Anfernee Jennings is entering his fifth season with the Patriots.

The 27-year-old linebacker was fourth on the team in tackles (78) last season, and posted 12 run stuffs.

But, over the course of the last two Patriots preseason games, Jennings has been on the field late into the second-half. Veteran contributors with numbers like the ones Jennings posted last year typically aren’t playing during that time in preseason games.

Jennings took advantage of the snaps on Saturday, posting three sacks. He was the only player on either team with multiple sacks in Saturday’s contest.

“I’ve seen a competitiveness (in him) and Anfernee has been around,” Vrabel said. “We’ve had really good conversations. You try to draft some guys and there’s some young guys in here and it’s a fine balance.”

“To

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