another good "sign" for the Pats as training camp approaches. The more time these rookies get it camp the better. FOXBORO, Mass. (AP) -- The  New England Patriots  signed safety  Patrick Chung , their top draft pick, leaving two of their 12 choices without agreements. Chung, out of Oregon, was one of four players drafted in the second round by the Patriots, who traded their first-round pick. He was taken with the 34th pick overall, obtained from the  Kansas City Chiefs  for quarterback  Matt Cassel  and linebacker  Mike Vrabel . Details of the contract were not disclosed. The Patriots other three second-round picks signed four-year deals. They are nose tackle  Ron Brace  of Boston College, cornerback  Darius Butler  of Connecticut and offensive tackle  Sebastian Vollmer  of Houston. The Patriots released safety  Antwain Spann , a three-year veteran. Their only draft picks without agreements are third-rounder  Tyrone McKenzie , a linebacker from South Florida, and sixth-rounder  Jake Ingram , a long snapper from Hawaii. McKenzie tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in rookie minicamp in May and is out for the season. Chung started the most games of any defensive player in his school's history. His 51 consecutive starts are tied for the Oregon record for players at any position. The Patriots hold their first full-squad training camp practices Thursday. Rookies reported Sunday. Spann played in 19 regular-season and three postseason games for the Patriots the past three seasons.
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