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August 8, 2006

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There are 92 players on the Patriots roster at this point, and 22 of them are listed at 300 pounds or more. One of the big guys is second-year, 310-pound offensive lineman Logan Mankins, who gained the reputation of being an intimidator last season, but is actually quite soft-spoken. Mankins said today that he feels stronger and more confident coming into this season than he did last year.

The biggest guy on the team is rookie offensive tackle Ryan O'Callaghan, the Pats' fifth-round draft choice out of the University of California. The massive O'Callaghan is 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 330 pounds.

The smallest guy on the roster is actually not place kicker Martin Gramatica, whom you might have suspected, but Vernell Brown, a 5-8, 165-pound undrafted rookie cornerback from the University of Florida. Brown is one of 16 guys on the roster who are listed under 200 pounds.

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