He had signed a one-year deal with the Patriots this offseason. The veteran guard played for the Falcons, Commanders, and Jets over his eight years in the league after being selected in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He started 29 games for the Falcons in his first two seasons, but was mostly a versatile fill-in player afterwards. PFF graded his 2020 season with the Commanders, where he started 13 games, as his best year as a starter. The Patriots will likely turn to Cole Strange at guard this season.

Schweitzer has spent the last two seasons with the Jets, starting two of the 10 games he’s appeared in. The eight-year vet has 62 career starts to his name, but has started only 13 games over the last four seasons. Schweitzer shouldn’t be viewed as anything more than a depth signing at this point after playing primarily as a backup since 2021.

Schweitzer spent several weeks on injured reserve with a long-term concussion, playing only seven games for the Commanders last season. He'd appeared in at least 10 games in every other season of his career. He should profile as an inside depth piece for the Jets. 

It means Schweitzer will miss at least the next four games. Chase Roullier, who opened the season as the starter at center, is also on injured reserve with a knee issue and could be out for the season. Nick Martin will likely get the starts at center as long as Schweitzer and Roullier are out.