FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - AUGUST 24: Mike Onwenu #58 of the New England Patriots looks on during training camp at Gillette Stadium on August 24, 2020 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Steven Senne-Pool/Getty Images)
The Patriots may have struck gold with Michigan’s Michael Onwenu.
Of all the problems for a team to experience, injuries to the offensive line are arguably the worst. If those guys aren’t preventing pressure up front and winning battles in the trenches, the quarterback can’t throw and the running back can’t run. It’s that simple.
So when the New England Patriots lost backup center Ted Karras to free agency, right tackle Marcus Cannon to an opt out, and David Andrews to thumb surgery last week, you couldn’t help but think how the team could possibly make it through 2020 unscathed with that much turnover along the O-line.