Would the Patriots take a chance on Michael Penix Jr. despite his injury history?

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News, Sports News, Jerod Mayo, Nfl Draft, Football, Ja'lynn Polk, 2024 Nfl Draft, Phil Perry, New England Patriots, Nbc Sports Network, Drake Maye, Nfl, Nbc Sports Boston, Sports

4.8 • 558 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

What are the Patriots' best options in the 2024 NFL Draft if they land the No. 2 pick? How will Michael Penix Jr. injury history impact his draft stock? Phil Perry talks with Dr. Jessica Flynn about the long-term effects from the injuries Penix has suffered. 3:00- What are the Patriots' best options in the 2024 NFL Draft if they land the No. 2 pick? 6:00-Options for the Patriots IF they trade down 9:00-Michael Penix Jr.'s injury history 12:00-Dr. Flynn on how ACL injuries could impact Pennix in the NFL 18:00-Examining other NFL players with a similar injury Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DjGD1GpmUCg

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0:00.0	Next Pats podcast is presented by Fan Dual Sportsbook.
0:12.5	Make every moment more.
0:14.5	What's up everybody?
0:15.4	Welcome into the next Pats podcast.
0:16.9	I'm Phil Perry.
0:17.6	We've got Doc Flynn on this week's podcast at Doc Flynn NFL on Twitter, Dr. Jessica Flynn.
0:23.7	You know her from her work with us at NBC Sports Boston, Boston Sports Journal as well, 33rd team now.
0:30.5	And she does such phenomenal, phenomenal work when it comes to giving us insight on what's happening on the field with all
0:38.4	these injuries that we see week after week after week. And we wanted to have her on next
0:41.9	pats here this week to talk about a player who is getting a lot of attention right now and
0:47.4	rightfully so in Michael Pennix Jr. Heisman finalist. His team is now in the college football
0:52.5	playoff and consistently around
0:56.0	Michael Pennix, despite all his on-the-field success over the course of the last couple years and even
1:00.7	going back further than that during his time in Indiana, the injury history.
1:06.2	The injury history looms over Pennix when it comes to his draft value and his draft stock and
1:12.6	anticipation about what might end up happening with him this spring and who might be willing
1:18.8	to make that leap to draft him to their team. I find it to be a really interesting discussion
1:24.1	because I think the injury portion of his history says a lot about who he is as a
1:28.5	player. And it's really, again, in my opinion, one of the reasons why you might be interested in him
1:36.2	as a player and specifically interested in his makeup. Are there physical concerns? Of course there
1:43.1	are. But not every player has been through what Michael
1:47.5	Pennix Jr. has been through. He's come out the other side and he's seeing all kinds of success.
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