Patriots Starter's Position Change Could Mean Last Chance to Make Roster

Patriots Starter's Position Change Could Mean Last Chance to Make Roster

There are a couple of ways that Patriots safety Marte Mapu could look at the latest move from coach Mike Vrabel, which became apparent this week at the team’s minicamp. Mapu is being asked to play a lot less at strong safety and instead move to more of a hybrid linebacker role–in fact, the Patriots officially named Mapu a linebacker.That’s not uncommon for players in the NFL of Mapu’s size and athleticism (he is 6-foot-3, 230) so it could be see…