FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots have agreed to trade longtime right tackle Marcus Cannon to the Houston Texans in a deal that involves a swap of mid-to-late round draft picks, sources tell ESPN.
Cannon had opted out of the 2020 season, and sources said a catalyst for the trade was that he had not reported to the Patriots for a physical and workout -- due to COVID-19 considerations -- with the team's other players who opted out.
The 6-foot-6, 335-pound Cannon, a non-Hodgkins lymphoma survivor, is from Texas.