00:00the good and the bad because this is a a high risk high reward signing yeah elijah vera tucker
00:0526 years old entering his age 27 season former first round pick he was at the jets traded up
00:12in 2021 to jump the patriots by one spot to take elijah vera tucker next pick patriots take mac
00:17jones uh first round pick at a usc when he's on the field has been a high level guard has
00:23been a
00:23very good left guard has played over a thousand snaps at both left and right guard a little bit
00:27of right tackle too we can get into that um but when he's been on the field he's been really
00:31good
00:31he's been like an unquestionable starting caliber plus left guard you notice i've said a couple times
00:37there when he's on the field played 16 games as a rookie played a total of 12 games the next
00:43two years
00:44between a torn triceps and a ruptured achilles came back in 2024 played 15 games and then missed
00:51all of last year because he tore his triceps the other triceps in practice leading up to week one
00:57for the season so he hasn't played since 2024 he's only played 43 games in the last five years
01:02started all of them and that's the rub here like why was he available to why did the jets move
01:08on
01:09you would think part of it is the injuries now as we're recording this it's about one o'clock right
01:14here on on tuesday we still don't have the guaranteed money i'll be interested to see how this one is
01:20structured how much injury protection is there in it for him um but if he's healthy this solves
01:28like he is the starting left guard it's not a competition this isn't a bridge he's a starting
01:33left guard for as long as he's on the team
01:35you
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