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Patriots’ continued inability to replace Dont’a Hightower is bad

PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 17: Duron Harmon #21, Ja'Whaun Bentley #51, Dont'a Hightower #54, and Kyle Van Noy #53 of the New England Patriots in action against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on November 17, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

It’s Week 10 of the 2020 NFL season and the Patriots still have no answer at linebacker.

We can’t say enough about the lack of depth the New England Patriots are dealing with in 2020. Injuries have thinned out the roster, as did the countless player opt-outs, but by now you’d think at least some of those issues would be fixed.