Cameron Fleming profile:
Cameron Fleming has had an interesting journey with the Patriots filled with some highs and lows. The 25-year-old tackle was taken in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft out of Stanford to then only be cut and land on the team's practice squad a year later in 2015. Fleming was then brought back onto the active roster and fast forward to the 2017 season he was starting in Super Bowl LII.
That was in part due to injuries, but in all the 6-foot-6, 320 pounder was pretty stout in the second half of the season filling in for
Marcus Cannon along with
LaAdrian Waddle. Now, Fleming enters free agency and should be in fairly high demand given his strong second half in 2017 along with various teams in need of help along their offensive line.
Here's a more succinct breakdown of his free agent profile along with what we believe his fate with the Patriots will be:
Age: 25
Position: Offensvie Tackle
Years in the NFL: 4
Previous contract: 1-year, $1.79 million
Stats (via Jeff Howe of the Boston Herald): Six sacks, QB hit and six pressure
Prediction: Doesn't re-sign with Patriots
Ultimately, if Cannon is healthy he is their starting right tackle and New England likely won't pay top dollar for a swing tackle when they also have to focus on re-signing starting left tackle
Nate Solder. According to
Pro Football Focus, Fleming is the top free agent tackle when looking at pass blocking efficiency and if other tackle starved NFL teams buy into that it wouldn't be all too surprising to see them throw a boatload of money at Fleming who'll be just 26 at the beginning of next season.