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Patriots host former Chargers starter on a visit amid O-line concerns

Pats Pulpit·Oct 22, 2026 · 8:06 AM CT
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Injuries have hollowed out the Patriots' interior line. Right guard Mike Onwenu went down with an ankle injury in Week 2 and his replacement, Greg Van Roten, was hurt the next week; both are on injured reserve. Third-stringer Ben Brown hurt his knee against the Jets on Sunday and Alijah Vera-Tucker left with a hamstring injury, and both are inactive for Thursday.

That leaves Walter Rouse and Matt Pryor as the starting guards against Chicago. To add depth, New England brought in Jamaree Salyer for a visit on Tuesday.

Salyer, 26, was a 2022 sixth-round pick out of Georgia, where he played with current Patriots center Jared Wilson. He played 67 regular-season and playoff games for the Chargers with 43 starts, then joined the Dolphins this offseason before being placed on injured reserve and released in August.

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