The New England Patriots‘ problems at tight end continue.
Superstar Rob Gronkowski retired back in March, leaving a swirling vortex of a talent void behind him at the position. New England somewhat surprisingly chose not to address tight end during the NFL Draft, perhaps finding their preferred targets just outside their value range every time they ended up on the clock.
Instead, the Pats raided the bargain bin of free agents and retirees, signing the oft-disappointing Austin Seferian-Jenkins, the little-used Matt LaCosse, the briefly-retired Benjamin Watson, and most recently: the Detroit Lions’ Michael Roberts, who largely spent 2018 as a backup option on a 6-10 team.