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Patriots: 5 players who will enter training camp on roster bubble

By Patrick Morgan

PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 17: Terrence Brooks #25 of the New England Patriots reacts after the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on November 17, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 17: Terrence Brooks #25 of the New England Patriots reacts after the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on November 17, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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Marqise Lee, Jaguars, Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, MA – JANUARY 21: Marqise Lee #11 of the Jacksonville Jaguars is tackled by Donald Payne #52 of the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second quarter during the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium on January 21, 2018 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Marqise Lee

In six NFL seasons, Marqise Lee has managed to stay healthy for a full 16-game year just once (2016). He had a terrific year that season with the Jaguars, reeling in 63 of his 105 targets for 851 yards and three scores.

Unfortunately, injuries have dogged him every other step of the way.

He missed the entire 2018 season after suffering a knee injury in the preseason that year, and he again landed on IR last season after just six games of action with yet another knee injury. Injuries to his hamstrings and ankles also cost him time in 2014, 2015, and 2017.

The Patriots are taking on little risk by signing Lee to a one-year deal in 2020 worth just over $1 million. If all goes well, he could help replace some of the lost production by Phillip Dorsett’s exit from the team.

Lee had better watch out though. The former second-round pick out of USC might have better draft stock than most of his peers on the WR depth chart in New England, but he enters training camp on the roster bubble thanks to a combination of his lengthy injury history and the head starts players like Jakobi Meyers and Gunner Olszewski already have in the Patriots system.

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