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August 20, 2007

Locker room look

Hey all --

The locker room has been cleared of us riff-raff for the day, and Tom Brady did address the media in front of his locker (Kevin McNamara will have the details of that chat for you shortly), and Vinny Testaverde was welcomed back by the recorder-and-camera set as well.

It was quite sad to walk around the room and notice Marquise Hill's locker. Though we were in the locker room Friday night, there wasn't time to wander around. Today, we stood in front of the number 91 stall, which has Hill's practice jersey hanging on the rod, his pants on a hook, and his helmet on a hook on the opposite side. The yellow-and-purple shoulder pads of LSU, which he continued to wear, were on the top shelf, and a post-card sized photo of him was tacked up as well. We noticed the same photo in Kevin Faulk's locker.

Adalius Thomas is in Don Davis' old locker on Linebacker Row, and with final cutdowns still a few days away, the portable lockers the rookies use clog up the middle of the room.

We had a nice chat with Le Kevin Smith, whose lips look much better than they did on Friday. He bit through both lips after his mouthpiece came out on one play, and needed stitches for both lips. We also talked about his unique skill -- being able to do multiple backflips -- and its origins. Smith said it was something the kids in his neighborhood did growing up, and he was the champ despite being the biggest kid around.

We're planning on getting a story out about him sometime this week.

shalise

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 12:39 PM | Permalink