FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since offensive lineman Logan Mankins arrived at Gillette Stadium for the first time, the New England Patriots’ top draft choice in 2005 having grown up on a cattle ranch and buying his first business suit for the occasion.

The fit, all around, has been a good one. Now the question is how much longer the 32-year-old plans to stay in the football business.

“That’s a good question. It depends on health, I think, and if they want to keep me around here still,” Mankins said Wednesday morning. “I just want to play until I think I don’t feel good. If I can’t do it, I don’t think I’ll keep going once I don’t think I’m playing the way I want to.”

Mankins, a perennial Pro Bowler, obviously hasn’t reached that point.

“I feel great right now,” he said, before considering the grind of training camp ahead: “I’m sure in a few days, I’ll feel like crap.”

A couple of soundbites from Mankins:

On new offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo: “It’s been great. Googe is a good guy, a hard-working guy, he’s very loud and he gets his point across well. He’s funny. Once the pads come on, we’ll really see how he wants things done and the way he coaches. We haven’t experienced him in a game situation yet. We’re still getting to know him, he’s still getting to know us, and that’s what all these practices are for.”

Despite continuity, no guarantees on the offensive line: “We do have a lot of veterans returning. We have some new young guys that are fitting in nicely so far. It’s always good to know the guys you’re with that you can trust them. This is the time of year you’ve got to go out and prove it. You’ve got to earn your job. That’s what training camp is for.”