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2006 — Linebacker Corey Mays joined New England, was promoted to the active roster midway through the 2006 season and had nine tack‑ les in eight games. He was cut by the Patriots in October 2007 af‑ ter appearing in just one contest. Mays was then signed by Cincinnati, where he recorded 31 tackles in 23 games from 2007‑08. He wrapped up his career in Kansas City, starting 13 games and notching a career-best 85 stops in 2009. Mays, hampered by an ankle injury, had six tackles in The highlight of linebacker Corey Mays' five-year NFL career his final year in 2010. 2010 — Safety Sergio Brown was came in 2009, when he started 13 games and recorded a waived by New England in the final personal-best 85 tackles for the Kansas City Chiefs. City Chiefs Photo Courtesy Kansas round of cuts in September 2010 and was re-signed to the team's practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster in late October and registered four tackles in his debut against the San Diego Chargers. Brown started at strong safety to open 2011 and had six stops in the first game and his first NFL interception in week two. Brown was released by the Patriots prior to 2012 and was claimed by Indianapolis, where as a reserve he finished with 11 tackles, bringing his career total to 59. — Wes Morgan nesota in 2011, for being a role model and source of advice throughout the past three years. "It was a little overwhelming at times because I was a little weak and undersized. He helped me through that time, and when he got hurt we were roommates for every game. He still traveled and it was just good to have a guy like that to go to, someone that's been there and was experienced to help me out." Fresh Start For Te'o Having gone from media darling to the butt of jokes, Te'o, the 2012 Heisman Trophy runner-up, will fight his uphill battle on the West Coast with the San Diego Chargers, which have missed the playoffs each of the last three seasons. New head coach Mike McCoy believed Te'o was just the kind of player that can help the Chargers regroup. The highly publicized dead-girlfriend hoax and the Hawaiian's naivety concerning the emotionally devastating prank will soon be a footnote in Te'o's career, which includes 437 tackles (34 for loss) and seven interceptions for the Fighting Irish. At his introductory news conference, Te'o said he's prepared for whatever verbal abuse fans can dish out. "After the couple months I've been through, I think I'm pretty prepared," he said. "I just concentrate on me being me. What I learned from it is you