You may have heard it by now, but the New England Patriots’ tight end position saw some considerable turnover this offseason: Rob Gronkowski decided to end his Hall of Fame career at just 29, Dwayne Allen was released in a cost-cutting move, and Jacob Hollister was shipped to the Seattle Seahawks via trade. With last year’s opening day trio gone, the Patriots were forced to completely re-tool their depth chart at the position over the last few months.
In order to do that, the world champions brought in a trio of veteran players in free agency.