Marcus Cannon’s career with the New England Patriots will be over soon. After 10 years, 134 games and three Super Bowl wins, the veteran offensive tackle will be traded to the Houston Texans later this week for a swap of selections in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds of this year’s draft.
Cannon leaving New England does not only impact the team’s offensive tackle depth and clear around $6.27 million in salary cap space, it also officially closes the book on the Patriots’ 2011 draft class. The 32-year-old, who was selected in the fifth round that spring, was its final member still with the team, but now will have to continue his career elsewhere.