The New England Patriots entered the offseason with a massive question mark surrounding the starting left tackle position. Trent Brown signed with the Cincinnati Bengals, and the Patriots released Conor McDermott near the end of April.
The Patriots EVP of Player Personnel told reporters a week before the draft who would start at left tackle if the season started today.
The New England Patriots EVP of Player Personnel told reporters who would start at LT if the season started today
![REPORT: The New England Patriots 26-Year-Old Offseason Acquisition Received 1st-Team Reps at a Different Position 1 New England Patriots, Eliot Wolf](https://gridironheroics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/USATSI_22635498_168400517_lowres-scaled-e1715456946471.jpg)
“I think if the season started today, which I get on the guys about using that phrase because that can sometimes lead to bad decisions,” Patriots director of scouting Eliot Wolf told reporters during his Thursday press conference at Gillette Stadium. “If we had a game tomorrow, we don’t have a punt returner. Stuff like that. If the season started tomorrow, I think it would be Okorafor. But that is probably more of a question for Coach [Jerod] Mayo.”
Now that OTAs are officially underway, this player got first-team reps at LT.
The New England Patriots offensive lineman received first-team reps at LT
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Chukwuma Okorafor played LT in college for Western Michigan before the Pittsburgh Steelers converted him from LT to RT. Okorafor would play the majority of his six-year NFL career at RT.
He received first-team reps at LT on the first day of OTAs.
He responded to playing LT.
Chukwuma Okorafor’s reaction to playing LT
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“I’ve been in the NFL for a while now. If I knew I couldn’t do it, I wouldn’t have chosen to do it,” Okorafor said. “It will take time, but I know who I am and what I can do. …
“I played right my whole time in Pitt. It’s obviously new. I’m trying to learn left as of now. I’m just trying to learn a whole new playbook. I’m trying to learn a whole new city, a whole new town. So, everything is kind of new to me now but I’m blessed.”
Okorafor wasn’t the only tackle who got reps at LT.
The New England Patriots 3rd-round pick got reps at LT as well
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Caedan Wallace played RT in college for Penn State. The Patriots drafted Wallace in the 3rd-round intending to convert him to LT. He also got reps at LT.
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