Matt LaCosse’s placement on reserve/opt-out was a sneaky-big roster move for the New England Patriots.
While 2020 third-round picks Devin Asiasi and Dalton Keene both seemingly have bright futures in Foxboro, there’s no telling what they’ll offer in the present since they were allowed to set foot on a Patriots practice field for the first time Monday. Patriots rookies didn’t go through the typical offseason workout program because of the COVID-19 pandemic. There was no rookie or full-team minicamp nor organized team activities.
Even in 2010, after the Patriots drafted Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez, New England went into the season with a backup plan for their rookies.