When the New England Patriots held their first open practice of the spring on May 31, they were without Michael Onwenu. The right guard being absent after recently undergoing ankle surgery gave the team’s depth options a chance to see time with the starting lineup.
The first man up came as a bit of a surprise. Bill Murray, who had not played a single regular season snap on offense over the first three years of his career, was inserted into the lineup next to starting center David Andrews and projected right tackle Riley Reiff.