Hightower gets lowdown FOXBORO - Patriots [team stats] coach Bill Belichick and Alabama patriarch Nick Saban are cut from the same hooded sweatshirt cloth.
That notion was affirmed yesterday by Patriots first-round pick Dont'a Hightower, a punishing inside linebacker who thrived for three seasons under Saban's guidance at Alabama. Hightower anticipates a higher measure of success with the Patriots and Belichick.
"Oh yeah, I definitely see the (similarities)," said Hightower last... read more