The thoroughness of the New England Patriots on the scouting trail shines through at this time of year. With this in mind, we pass along this nugget from ESPN Lions reporter Michael Rothstein:

Devin Gardner said he worked out for Falcons and Bengals last week. Chiefs and Patriots next week. — Michael Rothstein (@mikerothstein) March 21, 2015

The Patriots have had success with Michigan quarterbacks, of course. They’ve also had success looking at college quarterbacks and projecting them to wide receiver (e.g. Julian Edelman), which is a transition Gardner probably will be making in the NFL.

When the Patriots’ scouting process reaches its conclusion leading into the draft in late April, they will have put hundreds of players through private workouts and attended many pro days and all-star games. So that’s a reminder of not reading too much into one private workout or visit, but we still think it’s fun to connect the dots from time to time.

And it turns out Edelman and Gardner have been in touch, with Gardner relaying advice from Edelman to take care of his feet.

“I’m going to get a pedicure,” Gardner cracked.