The media were given their first glimpse of the 2019 Patriots today, leaving bloggers like me to hang on their every tweet and report. Here are the tweets that stood out.
Absent from OTAs today: Tom Brady, Patrick Chung, Sony Michel, Nate Ebner, Kyle Van Noy, Yodny Cajuste, Nick Brossette, Isaiah Wynn, Michael Bennett, Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Demaryius Thomas, Ryan Allen, Joe Cardona and Deatrich Wise pic.twitter.com/WmHNsEPNtG
— Mark Daniels (@MarkDanielsPJ) May 23, 2019
Pretty good list of absentees, the most notable of which would be Seferian-Jenkins and Ryan Allen. The team could really use Seferian-Jenkins to get out there asap, while Allen could be facing competition for his job (see below). The rest are mostly vets, some coming off injuries. Cajuste has a shot at a roster spot if he can get on the field. Michel’s absence makes me further happy about drafting Damien Harris. Nick Brossette is an undrafted rookie running back who’s also out.
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