By re-signing Russ Hochsteinthis week, the Pats kept in place one of their most versatile linemen.
But New England might not be done looking for O-line depth yet. The list of offensive line free agents isn't quite as deep as it's been in past years, particularly with names like Jeff Saturdayand Jon Stinchcombre-upping with their current teams. But there are starters and valuable backups to be had.
Biggest Names
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Jake Grove (C) â Oakland; Mike Goff(G) â San Diego; Jordan Gross(T) â Carolina; Jon Runyan(T) - Philadelphia
Runyan is a proven talent at tackle, even if he's getting a bit long in the tooth. Goff is a solid veteran guard who's helped paved the way for LaDainian Tomlinson over the last five seasons in San Diego. Grove (C) and certainly the All-Pro left tackle Gross represent young proven starters with the ability to bring long-term stability to a line.
Possible Pats
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Wesley Britt(T) â New Engalnd; Seth McKinney(G) - Cleveland; Marc Colomboâ (T), Dallas; Mark Tauscher(T) â Green Bay
The Patriots often build the offensive line from within using the practice squad and other teams' late-round castoffs. Britt is a system guy who could be brought back for camp but would be in for a roster battle.
The one spot that could really use upgrading in New England is right tackle, where the 6-8 Colombo, a Boston College product, would be an intriguing prospect, as would an experienced interior backup like McKinney. Beyond that a versatile, on-the-verge-of-retirement veteran is always an O-line possibility. Tauscher is also a proven, reliable veteran who could fight for a starting spot.
The Rest
Khalif Barnes (T) â Jacksonville
Matt Birk (C) â Minnesota
Jeremy Bridges (T) â Carolina
Elton Brown (T) â Arizona
Rashad Butler (T) â Houston *
Cooper Carlisle (G) â Oakland
Kirk Chambers (T) â Buffalo
Tyson Clabo (T) â Atlanta *
Nick Cole (G) â Philadelphia *
Willie Colon (T) â Pittsburgh *
Damion Cook (G) â Detroit
Harvey Dahl (G) â Atlanta *
Anthony Davis (T) â St. Louis
Trai Essex (T) - Pittsburgh
Jahri Evans (G) â New Orleans *
Jason Fabini (G) â Washington
George Fost (T) â Detroit
Melvin Fowler (C) â Buffalo
Lennie Friedman (G) â Cleveland
Wayne Gandy (T) â Atlanta
Justin Geisinger (C) â Washington
Eric Ghiaciuc (C) â Cincinnati
Adam Goldberg (T) â St. Louis
Brandon Gorin (T) â St. Louis
Chris Gray (G) â Seattle
Kwame Harris (T) â Oakland
Richie Incognito (G) â St. Louis *
Scott Jackson (C) â Houston
Al Johnson (C) â Miami
Marcus Johnson (T) â Minnesota
Adrian Jones (G) â Kansas City
Pete Kendall (G) â Washington
Nick Leckey (C) â St. Louis
Matt Lehr (G) â New Orleans
Daniel Loper (T) â Tennessee
Andy McCollum (C) â Detroit
Patrick McCoy (T) â Atlanta
Steve McKinney (C) â Seattle
Fred Miller (T) â Chicago
Chris Naeole (G) â Jacksonville
Tom Nalen (C) - Denver
Jeremy Newberry (C) â San Diego
Rudy Niswanger (C) â Kansas City *
Erik Pears (T) â Denver
Donald Penn (T) â Tampa Bay *
Scott Peters (C) â Arizona
Rob Petitti (T) â St. Louis
Duke Preston (C) â Buffalo
Corey Procter (G) â Dallas *
Brett Romberg (C ) â St. Louis
Pat Ross (C) â Arizona
Grey Ruegamer (G) â New York Giants
Ephraim Salaam (T) â Houston
Mark Setterstrom (G) â St. Louis
Kendall Simmons (G) â Pittsburgh
Chad Slaughter (T) - Baltimore
Marvel Smith (T) â Pittsburgh
John St. Clair (T) â Chicago
Barry Stokes (T) â New England
Zach Strief (T) â New Orleans *
Tra Thomas (T) â Philadelphia
Jason Whittle (T) â Buffalo
Ben Wilkerson (G) â Atlanta
Ray Willis (T) â Seattle
Corey Withrow (C) â St. Louis
Floyd Womack (T) â Seattle
Scott Young (G) â Cleveland
- = Restricted Free Agent
*The final Free Agent Preview, tight ends, will appear Thursday on patriots.com. *







































