s a stud. He played great football in college and now he’s just trying to figure it out… Not trying to change stuff but fine-tuning the things he learned in college and taking it to the NFL on the field and getting challenged every day.”
