FOXBORO -- The picture at offensive tackle in New England just got a little less crowded.
According to ESPN's Field Yates, the Patriots are releasing 2017 third-round pick Tony Garcia with a non-football injury designation. The Troy product missed all of last season on the non-football injury list.
Evidently, whatever the Patriots saw, they felt as though their time with Garcia had run its course.
With Solder now a member of the Giants, Garcia was considered in the mix to get some work at tackle this season. Now, with Garcia out of the mix, the candidates for the left tackle job include rookie first-rounder Isaiah Wynn, Trent Brown, LaAdrian Waddle and, potentially, Cole Croston. Newly-acquired tackle Matt Tobin will factor into the offensive line equation in some regard, and Marcus Cannon, meanwhile, will likely stay on the right side, according to what Scarnecchia indicated in a meeting with reporters on Friday prior the news breaking on Garcia's release.
Garcia had announced on Instagram in March that he had been cleared to play.
