Towering Trent Brown joins Patriots' block-out-the-sun ranks

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Mike Reiss ESPN Staff Writer Close Covered Patriots since 1997 Joined ESPN in 2009 Follow on Twitter FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Newly acquired offensive tackle Trent Brown is scheduled to meet with New England Patriots reporters on Thursday afternoon, and he's expected to make a big first impression. At 6-foot-8 and 355 pounds, Brown is one of the biggest players in the NFL, and his acquisition sparks memories to something Bill Belichick said 14 years ago. Simply put, he's a block-out-the-sun type of offensive tackle. What does that mean? It was mid-September of the 2004 season when Belichick and the Patriots were preparing for a Week 2 game against the Arizona Cardinals, who were in their first year

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