Newhouse was the starting left tackle for a 15-1 Packers team (who drafted him in the 5th round), and started the next year at LT as well. But he wasn't very good, and was never considered very good. His contract after leaving his rookie deal with th3 Packers was under $1m.
By the time he got to the Pats, he was 31 and had been on half-a-dozen different teams, being picked up as a journeyman backup. He had nowhere near Okorafor's career (and was at the end by the time the Pats got him).
As for this guy, shrug. We'll see. But he's better than Marshall Newhouse was by the time he got to the Pats.