Overview
- General manager Ryan Poles said Trapilo will be out “deep into next year,” confirming the rookie will miss significant time.
- Coverage identifies the injury as a ruptured patellar tendon, a setback that casts doubt on a full return to previous form.
- The team is expected to secure a temporary starter at left tackle while longer-term decisions remain unresolved.
- Reported options include veterans Joe Noteboom, Kelvin Beachum, D.J. Humphries and Cam Robinson, with a possible reunion with Braxton Jones also mentioned.
- The rest of the line—Drew Dalman, Joe Thuney, Jonah Jackson and Darnell Wright—has been a strength, intensifying the decision on whether to stay the course with Trapilo or use draft and free-agency capital.