Patton to Return To GSU Defensive Line

[THAMES]

It's good to get this guy back at GSU.

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Patton back in the picture at GSU
Year out of action drives standout DL

By Nick Deriso



Lennard Patton was Grambling State's defensive player of the year in 2003 before sitting out last season with academic problems.


GRAMBLING ? Lennard Patton is getting one more chance to get it right.

A junior stalwart on the Grambling State defensive line, the Baton Rouge native was tackled by academic problems before his senior year in 2004 ? just as NFL scouts came calling.

The team's defensive player of the year in 2003, he never played a down one season later. His absence was part of a larger storyline of injuries and paperwork mishaps that doomed the Tigers to a 6-5 record.

For Patton, though, his absence hurt on a more personal level.

"It was hard. I've never been through anything like that," Patton said, as Monday practice wrapped up. "I learned my lesson. I'm doing what I should have been doing from the start. It felt good to hit somebody. It felt good just to see my helmet and pads in the locker.".......
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[Blacknbengal]

"I learned my lesson. I'm doing what I should have been doing from the start.".......

When will these kids learn?

 

[DaGSUMan]

I was just asking about him.

 

[Tigerpride]

Still won't help you as long as Palmer is his DC.

 

[SUjagTILLiDIE]

He is by far the best D-lineman in the swac. I wish we could have gotten him.

 

[DaGSUMan]

Still won't help you as long as Palmer is his DC.

Grambling Defense wasn't the problem last year.