MusketFire: Why Logan Mankins is No Longer A Member of the New England Patriots

Why Logan Mankins is No Longer A Member of the New England Patriots

The New England Patriots made a surprising trade on Tuesday. On the first deadline day for training camp cuts the usual lists of undrafted free agents and washouts being cut was spiced up by head coach Bill Belichick. As first reported by Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer, New England traded 32 year-old and long-time Patriot Pro Bowl guard Logan Mankins to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for tight end Tim Wright and a fourth-round draft pick. So what has changed the equation so drastically to swing Mankins out of town? There are a couple of reasons..