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The New Dilemma of New England Patriots as Robert Gallery Retires

The New England Patriots may need to scout a guard as its veteran Robert Gallery chose to not participate in the training part and announce his retirement. Given his challenge of recuperating from a torn groin muscle, Gallery determined that it would be difficult for him to address training camp and the physicality of a full season. This has now become a dilemma for the Patriots as some of its guards are suffering from injuries heading towards the season.

Looking closely, Gallery came into this difficult decision after pondering if he can still commit to playing football after the operation of his torn groin muscle. However, he decided to not pursue anymore due to the potential recurrence of the injury as well as the inability to handle training camp.

For the Patriots, this remains to be a problematic exit coming from Gallery, who was signed last March, due to the depletion of its offensive line to help Tom Brady make the necessary plays. These include Logan Mankins, who is undergoing rehabilitation from his ACL, Brian Waters who has not yet reported to training camp, and Matt Light who also chose to retire last April.

Looking back at the career of Gallery, he began his professional days as a number two pick from the Oakland Raiders back in 2004. Though he began his days as a tackle, his career shifted in 2007 to become a guard. After being with the Raiders for four seasons, Gallery decided to try Seattle Seahawks in 2011. After spending a season with this team, he took part with Tom Brady and the Patriots last March 2012.  Overall, Gallery’s career has been hampered by injuries. These were both apparent during his times with the Seattle Seahawks and Oakland Raiders. In total, he missed 24 games during his career with the three teams.

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