Leave it to the New England Patriots to draft two players from the same non-Power Five school -- who happen to be best friends.
As it turns out, Ryland spent four seasons at Eastern Michigan from 2018 to 2021 before transferring to Maryland in 2022 and is very close with Sow. As in, to the point where the two shared a tearful phone conversation after learning they'd be NFL teammates in New England.
"Sidy is my guy," Ryland told reporters Saturday in a conference call."We actually had a FaceTime together not too long after he got drafted, and I think there were a little bit of tears in both of our eyes. It was a pretty emotional moment for us."Chad Ryland talks about being drafted to the Patriots along with former teammate & friend, Sidy Sow!
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