Veldheer, a very veteran offensive lineman, had announced that 2019 would be his last NFL season.
Originally Posted by: Smokey
Source on that please, as I haven't yet been able to see that announcement yet, thank you.
Everything I've read so far is that he's was always non-committal on stepping away at best, not waiting to leave the game, but just felt like his body couldn't hold up to a full season either last year or every year in the future (he never made it clear if it was a one year thing, or every year thing).
But from everything I've read, he's interested in coming back another season to play.
Sorry I embedded the Twitter link wrong
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With the departure of Brian Bulaga, Rickey Wagner is expected to start at RT in 2020. That said he will still have to earn that spot over players that will be hungry to fill Bulaga's shoes.
Originally Posted by: Smokey
I'm still wondering what Gute's plans are there, as he said Wagner will have to compete for the job.
Wonder if they're thinking of resigning Veldheer, letting Turner compete at RT, or if one of the new youngster UDFAs OT is ready to compete for a starting spot in Gute's mind (OT Yosh Nijman has the highest potential, as he's general considered a freak athlete, but he was so raw in technique, that no team drafted him in a position where they often draft hoping they can develop guys, so it'd be a surprise if he's ready already).