{"id":43720,"date":"2026-02-24T00:09:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T00:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43720"},"modified":"2026-02-24T00:09:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T00:09:47","slug":"patriots-interested-in-81-million-will-campbell-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43720","title":{"rendered":"Patriots &#8216;Interested&#8217; in $81 Million Will Campbell Replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2178135234-e1771887278781.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2178135234-e1771887278781.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2178135234-e1771887278781.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2178135234-e1771887278781.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Patriots 'Interested' in $81 Million Will Campbell Replacement\" width=\"780\" height=\"440\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>We are still more than two weeks from the opening of the NFL\u2019s league year, but the combine is upon us, which means, inevitably, that the chatter will be ripe. With the New England Patriots coming off a Super Bowl appearance, sitting on a sizable amount of cap space and facing questions about left tackle Will Campbell\u2013the No. 4 pick in last year\u2019s draft\u2013there is buzz around this team\u2019s intentions.<\/p>\n<p>Campbell is one of the focal points. His struggles throughout the playoffs, and especially in the Super Bowl when he and fellow left-side rookie Jared Wilson were targeted by the Seahawks\u2018 edge rushers, caused many to question whether he would be in line for a move to guard (with Wilson ending up at center.) Coach Mike Vrabel was emphatic in saying that he was sticking with Campbell as the left tackle.<\/p>\n<p>But according to longtime NFL insider Jason LaCanfora, the Patriots may actually have other plans: Packers left tackle Rasheed Walker, a free agent next month.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Patriots a \u2018Potential Suitor\u2019 for Rasheed Walker<\/h2>\n<p>Writing now for Sports Boom, LaCanfora cited front-office sources saying that the Patriots were in play for Walker, considered the best left tackle in a limited market.<\/p>\n<p>LaCanfora wrote: \u201cAnother GM noted the Patriots, off a surprising Super Bowl run, as a potential suitor for Walker as well, with rookie Will Campbell struggling in the second half of his rookie season and perhaps being a better fit on the right side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LaCanfora said the GM acknowledged that Vrabel said Campbell would stay at left tackle, but the GM added, \u201cWhat did you expect him to say?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Which makes some sense, but if there is one thing that can be said unquestionably about Vrabel this season, it\u2019s that he has been up-front with his players. If he planned to move Campbell, it\u2019s likely he would have been noncommittal when asked the question.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5764272\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2258770654.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2258770654.jpg 4134w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2258770654.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2258770654.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2258770654.jpg?resize=768,510 768w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2258770654.jpg?resize=1024,680 1024w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2258770654.jpg?resize=1536,1021 1536w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2258770654.jpg?resize=2048,1361 2048w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2258770654.jpg?resize=782,520 782w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2258770654.jpg?resize=780,518 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2258770654.jpg?resize=425,282 425w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2258770654.jpg?resize=254,169 254w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2258770654.jpg?resize=271,180 271w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2258770654.jpg?resize=226,150 226w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2258770654.jpg?resize=242,161 242w\" alt=\"Patriots 'Interested' in $81 Million Will Campbell Replacement\" width=\"761\" height=\"505\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5764272\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5764272\">GettyNew England Patriots OT Will Campbell<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Will Campbell Had a Knee Injury<\/h2>\n<p>Certainly, there is reason for the Patriots to be concerned about Campbell, but in fairness to him, he had a knee injury in Week 12 and probably hurried himself back onto the field. He was not the same after that injury\u2013though, it could also be said that the Patriots\u2019 competition got stiffer. It\u2019s hard to say if Campbell struggled because he was hurt, because he was overwhelmed, or some combination of both.<\/p>\n<p>But the bigger issue is whether the Patriots really think Walker would be the solution. He\u2019s a former seventh round pick in 2022 who has been an average player on the line, at best. Walker was graded out with a 63.0 by Pro Football Focus, which rates him No. 53 out of 84 NFL tackles.<\/p>\n<p>Campbell was graded at 66.3, No. 42 in the NFL. PFF grades are not perfect, of course, but the idea that Walker is a significant upgrade over Campbell is a stretch.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Patriots Would Have to Pay Out Around $25 Million Per Year for Will Campbell Replacement<\/h2>\n<p>And then there\u2019s the payout that Patriots would have to make. LaCanfora cites an executive pegging Walker\u2019s payday at $25 million per year, which is obviously hefty. That would soak up a considerable chunk of New England\u2019s cap space.<\/p>\n<p>Spotrac projects Walker with a market value of $81 million over four years. That\u2019s obviously less than $25 million per year, but the executive pointed out that a number of teams need polished left tackles, and there just aren\u2019t many available.<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots do have Morgan Moses on the books, too, at right tackle. It\u2019s likely that 2026 will be his last year with the team, but it seems too early to give up on the bookends of Moses and Campbell at tackle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Patriots have committed to Will Campbell as the left tackle, but a report says that could change if they pursue Rasheed Walker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43721,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-england-patriots"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Patriots &#039;Interested&#039; in $81 Million Will Campbell Replacement - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43720\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Patriots &#039;Interested&#039; 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