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What Daniel Ekuale leaving in NFL free agency means for the Patriots

The New England Patriots had a relatively quiet weekend, but it was capped off by one of their in-house free agents leaving the organization. Defensive tackle Daniel Ekuale, who first joined the team in 2021, left to sign an undisclosed contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Let’s find out what his departure means for his now-former club.

More defensive line turnover

Within the last seven days, the Patriots said goodbye to three members of their defensive tackles group. Both Ekuale and Deatrich Wise Jr. left to sign free agency contracts elsewhere; Ekuale joins the aforementioned Steelers, with Wise Jr.