Patriots kick-off 2016 in 94 days: Profiling No. 94 Markus Kuhn
Welcome to another installment in Musket Fire’s annual jersey number-dictated New England Patriots kick-off countdown series. For the duration of the summer, we will be profiling the player whose jersey number corresponds with the number of days left until the New England Patriots open the season against the Arizona Cardinals on Sept. 11. Since today marks 94 days until the Sunday Night Football opener, we are profiling No. 94, veteran defensive tackle Markus Kuhn.
Size: 6-foot-4, 299 pounds
College: North Carolina State
2015 stats (with Giants): 20 combined tackles, 0.5 sacks
NFL experience: Four seasons (age 30)
Hometown: Wenheim, Germany
Kuhn left the Giants in free agency after four seasons due to the fact that the G-Men dropped big money on former New York Jets defensive tackle Damon Harrison. There wasn’t much left for Kuhn wearing Giant blue; this summer, we’ll see if he can squeak onto the roster and wear Patriot blue.
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Unfortunately for Kuhn, the Patriots already have Malcom Brown and Alan Branch returning from last season. Additionally, the offseason acquisitions of veteran Terrance Knighton and draft pick Vincent Valentine will make Kuhn’s bid that much harder.
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As we detailed in our 32 interesting facts for 32 offseason additions piece last week, Kuhn was the first German-born player to ever score a touchdown in the NFL when he scooped a fumble and reached pay dirt against the Tennessee Titans in December of 2014. Kuhn joins Sebastian Vollmer in the Patriots’ locker room as a fellow German citizen.
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Tomorrow marks 93 days until the Patriots open 2016 in the Arizona desert. Be sure to stop by Musket Fire tomorrow morning as we profile No. 93, defensive end Jabaal Sheard.