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Pats Pulpit Mar 27, 2024
Patriots draft profile: Patrick Paul could be a plug-and-play starter at left tackle

Patriots draft profile: Patrick Paul could be a plug-and-play starter at left tackle

Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via New England needs a new left tackle, and Paul is an attractive candidate. The New England Patriots did make investments in their offensive tackle position in free agency, signing Chukwuma Okorafor to a one-year contract and extending Michael Onwenu for three more seasons. As of right now, Okorafor and Onwenu might just be the team’s starting options at the position. But while Onwenu is locked into the right tackle spot, the left one remains a major need. Even with Okorafor aboard as a possible starter, New England needs to...
Pats Pulpit Mar 9, 2024
Patriots are paying Chukwuma Okorafor like a potential starter, contract details show

Patriots are paying Chukwuma Okorafor like a potential starter, contract details show

Photo by Joe Sargent/ Okorafor signed a one-year, $4 million deal to join the Patriots in free agency. The New England Patriots made their first move of free agency before the market even opened, signing offensive tackle Chukwuma Okorafor to a one-year contract on Thursday. Okorafor was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers in February, meaning that he was already available to be added to the Patriots’ roster. What kind of role the 26-year-old will end up playing remains to be determined, but a look at his contract shows that the team is paying him like a potential...
Pats Pulpit Mar 8, 2024
New England Patriots links 3/08/24 - Free agency set to explode next week: What will Wolf do?

New England Patriots links 3/08/24 - Free agency set to explode next week: What will Wolf do?

Eliot Wolf | Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Daily news and links for Friday. TEAM TALK Evan Lazar talks about the report that the Patriots agreed to terms with free agent OT Chukwuma Okorafor. Evan Lazar examines the free agency forecast for the Patriots at wide receiver. The Pats are heading into yet another offseason where a top priority is adding offensive playmakers, which feels like a sentence we type every year in New England. 2024 Free agency discussion: Mike Dussault, Paul Perillo and Evan Lazar discuss the potential players on the free agent market who could...
Pats Pulpit Mar 8, 2024
Patriots free agency profile: Chukwuma Okorafor raises the floor at offensive tackle

Patriots free agency profile: Chukwuma Okorafor raises the floor at offensive tackle

Photo by Shelley Lipton/Icon Sportswire via The Patriots signed the veteran offensive lineman to bolster their offensive tackle depth chart. On Thursday, the New England Patriots made their first outside addition since the official start of the NFL offseason. Offensive tackle Chukwuma Okorafor, who started his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers but was released in February, was signed to a yet-to-be-announced contract. Okorafor is the first domino to fall, and will not be the last one. For now, though, let’s take a closer look at him: his career so far, and what the...
Pats Pulpit Mar 7, 2024
What signing OT Chukwuma Okorafor in free agency means for the Patriots

What signing OT Chukwuma Okorafor in free agency means for the Patriots

Photo by Mark Alberti/Icon Sportswire via New England is adding the former Steelers lineman to its roster. Four days before the start of free agency week, the New England Patriots have made their first outside signing of the offseason. Chukwuma Okorafor, who spent the first six seasons of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers before his release last month, was reportedly added to the offensive tackle mix on Thursday afternoon. Details of Okorafor’s contract with the Patriots are not yet known. That said, we can already take a quick-hit look at what signing the...
Pats Pulpit Mar 7, 2024
Patriots reportedly sign ex-Steelers starting tackle Chukwuma Okorafor

Patriots reportedly sign ex-Steelers starting tackle Chukwuma Okorafor

Photo by Michael Owens/ In February, Pittsburgh released the 2018 draft choice out of Western Michigan. A 59-game starter will be arriving in Foxborough ahead of the new league year. The New England Patriots have agreed to terms with former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Chukwuma Okorafor, as first reported by NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport. The move did not make Thursday’s NFL transaction wire. Okorafor, 26, entered the league in the third round of the 2018 draft. The 6-foot-6, 320-pound Western Michigan product did so after twice earning first-team All-MAC honors...
NESN.com Mar 7, 2024

Mike Onwenu Insurance? Patriots Sign Ex-Steelers Tackle

The Patriots are going watch each of their starting tackles from last season hit the open market this free-agency period, so they’ve gotten out ahead of things and added some insurance. New England agreed to terms with former Pittsburgh Steelers starter Chukwuma Okorafor on Thursday, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media. Okorafor, despite being […]

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