Eastern Michigan OG Sidy Sow lines up for a play. (Eastern Michigan Athletics)
One of the biggest surprises of the Patriots’ 2023 draft was that, despite making 12 picks, the team didn’t select a tackle. The position was viewed as one of if not the biggest team need heading into the draft and both projected starters for 2023 – Trent Brown and Riley Reiff – are on expiring contracts.
That left many scratching their heads as to why the Patriots didn’t address the position at all. Even though it was a slightly weaker tackle class than average they certainly had their chances, including trading out of the 14th pick with Georgia’s Broderick Jones still on the board. Jones was viewed as being in the top tier of tackles in this class.
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