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How does Nate Ebner’s Olympic spot affect the Patriots’ plans?
- Updated: July 18, 2016
11:32 AM ET
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — A few thoughts on New England Patriots safety Nate Ebner being selected to the United States rugby team for the Rio Olympics.
Congratulations are in order. Let’s start with the obvious: This is a dream come true for Ebner, whose passion for rugby came after being introduced to the sport by his late father Jeff, with whom he was very close. Dad would be proud, and surely, that is a big part of the emotion Ebner must feel with Monday’s announcement.
Patriots are in full support. The Patriots gave their blessing to Ebner to pursue a spot on the Olympic team after signing him to a two-year, $2.4 million contract this offseason when Ebner was a free agent. The deal included a $500,000 signing bonus to be paid in two installments of $250,000. On Monday morning, the club tweeted its support.
Congrats @Natebner34! https://t.co/M8BNbzMcLf
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) July 18, 2016
Ebner part of ‘special’ group of Patriots. Ebner’s role with the Patriots is as a core special teams player who usually …
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