PHOTO: Patriots rookie Jimmy Garoppolo lugs around Tom Brady's pads
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It doesn't matter if you're a second-round pick. It doesn't matter if some have tabbed you as the eventual successor to Tom Brady. It doesn't matter if you're arguably even more hunky than Brady himself.
If you're a rookie in the NFL, you should expect to carry shoulder pads to and from the practice field at training camp.
Jimmy Garoppolo gets the rookie treatment from Tom Brady and Ryan Mallett. pic.twitter.com/bAnUGu4bpO
— Bart Hubbuch (@HubbuchNYP) July 24, 2014