FOXBOROUGH – Brenden Schooler was announced as the Patriots only Pro Bowl selection on Thursday, a significant honor for the third-year player who has emerged as one of the best special teamers in the NFL.
“This was an award my dad and I talked about growing up together,” relayed Schooler from the locker room on Thursday. “It would be me, him and my brother all watching Sunday night, Monday Night Football, and him just believing in us and knowing that someday one of us can go do this. So, to have that privilege, and now have that on my resume, it’s awesome.”
After hearing the news from Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo, Schooler made a special call home to share it with his family.
“To share that moment, even though it was over with the phone call with my family, was awesome,” said Schooler. “You just hear the joy and you know all the hard work that went into it. It’s nice to be recognized and see all your hard work pay off.”
After securing a roster spot as an undrafted rookie in 2022 with standout special tams play, Schooler has grown his all-around game to new levels in 2024. Aside from establishing himself as one of the best punt team gunners in the game, he began to carve out a role on defense as well.
Thus far, Schooler has played 24 defensive snaps, picking up 2 sacks while often serving as a quarterback spy.
It’s a move that Jerod Mayo began to put into place during training camp last summer.
“I thought it was important to not just have core special teams players only focused on special teams,” said Mayo during camp. “Schooler will be at the game. He’s an All-Pro type of special teams player. In saying that, there will be times where maybe we need to get out of a game because of injuries or whatever it is… But he needs to have a fundamental understanding of our defense. This guy can run, and this guy can tackle and this guy is smart. You put those three things together, you’ve got a pretty good defensive…
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