The New England Patriots have created cap space with the restructured deal that they struck with right guard Mike Onwenu on Friday.
According to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, Onwenu came together with the Patriots on a renegotiated one-year, $10 million deal that gives New England $7.5 million in additional cap space this offseason.
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Onwenu originally signed a three-year, $57 million deal with the Patriots in 2024. The deal included $36.5 million in guaranteed money, all of which the Michigan native earned over the course of the first two years of the contract.
The Patriots will start Onwenu at right guard once again in the 2026 season. He’s started in 90 of the 98 games that he’s played for the Patriots in six seasons with the team. Onwenu allowed two sacks and 21 total pressures in 2025 for New England and helped the Patriots reach the Super Bowl at the end of the season.
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