The New England Patriots invested considerable resources in their offensive line last offseason: the team drafted Isaiah Wynn with the 23rd overall selection, one day before acquiring Trent Brown via trade. Eleven months later, however, the group — one of the NFL’s best during the 2018 season — is facing questions yet again: Brown has left via free agency, and Wynn is coming off a season-long stint on injured reserve.
Together with starting right tackle Marcus Cannon turning 31 next month and the club losing swing-backup LaAdrian Waddle to the Buffalo Bills, it is therefore unsurprising that the position is yet again rather high up on New England’s list of pre-draft needs.