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Things aren’t looking too promising for 2003 football captain Dante Balestracci??€™s professional career just yet. The four-time All-Ivy middle linebacker was invited to attend the New England Patriots rookie mini-camp this past weekend, but was not one of the two players signed by New England on Sunday, the Boston Globe reported...
Junior Bobby Everett, whose 94 tackles last season were eclipsed only by Balestracci??€™s 96, will stay put at strong-side linebacker, and not shift inside...
Instead, freshman Dylan McCrory—sidelined by a broken hand last season—appears to be the likely candidate to attempt to fill Balestracci??€™s shoes thus far, edging sophomore Gary Garcia, whose game experience last season made him a desirable option...
Admittedly, Balestracci??€™s focus on the final prize may have taken precedence over some of his other obligations—like finishing up his senior year, for instance...
...Balestracci??€”who yesterday was presented with the Frederick Greeley Crocker Award as the Crimson’s most valuable player—was until yesterday the only player to have a chance at accomplishing the feat following his freshman campaign, as he had been the only first-year to ever receive first-team honors...