Heading into this offseason, perhaps no position on the Patriots’ roster garnered more questions than offensive tackle — a situation exacerbated by the departure of veteran left tackle Nate Solder for New York.
In the past month, just about all of those questions have been answered in some capacity. Two weeks before the draft, it was reported that 2017 third round pick Antonio Garcia was fully recovered from a blood clot issue that cost him his rookie season, and that he was back up to 290 pounds — just 10-15 pounds short of his ideal playing weight.