The NFL game in which Benjamin Watson wore a New England Patriots jersey was a wild card playoff contest in January 2010. A lot has changed since then for the club and the player: while the Patriots won three Super Bowl titles, Watson moved around the league, spending time with the Cleveland Browns, the New Orleans Saints (twice), and the Baltimore Ravens. In late May, he found a new home — the one where it all began.
With no position on the Patriots’ roster seeing as much turnover this offseason as the tight end spot — from the departures of Rob Gronkowski, Dwayne Allen and Jacob Hollister, to numerous players being brought on board in free agency — the team called up its former first-round draft pick to bolster the group’s depth and talent.