Early on during the New England Patriots’ 2018 offseason program, the team fielded an offensive line that looked noticably different than the one that started in the Super Bowl just four months earlier. The left side in particular underwent some turnover since February: gone was long-time starting tackle Nate Solder, who signed a record-breaking deal with the New York Giants, while guard Joe Thuney was also nowhere to be found.
Thuney’s third year in the NFL began with rehab: he had to undergo surgery in the offseason to repair an injured foot.