FOXBORO — The Patriots will likely be with out Riley Reiff for at the least 4 video games after inserting the veteran offensive lineman on injured reserve.
Reiff suffered a leg harm within the Patriots’ preseason finale towards the Titans when nearly all of starters sat out. Reiff has solely performed offensive deal with through the common season of his 11-year NFL profession, however he had been kicked inside to proper guard — a place he performed late in coaching camp and through the preseason this summer season — when he acquired harm.
To take his place on the 53-man roster, the Patriots signed veteran tight finish Pharaoh Brown off of the follow squad. The Patriots stuffed Brown’s spot on the follow squad by signing defensive deal with Jeremiah Pharms Jr.
The Patriots signed Reiff to a one-year, $5 million contract in free company this offseason. He was anticipated to be the crew’s beginning proper deal with, however accidents alongside the offensive line shuffled items all through the offseason, precipitating Reiff’s transfer inside whereas left guard Cole Strange and proper guard Mike Onwenu have been out.
It’s nonetheless unclear who will begin at proper deal with for the Patriots in Week 1 towards the Eagles. The crew’s prime choices are Calvin Anderson, Tyrone Wheatley Jr., Vederian Lowe and rookie Sidy Sow. The Patriots additionally may transfer proper guard Mike Onwenu outdoors to deal with, the place he’s performed properly up to now. That can be asking a variety of Onwenu to play his second-best place after spending nearly all of the summer season on the bodily unable to carry out record, nonetheless.
The Patriots may wind up having a proper deal with committee early within the season in the event that they don’t really feel like Anderson is in full soccer form as he returns from the non-football sickness record.
Brown was signed to the Patriots’ follow squad final week after he was launched by the Colts. He famous within the Patriots’ locker room Monday that he acquired his first NFL enjoying time when Bill O’Brien — then head coach of the Texans — signed him off of the Browns’ follow squad. The 29-year-old tight finish mentioned he’s comfy inside O’Brien’s offense.
“For me, it’s very similar. Over the years, you make tweaks and stuff, so it’s learning those tweaks. The foundation for me is the same. This is my seventh years, so I’ve been around a bunch of different offenses. Around the league, a lot of people run the same stuff, it’s just different terminology. For me, it’s pretty easy.”
Pharms spent final season on the Patriots’ follow squad and the summer season on the crew’s 90-man roster. He was waived final Tuesday.
Brown joins tight ends Hunter Henry and Mike Gesicki on the Patriots’ tight finish depth chart. The offensive line is left with Onwenu, Strange, Anderson, Wheatley, Lowe, Sow, heart David Andrews, left deal with Trent Brown, rookie guard Atonio Mafi and rookie heart Jake Andrews with Reiff heading to IR.
The Patriots positioned broad receiver Tyquan Thornton on injured reserve final week.
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