Why Patriots LB Pierre Woods loves the Michigan strength and conditioning staff…

When the Patriots cut Pierre Woods in September, he had just one workout and few phone calls. Now, he’s back and could contribute on special teams tomorrow vs. the Colts. In between, he moved out to Ann Arbor, Michigan and took a job working on as a groundskeeper on campus. But, as he told me on Friday, Woods also became a regular in the University of Michigan weight room. “The guys at Michigan, man, they prepared me,” Woods told me. “Trust me. They prepared me. The head strength coach (Mike Barwis), the assistant (Parker Whiteman), I’m pretty sure they got tired of seeing my face up in there, but they allowed me to work out, use the facilities, go around, eat, everything. They treated me like family. You play at Michigan, you come back, they treat you like family. I got nothing but love for those guys and I appreciate what they did.” (more…)