New England Patriots WR Chris Hogan has Found Brady’s Circle of Trust
New England Patriots wide receiver Chris Hogan has gained Tom Brady’s trust in just his first season with the team.
Chris Hogan is a keeper. Any time a new wide receiver gains Tom Brady’s trust in just his first season with the team typically means that receiver will be sticking around. So how did Hogan insert himself into the circle of trust of the 39-year-old New England Patriots quarterback?
According to Hogan it was quite simple. Along with making plays on the field, the New England Patriots wide receiver said he was able to approach Brady and talk about the things that is expected of him on the field.
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"“Tom’s extremely approachable,” Hogan said Tuesday via NESN. “You can go up to him and talk to him about anything. Obviously talking football to him, he does such a great job of relating to you on the field just as a receiver. He offers a lot of knowledge about whatever position, for me specifically as a receiver, the way that he likes things to be run and route details, all that kind of stuff. I’m always picking his brain about how he likes things so you get there on the field and he’s able to trust me that I’ll be doing those certain things that he likes.”"
Acquired in the offseason as a restricted free agent, Hogan has had his best season in the NFL. He has caught 38 passes for 680 yards with four touchdowns and most importantly has become Brady’s deep threat averaging 17.9 yards per reception, including catches of 45, 22 and 21 yards in Saturday’s 34-16 victory over the Texans.
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What is most obvious between Brady and Hogan besides trust is the chemistry the two have. To make the kind of deep ball plays Hogan has made throughout the season require the receiver and quarterback being on the same page.
"“I think it’s pretty good,” Hogan said of their chemistry. “I think we work on that kind of stuff going back to training camp, knowing that if the pocket breaks down or anything like that, you’re just going to look for space. Tom does such an awesome job of finding guys open.“At that point, when the pocket breaks down and he starts scrambling around, it’s just about playing football. If he finds you on the field, then it just comes down to being able to make the play. A lot of those times, it might be a 50-50 ball. Just like Julian (Edelman) had, he made an awesome play down the field for us. Those are the types of plays that we’re hoping just to make a big play, come up with the ball.”"
Tom Brady will need Chris Hogan this Sunday when the team squares off against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship Game.
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Despite leaving Saturday’s game with a thigh injury, Hogan told reporters Tuesday that he could have returned for that game and expects to be ready to help his team possibly advance to Super Bowl LI.