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Trey Flowers’ dominant Super Bowl LI performance cemented his status as one of the New England Patriots’ best defensive players. It also earned him an animal namesake.
After Flowers recorded 2 1/2 sacks and five quarterback hits in the Patriots’ win over the Atlanta Falcons, the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut announced it had named a 9-month-old rescued harbor seal after the young defensive end.
On Tuesday, with a smiling Flowers in attendance, the aquarium released “Trey” back into the wild.
Flowers, a second-year pro who lost nearly his entire rookie season to injury, was the Patriots’ most productive pass rusher this season, leading the team with seven sacks.
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