FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - SEPTEMBER 08: Marcus Cannon #61 of the New England Patriots leaves the field after suffering an injury during the second half against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Gillette Stadium on September 08, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
Dont’a Hightower and Marcus Cannon opting out of the 2020 NFL season is bad news for the Patriots.
Losing another two big-name starters on top of a tumultuous offseason of turnover is tremendously bad no matter how you look at it, but the New England Patriots, for the first time in quite a while, do not have the necessary reinforcements on the depth chart to replace Dont’a Hightower and Marcus Cannon.