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McCarthy to the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Patriots</a> at pick No. 3 was “the buzz on the pro-day circuit,” per <a href="https://twitter.com/TonyPauline?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TonyPauline</a>. <br><br>He adds: “De facto general manager Eliot Wolf is pushing hard for McCarthy, and he believes he has as much upside as any quarterback in this draft.” <a href="https://t.co/IKntUwUIqh">https://t.co/IKntUwUIqh</a> <a href="https://t.co/KskgbJGNKY">pic.twitter.com/KskgbJGNKY</a></p>&mdash; Mike Kadlick (@mikekadlick) <a href="https://twitter.com/mikekadlick/status/1774890627664134644?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2024</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cluhf0fs2004601ns6twk01rp@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'He continued: &quot;De facto general manager Eliot Wolf is pushing hard for McCarthy, and he believes he has as much upside as any quarterback in this draft.&quot;', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cluhf0fs2004701ns2su39tbl@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<a href="https://www.audacy.com/weei/sports/patriots/patriots-brass-in-ann-arbor-for-j-j-mccarthy-pro-day">The Patriots had a large contingent at McCarthy\'s Pro Day on March 22</a>, a group that included head coach Jerod Mayo, offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt, quarterbacks coach T.C. McCartney, and Eliot Wolf. New England also met with McCarthy at the NFL Combine back in February.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cluhf0fs2004801ns0stfhe1j@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/mikekadlick/status/1771307426093883735', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A bomb from J.J. McCarthy at today’s Michigan Pro Day. <a href="https://t.co/SEzkWlWvk6">pic.twitter.com/SEzkWlWvk6</a></p>&mdash; Mike Kadlick (@mikekadlick) <a href="https://twitter.com/mikekadlick/status/1771307426093883735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2024</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cluhf0fs2004901nsz29hzd1a@published'}, {'data': {'text': "Through 28 games as Michigan's starting quarterback over the last two seasons, McCarthy's Wolverines went 27-1 and won the 2023-24 National Championship. 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