According to Doug Kyed, Patriots exclusive rights-free agent OT Tyrone Wheatley Jr. has signed his one-year exclusive tender for the 2024 season. Wheatley, 26, wound up going undrafted out of Stony Brook in 2019 after transferring from Michigan.
The August trade acquisition stood as an exclusive-rights free agent. A summer acquisition will be staying with the New England Patriots into the spring.
Wheatley was acquired via trade Pierre Strong Jr. last August. The New England Patriots are already in the middle of a franchise-altering offseason. They have a new head coach, restructured their front office, and are expected to overhaul their roster from the top down.
The trade acquisition will end his season with two in-game appearances. The New England Patriots have until later today to decide whether or not to activate Tyrone Wheatley Jr.
The August trade acquisition was placed on injured reserve in October. Tyrone Wheatley Jr. returned to New England Patriots practice on Wednesday, according to multiple reports, marking the start of his activation clock.
The Patriots opted for a busy weekend in the personnel office with Saturday’s transactions.
With the Patriots facing questions along their offensive line, New England might be forced to turn to the two recent trade acquisitions. The New England Patriots are heading into their Week 2 game against the Miami Dolphins with some major questions along the offensive line.
New England sent the former fourth-round draft pick to the Browns in exchange for offensive tackle Tyrone Wheatley Jr. Pierre Strong Jr. was a fourth-round draft pick just a year ago and had shown promise in his limited opportunities with the New England Patriots.
The New England Patriots have some major problems on their offensive line, and they tried to address that on Sunday by making a desperation trade with the Cleveland Browns.
The Browns and Patriots have swung a trade that will allow both clubs to reinforce position groups that feature injury concerns. As Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reports, Cleveland is acquiring running back Pierre Strong and is sending offensive tackle Tyrone Wheatley Jr.
As first reported by Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Cleveland Browns have made another trade, this time with the New England Patriots. The Browns send promising offensive tackle Tyrone Wheatley Jr.
Browns offensive tackle Tyrone Wheatley Jr. was injured during a skirmish that broke out during Sunday's practice.
The Bears added tackle Tyrone Wheatley Jr. back to their practice squad Saturday after cutting him on Wednesday. The rookie from Michigan and Stony Brook had been playing in The Spring League when he was signed by the Bears, and brought to camp.
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