| − | In 2005, Hobbs was drafted in the third round of the [[2005 NFL Draft]] by the [[New England Patriots]]. In his rookie season with the Patriots (2005), Hobbs started 8 of the regular season games and played in all 16. He made 44 tackles, 9 pass deflections and 3 interceptions. He also returned kicks for the Patriots... Hobbs made his first NFL interception in week nine of the regular season in a game vs the [[Miami Dolphins]]. In that same game he also had 2 fumble recovery's, a career best. | + | In 2005, Hobbs was drafted in the third round of the [[2005 NFL Draft]] by the [[New England Patriots]]. In his rookie season with the Patriots (2005), Hobbs started 8 of the regular season games and played in all 16. He made 44 tackles, 9 pass deflections and 3 interceptions. He also returned kicks for the Patriots... Hobbs made his first NFL interception in week nine of the regular season in a game vs the [[Miami Dolphins]]. In that same game he also had 2 fumble recovery's, a career best, 4 batted down passes and eight tackles. The following year (2006), Hobbs started 9 games for the Patriots and played in 15. In the third week of the regular season in a game vs the [[Denver Broncos]] he broke his wrist. The injury forced him to sit out the next week but he returned to the Patriots lineup the following week. Two weeks later in a game vs the [[Minnesota Vikings]], Hobbs incepted a pass and returned it 70 yards... He took a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown in the Patriots week week 14, 40-7 thumping of the [[Houston Texans]]. He finished the 2006 season with 44 tackles, 2 interceptions and 1 fumble recovery. He also had 10 kickoff returns for 360 yards (36.0 avg) and 1 touchdown. |