The New England Patriots’ offensive line has received a major boost this week. Starting right guard Michael Onwenu, who had started training camp on the physically unable to perform list after undergoing offseason ankle surgery, returned to practice on Thursday.
While Onwenu was limited in his return, leaving the PUP list behind was a big step for both the 25-year-old and his team. The Patriots, after all, have had their fair share of issues up front this summer.
Onwenu and fellow starting guard Cole Strange missing time due to injury — thus forcing the team to insert backup options into its starting lineup — was and, with Strange still not back, remains a big part of the problem.