Morgan Moses makes surprising admission about Patriots rookie Will Campbell
He has a world of experience. He gets what it takes to be a successful offensive lineman.
And yet, the kid sitting next to him in the locker room, the tackle he is mentoring, has already left an indelible impression.
Speaking with the media Thursday, Moses said Will Campbell was pushing him to be better.
'He's eager to learn. He's hard on himself,' Moses said following Day 2 of training camp. 'I tell him sometimes you've got to give him grace. And he's like, '(Expletive) that.'
'And it's good to see man because, obviously, we come from two different types of football. I'm not saying I'm old or anything, but just to be able to see that attitude and aggression to get better every day, that makes me want to come in every day and be better.
'When you got somebody like that who's pushing you at the opposite end, that's when you become bookends.'
That's some compliment Moses gave the rookie, who was taken with the fourth overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft.
In general when it comes to technique and problem-solving, Moses does most of the teaching, although he loves getting Campbell's thoughts.
'At tackle, we got a hard task at hand,' Moses said. 'To be able to bounce different ideas off each other, where we struggle at, where he struggles at, where I've been in my career, and just fix it, that's been a bright spot in the locker room for us.'
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