The swap of linebackers drafted by the New England Patriots and Cleveland Browns in 2019 may be on some levels a change-of-scenery type of move for both players, but is something deeper afoot in Foxboro?
On the latest episode of the Next Pats Podcast, Phil Perry is joined by Diante Lee of Pro Football Focus to foreshadow the schematic implications of the trade.
Noting that New England used an old school "okie" front in 2021 which asked inside linebackers to take on uncovered guards, Lee cited that size difference between the newly-acquired Wilson and Dont'a Hightower and Ja'Whaun Bentley, both of whom are unrestricted free agents.