The New England Patriots is not going to choose up the fifth-year possibility in offensive lineman Cole Unusual’s contract, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported Wednesday.
The official deadline to determine whether or not to choose up the choice is Thursday.
Unusual’s fifth-year possibility would have value the Patriots round $16.7 million, per Fowler. He’ll now enter the 2025 season within the last yr of his rookie contract.
This transfer just isn’t a shock. Unusual has not been in a position to keep on the sector for the reason that Patriots chosen him No. 29 total within the first spherical of the 2022 NFL Draft.
Unusual performed in simply three video games final season attributable to a knee harm, and he has appeared in simply 30 video games for the Patriots over the past three seasons. He has largely performed left guard throughout his Patriots profession, though he is also within the combine at middle for Mike Vrabel’s workforce subsequent season.
New England has added a number of offensive linemen to its roster within the offseason, most notably proper sort out Morgan Moses in free company and left sort out Will Campbell with the No. 4 total choose within the 2025 NFL Draft.
