Patriots held a private workout with former Notre Dame standout
Notre Dame outside linebacker Prince Shembo visited the Green Bay Packers and had private workouts for the New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons and the Jacksonville Jaguars, according to league sources.
Shembo started every game last season and had 46 tackles, five sacks, five tackles for losses, one forced fumble and 17 quarterback hurries. He had three sacks last season against Arizona State.
For his career, Shembo had 97 tackles, 19 tackles for losses, 14 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
The 6-foot-1, 253-pounder ran the 40-yard dash in 4.71 seconds at the NFL scouting combine. He bench pressed 225 pounds 26 times and had a 38.5-inch vertical leap, a 10-2 broad jump, a 4.31 in the 20-yard shuttle and a 7.29 in the three-cone drill.
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