The Patriots and Texans stay busy.
Houston is trading for the Patriots, right tackle Marcus Cannon Boston Globe reported. According to the report, the club is swapping draft picks in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds.
It is the first trade between the two teams as Nick Casario left Bill Belichick and the Patriots and became the new Texas general manager. The trade also comes nearly a week after the Patriots brought Trent Brown back in an agreement with the Raiders.
The canon deal was Texas’ second day after making a deal from pass-razor Shakes Lawson to linebacker Benardrick McKinney to the Dolphins.
In 2011, the Patriots’ fifth-round pick and a cancer Survivor dropped out of the 2020 season due to concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Cannon made his NFL debut in Week 10 against the Jets, following the start of the 2011 season on the list of non-football injury recovered from chemotherapy treatment during the NFL lockout.
The 32-year-old TCU product has suffered several injuries during his career, beginning with a toe problem that limited him to 12 games in 2015.
Cannon started in seven matches of the 2017 season prior to an ankle injury in Week 8 and was eventually placed on injured reserve. He was right tackle at the start of the 2018 season, but dealt with a calf injury and head injury in the season. He managed to play 15 games despite injuring his shoulder in Week 1 in 2019.
The Patriots went 7-9 and missed the playoffs in the first year of the Tom-Brady era in New England. Although he re-signed Cam Newton on Friday, the Patriots have a big question at quarterback and could add one to the draft.
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