Patriots shuffle offensive line at practice amid Vederian Lowe injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The New England Patriots offensive line is in flux right now as the team tries to find the best fits for each position and deals with a new injury.
Potential starting left tackle Vederian Lowe left Wednesday’s practice early with an apparent injury. He was absent at Thursday’s practice. MassLive’s Mark Daniels reported Thursday that Lowe is battling a minor oblique injury.
Vederian Lowe is dealing with a minor oblique injury, per source.
Will be interesting to see what happens with the Patriots offensive line
— Mark Daniels (@ByMarkDaniels) August 22, 2024
Chukwuma Okorafor was at left tackle in Lowe’s place during Thursday’s session. He was joined in the starting offensive line group by Sidy Sow at left guard, David Andrews at center, Layden Robinson at right guard and Mike Onwenu at right tackle.
Story of Patriots practice today is the shuffled offensive line.
Vederian Lowe out injured means Chuks Okorafor shifts to LT… which opens RT for Mike Onwenu… which opens RG for rookie Layden Robinson.
LT Okorafor
LG Sow
C Andrews
RG Robinson
RT Onwenu
— Phil Perry (@PhilAPerry) August 22, 2024
Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt admitted Thursday that the offensive line is still a work in progress, and he’s hopeful the team will have more clarity after Sunday’s preseason finale against the Washington Commanders.
“That’s a work in progress as well. We’re really still evaluating — you’ll see different lineups each practice, you’ll see guys switch sides, go from guard to tackle and right tackle to left tackle,” Van Pelt told reporters Thursday.
“We’re trying to find the best five guys — maybe not the best five players, but the best five guys that work together as a unit. … Hopefully this game will solidify that for us.”
Offensive line is probably the most glaring weakness on the Patriots roster right now. It’s a hugely important part of the team, and…
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Publish date : 2024-08-22 21:39:23
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