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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Eduardo Escobar Jersey . - The New England Patriots stocked up on top free agent cornerbacks. Now its time to make their job easier by adding a young pass rusher. They hope to find one in the NFL draft starting Thursday night. "Theres a deep group of defensive linemen that are different types of players," Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio said. Chandler Jones led the team with 11 1-2 sacks last season, but only two teammates had more than three. Outstanding pass rushers who could be available with the Patriots 29th pick are defensive ends Dee Ford of Auburn and Kony Ealy of Missouri. This weeks signing of defensive end Will Smith after 10 years with New Orleans could help fill that need, although hell be 33 in July, missed all last season with a torn ACL and averaged just six sacks in his previous three seasons. In their 26-16 loss to Denver in the AFC championship game, the Patriots allowed Peyton Manning to throw for 400 yards without a sack. In the off-season, they signed cornerbacks Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner while losing Aqib Talib to Denver. Browner gives the Patriots a physical presence, although he must sit out the first four games after being suspended for violating the NFLs substance abuse policy. "Those guys have played a lot of good football," Patriots safety Devin McCourty said. "Every year you have new guys that have to learn the defence. Youve got to start working together." Five other things to look for when the Patriots draft: NEEDY POSITIONS: Tight end, a strength of the team from 2010-12, was a weakness last season after Aaron Hernandez was charged with first-degree murder and Rob Gronkowski was injured and sidelined for nine games. Gronkowski may not be ready for the start of the season as he recovers from knee surgery. So the Patriots could draft Jace Amaro of Texas Tech. They need depth at running back after LeGarrette Blount signed with Pittsburgh. That left them with just Stevan Ridley, Shane Vereen and Brandon Bolden. CHARACTER ISSUES: This draft is the first since Hernandez was arrested last June and pleaded not guilty to murder. Afterward, Patriots owner Robert Kraft said the organization would review its procedures for evaluating players. In 2012, cornerback Alfonzo Dennard slipped to the seventh round after an outstanding career in Nebraska. He started nine of his 13 games last season with the Patriots, then spent 35 days in jail after pleading no contest to driving under the influence, a violation of his probation for punching a police officer shortly before the 2012 draft. He was released from jail April 4. "You look at the entire body of work when you create the profile on a player," Caserio said. "If we dont feel comfortable, then we move on to the next player." BACKING UP BRADY: Tom Brady says he wants to play into his 40s. Hell be 37 in August and his successor could emerge from this years draft. Brady was taken in the sixth round, so the Patriots feel they dont have to choose a quarterback early. They took current backup Ryan Mallett in the third round in 2011, but hes thrown just four passes, all in 2012. So would the Patriots focus on drafting Bradys successor? "I would say were focused on improving our football team in whatever capacity we can do. Well always consider that," Caserio said. CATCHING UP: The Patriots moved to bolster their weak wide receiving corps by drafting Aaron Dobson and Josh Boyce last year and signing free agent Kenbrell Thompkins. Dobson had 37 receptions, Thompkins had 32 and Boyce had nine. Then they signed free agent Brandon LaFell, who had a career-high 49 catches for Carolina last year. But with only Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola catching more than 37 passes at wide receiver, the Patriots might draft one. "You dont want to pass on a player just because he has a position where there might be numbers or volume," Caserio said. LETS MAKE A DEAL: The Patriots have eight picks in seven rounds and could package some in trades. Last year they sent their first-round choice to Minnesota for picks they used to take linebacker Jamie Collins in the second round, cornerback Logan Ryan in the third and Boyce in the fourth. Collins and Ryan had solid rookie seasons. They also obtained a seventh-round pick in the deal, then traded it to Tampa Bay for Blount. Abraham Almonte Jersey . With Van Osch out with a flu bug that has been rampaging through the tournament, Knezevic stepped in to lead B.C. (4-3) to a pair of victories on Tuesday before 1,131 at the Maurice Richard Arena. Archie Bradley Diamondbacks Jersey . The Rays hope to stay alive for the postseason and salvage the finale of this series Sunday at Rogers Centre, where they dropped a 7-2 decision Saturday. Chris Archer lasted 2 1/3 innings in the no-decision, charged with a run and five hits, and Alex Torres suffered the loss in relief. http://www.diamondbackssale.com/diamondbacks-adam-jones-jersey/ . And theyre pointing to the NHLs biggest market: Toronto. With Gretzky paid out for what is believed to be $7 to 8 million, Gretzky may be eager to get back into the NHL and TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger reports that the Maple Leafs are very much interested in The Great Ones services.The Anaheim Ducks have thrived in tight games during a successful stretch at home, but their recent matchups with the Toronto Maple Leafs havent been as close. The Ducks will try to end a six-game skid to the Maple Leafs while earning a 12th win in 16 contests on their own ice Wednesday night. Listen to all the action LIVE on TSN 1050 in Toronto with coverage beginning at 9pm et/6pm pt. The Maple Leafs, though, are 3-9-0 since that game. However, theyve been better at limiting opponents shots since interim coach Peter Horachek took over for the fired Randy Carlyle on Jan. 6. Toronto (22-18-3) has yielded an average of 22.0 shots in the past three games, 12.4 fewer than in the first 40. The Maple Leafs gave up 20 in Mondays opener to a four-game trip - matching their second-fewest this season - but lost 2-0 to Los Angeles after topping Columbus 5-2 on Friday. Well take that loss, because I thought we deserved better, goaltender Jonathan Bernier said. Were feeling pretty good about ourselves, even though we lost. ... We have to look at the positives, and our game lately has been much better. The Maple Leafs were outshot 42-27 by Anaheim last month, but Bernier proved up to the challenge. Hes 5-0-1 with a 1.65 goals-against average in six starts against the Ducks, but 3-5-0 with a 3.06 GAA in eight games since the last meeting. His teammates havent helped him lately, producing nine goals in the first five games in 2015. Leading scorer Phil Kessel has one goal and one assist in that stretch, registering both against Columbus. Kessel had two goals and an assist in the first meeting with Anaheim, giving him six goals and six assists in his past five matchups. Randy Johnson Jersey. Tyler Bozak has five goals and four assists in five games against the Ducks. Anaheim (27-10-6) has earned all 11 victories in its past 15 home games by one goal or in a shootout and went the latter route in a 5-4 win over Winnipeg on Sunday. Rickard Rakell completed the comeback from a two-goal deficit by tying the game with 2:03 left in regulation. Rakell matched the franchise rookie record for points in a game with two goals and two assists, his first multipoint performance in 54 career contests. We have good character on this team. Even after we were down a couple of goals, we knew we could win the game, Rakell said. The Ducks havent produced such magic against the Maple Leafs of late, having been outscored 29-12 in the last six meetings. They gave up four goals in the third period in a 6-2 loss in Toronto on Dec. 16 as their seven-game win streak came to an end. Toronto is the only team that Anaheim captain Ryan Getzlaf hasnt scored against. He has six assists in six meetings while Corey Perry has four goals and four assists in seven. Ducks No. 1 goaltender Frederik Andersen is 0-2-0 with a 4.07 GAA in two meetings with the Leafs and was in net in December. Ilya Bryzgalov is 5-2-0 with a 2.31 GAA in seven starts against Toronto, the most recent April 4, 2013, while with Philadelphia. Maple Leafs Projected Lines Forwards Winnik - Bozak - Kessel van Riemsdyk - Kadri - Santorelli Panik - Smith - Clarkson Booth - Carrick - Bodie Defence Phaneuf - Franson Rielly - Polak Gardiner-Robidas Goalies Bernier ' ' '