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Foxborough, Walpole HS Students Announce Patriots Draft Pick

Four students from the two schools got to announce the 178th pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.

FOXBOROUGH, MA — You may have seen some familiar faces while watching the NFL Draft Saturday. Foxborough High School football players Phil Dure and Phil Thomas and Walpole High School football players Chase Conrad and Patrick Kearns announced the New England Patriots' sixth round draft pick from the Hall at Patriot Place.

Dure and Conrad shared speaking privileges, with Dure announcing the name of the selection - linebacker Christian Sam from Arizona State University.

Picks during the third day of the draft were announced from a variety of locations including the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Niagara Falls, and the USS Constellation.

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