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The Patriots have signed 32-year old OT John Welbourn to a 1-year contract. Welbourn is a big dude at 6′5″, 310 pounds and he has a lot of starting experience. In fact, he started all 16 games for the Chiefs last season but that’s not saying too much based on the O-Line’s play there last year. Welbourn has now played in the NFL 9 years covering 103 games (95 starts) so the Patriots made a smart move in signing him.
With the injury to Anthony Clement the Patriots felt the need to add another tackle for depth reasons. Stokes has a lot of experience as he is 34 years old. He is a big guy at 6′4″, 310 pounds and he can probably also handle playing guard for the Patriots. Stokes was a Detroit Lion last season but he didn’t play in any games. Stokes has now played in 83 games (44 starts) in his NFL career. This was a good pickup for the Patriots.
The Patriots have placed offensive tackle Anthony Clement on the Injured Reserve list with a knee injury. It’s beginning to look like the Patriots just signed Clement for inside info on the Jets. I wouldn’t doubt that based on the Patriots’ sneakiness of the past…..but I like it.