The trade winds are a-blowin’ in New England. After already exchanging running back Pierre Strong Jr. for the Cleveland Browns’ Tyrone Wheatley Jr. earlier on Sunday, the New England Patriots made another move later that same day: fellow offensive tackle Vederian Lowe was acquired from the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick.
Lowe, 24, will now enter the mix at a major position of need. What exactly does his addition mean from a big-picture perspective, though? Let’s find out.
The Patriots keep throwing offensive tackles at the wall in hopes of finding some that stick: Throughout training camp the offensive tackle position looked suspect.