Milking It, By Dan Shaughnessy - A Continuing Series

Shank manages to write a positive New England Patriots story, if only to congratulate Dont'a Hightower and the start of his and Morgan Hart's family:

FOXBOROUGH — Dont’a Hightower wanted to inspire his fiancée Morgan Hart as she labored in the 17th hour to deliver their first child. She was exhausted, but the nurse said it was time to push.

He started chanting, “28-3, 28-3.” Adding, “Never give up.”

The standout Patriots linebacker laughs as he recalls his delivery-room audible. It’s New England lore to recite the score of Super Bowl LI, in which the Patriots trailed the Atlanta Falcons, 28-3, with a little more than two minutes left in the third quarter. They rallied to win, 34-28, in overtime in the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history.

Let the record show that Grayson Hightower heard about it in the womb from his father.

Hart, Hightower’s sweetheart since their days at the University of Alabama, says the “28-3″ mantra gave her strength.

An animus free column by Shank about the Patriots (even if it's focused on one awesome player) should be savored like a fine wine.

That first part's really overboard with the 28-3 angle, but it's an otherwise decent column.