The New England Patriots’s most experienced offensive lineman will be playing elsewhere this season. The team will trade tackle Marcus Cannon to the Houston Texans once the new league year officially begins on March 17, parting ways with a player who appeared in 134 games for the organization and won three Super Bowls.
Despite his impressive résumé, the writing was already on the wall that the Patriots would move on from Cannon this offseason. Coming off his Coronavirus opt-out, he did not report back to the team for his end-of-year physical and workout and was also scheduled to hit New England’s salary cap with $9.