Logan Mankins Logan Lee Mankins ( born March 10 , 1982 ) is an American football guard for the New England Patriots of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for Fresno State , and was drafted by the Patriots in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft . He has been selected for the Pro Bowl five times and has played in two Super Bowl s . Early years . Mankins was born in Catheys Valley , California . He attended Mariposa High School in Mariposa , California , where he was an All - League performer and the team MVP . College career . After graduating from high school , he attended Fresno State University , where he redshirted in his first season in 2000 . As a freshman in 2001 , he started all 14 games at left tackle , blocking for quarterback David Carr and allowing only two sacks . He was named to the first team Freshman All - American team by the Sporting News . In 2002 , he again started all 14 games and was on the Outland Trophy watch list . As a junior in 2003 , Mankins tore his ACL in preseason practices after a vicious hit from Juan Carrasquillo and missed the season . In his final season in 2004 , Mankins returned to start every game at left tackle and did not allow a sack or pressure on the season . He was a first team All - Western Athletic Conference selection and recorded a school record 82 knockdown blocks on the season . He also was the first offensive lineman in school history to win the team ' s MVP award . Professional career . 2005 – 06 seasons . Mankins was drafted with the final pick of the first round , 32nd overall , in the 2005 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots . Despite playing his entire collegiate career as a tackle , Mankins was moved to left guard by the Patriots , where he immediately stepped into the starting lineup in place of Joe Andruzzi , who departed in free agency . Mankins started all 16 games for the Patriots in 2005 . In an October 16 loss to the Denver Broncos , Mankins was ejected after striking Broncos defensive lineman Ebenezer Ekuban below the belt after a missed field goal . He would go on to be named to Pro Football Weekly ' s 2005 All - Rookie team . In 2006 , Mankins again started all 16 games for the Patriots . He scored his first NFL touchdown in the AFC Championship Game against the Indianapolis Colts when he recovered a Laurence Maroney fumble in the end zone . ( Later in that same game , Colts center Jeff Saturday also recovered a fumble for a touchdown , making that game the first playoff game in NFL history in which two offensive linemen scored touchdowns . ) 2007 – 09 seasons . 2007 saw Mankins start all 16 games , allowing only one sack . Due to his performance , Mankins was named as a starting guard in the 2008 Pro Bowl and a second team All - Pro selection . For the fourth straight season , Mankins started all 16 games at left guard for the Patriots in 2008 . After the loss of starting quarterback Tom Brady , Mankins helped the team ' s running backs to compile a total of 2 , 278 yards , a team ' s best since 1985 . Mankins was named to the Patriots ' 50th anniversary team in August 2009 . He continued with his streak of consecutive starts , playing in every game for the Patriots again and protecting Brady to just 16 sacks ( a career best ) . At the end of the 2009 season , Mankins was selected as a starter to his second Pro Bowl and became just the second guard , after John Hannah , in Patriots history to do so . 2010 season . Following the 2009 season , Mankins became a restricted free agent under the terms of the NFL - NFLPA collective bargaining agreement , which entered its final , uncapped year ; Mankins otherwise would have been an unrestricted free agent in a normal season . The Patriots tendered at the highest possible level for a restricted free agent , $ 3 . 26 million , which have required any team signing Mankins in the restricted free agent signing period , which ended on April 15 , 2010 , to surrender first - and third - round draft selections to the Patriots . On June 15 , with Mankins yet to sign his tender , the Patriots were able to lower Mankins ' tender amount to 110 % of his prior year salary , or $ 1 . 54 million . The Patriots did so , and Mankins , who was looking for a long - term contract , reacted by publicly asking for a trade . He did not attend the Patriots ' mandatory June minicamp , which he was not required to attend as he was not under contract at the time . Mankins remained unsigned through the team ' s training camp , preseason , and the start of the regular season . Mankins reported to the Patriots and signed his tender on November 2 , in advance of the team ' s Week 9 game against the Cleveland Browns . He did not have to report until Week 12 in order to be on the roster for the necessary six games to earn his sixth accrued season of free agency credit . The NFL granted the Patriots a two - game roster exemption for Mankins upon his reporting . However , the Patriots activated Mankins on November 6 , before using either game of the exemption . Mankins started the final nine games of the season for the Patriots . For the second straight season , Mankins was elected as a starter to the Pro Bowl . 2011 Offseason . On February 14 , 2011 , the Patriots assigned Mankins the franchise tag . Late in negotiations to complete a new NFL / NFLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement came reports that Mankins and several other players were demanding $ 10 million apiece or immediate granting of free agency status before they would sign off on settlement of a lawsuit against the NFL as part of a new CBA . It was not unprecedented , as in the previous CBA agreement Reggie White was exempt and was able to join free agency as part of the agreement . On July 26 , 2011 , it was announced that Mankins would sign his franchise tender , worth just over $ 10 million , for the 2011 - 2012 season , and report to Patriots training camp on time . He reported on July 27 . On August 10 , 2011 Mankins signed a 6 year deal , which at the time made him the highest paid guard in the league . He is currently the second highest paid guard or center in the league after Carl Nicks signed a 5 year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2012 Offseason .