Former New England Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel has a solid career for a seventh-round draft pick who only threw 33 passes during his four seasons in college.
Cassel ended up playing 14 years in the NFL and suiting up for seven different teams, throwing for over 17,000 yards and making the Pro Bowl in 2010.
In a recent appearance on the "Pats from Past" podcast, Cassel told a funny story about getting to the Pro Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs after the Patriots traded him there following the 2009 season and playing for his old coach, Bill Belichick, again.
"That was a cool experience too, to go out there and coach Belichick being our coach," Cassell said. "The funny part is we get into that first meeting. They're talking about what we're going to run. I'm like 'I know this offense. This is gonna be great.' And, they're like a completely different offense. They changed it to a number system. I've never played in a number system in my life. I'm sitting there going 'Coach, what the hell is this?' We didn't even run the offense. I was laughing just going 'OK, well we'll have to figure it out when we go out there.'"
Cassel still ended up tossing two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to Montell Owens and Alex Mack, but he really thought he was going to light it up.
