Report: Patriots guard Najee Toran chooses to exit 2020 season


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The Patriots have had a second player who chooses not to participate in the 2020 season.

Offensive guard Najee Toran has teamed up with teammate Danny Vitale to take licensing option, Jim McBride of Boston Globe reports.

Cowboys cornerback Maurice Canady, Seahawks offensive lineman Chance Warmack, Ravens returner De’Anthony Thomas, and Chiefs guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif have also voluntarily opted. Washington defensive lineman Caleb Brantley has become the first NFL player to opt for the “high risk” option.

High-risk exclusion options receive a stipend of $ 350,000 without compensation and a cumulative / credited season. Voluntary cancellations receive a stipend of $ 150,000 as a salary advance on your contract for 2021 and with no cumulative season.

The contract touches on any of the options.

The 24-year-old Toran was projected to compete for a supporting role along the Patriots’ inside offensive line this summer.

He was on the Patriots’ practice squad in 2019 after spending 2018 in the 49ers organization.

The Patriots re-signed rookie free agent slot receiver Will Hastings, whom they released on Sunday, McBride reports. Hastings played with quarterback Jarrett Stidham at Auburn.