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PLAYING TO WIN

Source: Beginning his NFL career as an undrafted free agent, Amendola has found a natural fit with the Patriots and their blue-collar ethos

As he approaches the boundary, Danny Amendola cuts sharp to the inside. He slithers his way through traffic, keenly aware of the obstacles in front of him. His teammate, Julian Edelman, surges through a gap just ahead of him, and Amendola follows through the rapidly closing hole. He’s almost tripped up—a potential disaster— but keeps his balance, and just when it looks like he’s in the clear, Amendola angles left to avoid one last stumbling block: a yellow taxi cutting in front him.

The two receivers are fresh off the most stunning Super Bowl comeback in NFL history, helping to erase

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