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Stephen Gostkowski Jersey , the New England Patriots parted ways with tight end Dwayne Allen. Allen, who spent the 2017 and 2018 seasons in New England after he was acquired via trade from the Indianapolis Colts, was scheduled to hit the team’s salary cap with $7.3 million in 2019 — a number apparently too high for the world champions’ liking given his actual contributions: he was primarily a blocker during his tenure with the Patriots.Despite his rather one-dimensional role, however, the veteran tight end quickly generated interest on the open market with the Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills Womens Duke Dawson Jersey , Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins all expressing interest in him — all while a return to New England on a reduced salary was reportedly also not yet off the table. However, the reunion will not happen as one of the four clubs added the 29-year old to its roster.The Dolphins signed Allen to a two-year, $7.0 million contract earlier today, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Seeing Miami pick the veteran tight end up does not come as a surprise, considering that the club’s new head coach and offensive coordinator — Brian Flores and Chad O’Shea, respectively — both came over from the Patriots this offseason and will likely be in play on a lot of New England’s free agents.With Allen definitively gone http://www.patriotslockerroom.com/authentic-trent-brown-jersey , the Patriots are expected to invest in a tight end during the upcoming days and the draft next month. While second-year man Ryan Izzo might be able to fill the blocking role once held by Allen, New England will likely bring in some competition — maybe even in the form of ex-Patriot Martellus Bennett, whose brother Michael Bennett was acquired by the team via trade yesterday.Allen, meanwhile, ends his tenure in New England with a Super Bowl ring as well as 35 in-game appearances. As noted above, he served primarily as a blocker and thus finished his career with the team with a rather pedestrian stat-line of 13 catches for 113 yards and one touchdown. That being said Duron Harmon Jersey , his contributions were still valuable — just not at the cost he was scheduled to create in 2019. Anyone expecting an offensive explosion in Super Bowl LIII has been left unfulfilled to this point in the proceedings.The Patriots have gotten the better of things offensively, but their edge in plays and yards has not resulted in a major edge on the scoreboard. An interception and a missed field goal in the first quarter kept them from building a lead and a failed fourth down conversion in the second quarter added to their misery.A pass to Cordarelle Patterson left the Patriots a yard shy of the line to gain and they opted to go for it from the Rams’ 32-yard-line. Tom Brady threw to tight end Rob Gronkowski and it went incomplete with Rams linebacker Cory Littleton in tight coverage.The choice to pass on a field goal could come back to haunt the Patriots, although Stephen Gostkowski‘s early miss likely factored into the decision. The Rams’ offensive ineptitude may also have been a consideration and they punted for the sixth time in six possessions three plays later to keep the score unchanged.