The Patriots’ roster is getting thinner and thinner.
A whopping eighth Patriots player opted out of the 2020 NFL season on Sunday with tight end Matt LaCosse bowing out, according to multiple reports, as the NFL prepares to try to play through the coronavirus pandemic.
The former Giants tight end joins linebacker Dont’a Hightower, safety Patrick Chung, running back Brandon Bolden, offensive linemen Marcus Cannon and Najee Toran, fullback Danny Vitale and wide receiver Marquise Lee as Patriots players who have opted out. Veteran players who opt out and are deemed to have a high risk of contracting the virus, like Cannon, who previously had non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, will get a $350,000 stipend for the 2020 NFL season.