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How safe is Dwayne Allen's roster spot with the Patriots?

Touching on some New England Patriots hot topics in mailbag form:

Hey Mike, love your coverage. Wouldn't Dwayne Allen be just as likely of a cut given his cap hit to production ratio?

Dwayne Allen is currently projected as the team's No. 2 tight end behind Rob Gronkowski, and what makes him part of the roster-cut conversation is his $4.5 million base salary and $5 million cap charge. The question is whether that's too high for the Patriots for his projected role, which is primarily as a blocking tight end.