FOXBOROUGH — What’s it like to switch sides as an offensive tackle?
“It’s like wiping with the other hand,’’ new Patriot Marshall Newhouse said Monday. “Your hips are flipped. All the plays are flipped. It’s difficult.’’
Newhouse’s skills were put to the test against the Dolphins Sunday, when he had to shift from right to left tackle after starter Isaiah Wynn exited with a foot injury in the first quarter. The transition was certainly a challenge, likely exacerbated because Newhouse also was making his Patriots debut. The 30-year-old veteran signed last Wednesday and fast-tracked his way to playing every snap of Sunday’s game.