Patriots Training Camp, 2010

Thomas Welch (74) signs a ball.
This is the stuff that is fun here.
Just the fact that they do this.
The crowd rushed the line early.
There was still 20 minutes of practice.
And there they stood waiting.
This kid waited too.
I liked that the players knew that.
The kids got stuff first.
They could sense the pros.
The "Signature collectors".
They didn't get squat.
They would hold out a glossy photo.
The players just didn't take them.
And the world kept on spinning.