The Los Angeles Chargers have completed a roster overhaul this offseason under the watchful eye of Mike McDaniel.
After letting go of the entirety of their interior offensive line, they added Tyler Biadasz, Cole Strange, Kayode Awosika, and Jake Slaughter to help fill those gaps. They also brought back Trevor Penning on a one-year, $3.5 million deal.
They overhauled their tight end room as well, bringing in both Charlie Kolar and David Njoku to complement budding pass-catcher Oronode Gadsden II. Combined with the addition of fullback Alec Ingold, the Chargers' blocking personnel has seen a complete shift this offseason to match the outside-zone, mobile approach that McDaniel's scheme demands.
Now, both Tucker Fisk and Will Dissly, who once had major roles to play in Los Angeles' tight end room, are still sitting on the market as training camp approaches. Although Dissly's career may be done as he approaches the age of 30, Fisk may still have room to carve out a role with another team.
At least New England Patriots writer Graham Wilker believes so. In a recent piece for Musket Fire, Wilker argued that Fisk could be the perfect addition to the Patriots' TE room:
"While Fisk doesn't offer much as a receiver, he'd be a tremendous addition as a blocker. Last season, Josh McDaniels deployed two fullback sets with nose tackle Khyiris Tonga and Westover in the backfield. While Fisk isn't Tonga's size, he's massive for a tight end: 285 pounds. Adding that much tonnage to the tight end room would do a world of good for a team that ranked 7th in run-play percentage last year's regular season." Graham Wilker, Musket Fire
Tucker Fisk may have a chance to take his blocking abilities to New England
Wilker's assessment of Fisk's game is realistic. Fisk offers virtually nothing as a pass-catcher— he totaled nine receptions for 58 yards across his two seasons in Los Angeles— but he's still a staunch in-line blocker when called upon. The problem with his Chargers' tenure, especially in his second season, is that he wasn't called upon very often.
Under Greg Roman in 2025, Los Angeles used 12 personnel (one RB and two TEs) for 5.84% of all offensive plays. That was the lowest number in the league, per Sumer Sports. They used 13 personnel for just 1.92% of plays— good for 23rd in the NFL in that category.
Fisk was absent after Week 10, when he was placed on the IR with an ankle injury. He ultimately returned to play 19 snaps in their Wild Card Round matchup with the Patriots. But it's easy to assume that his role would've been limited no matter what after Gadsden emerged as a real pass-catching threat.
As Wilker points out, though, the Patriots still have a need for a player like Fisk. Their depth behind Hunter Henry isn't all that inspiring, and it remains to be seen what they'll get out of rookie TE Eli Raridon. Raridon comes into the league with strong blocking foundations but a need to add muscle and prove himself at the NFL level before he can take on that role.
At this point in the offseason, Fisk would come at an extremely cheap number. If he comes to play a major role in the Patriots, or any other team's, offense in 2026, he could still prove to be one of the steals of this offseason. It simply requires the right role, and New England may already have that lined up for the former Chargers TE.
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