Tom Curran and Phil Perry react to the Patriots signing WR JuJu Smith-Schuster after letting Jakobi Meyers walk and sign with the Raiders.
The New England Patriots have some work to do.
NFL free agency officially begins Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET, and the Patriots have several needs to address, most notably at wide receiver, offensive tackle, cornerback and tight end. While those positions could be filled in the 2023 NFL Draft at the end of April, now is the time for New England to add proven veteran talent.
The Patriots entered free agency with the sixth-most cap space of any NFL team at $ 24 million, per Over the Cap, and there's an expectation they'll spend to improve a squad that finished 8-9 and missed the playoffs last season.
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Bill Belichick and his staff have already begun shaping New England's roster with a series of moves leading up to free agency. To keep you up to date on the Patriots' comings and goings, here's an updated list of the team's reported additions and departures so far this offseason:
Free agent signings
- Mike Gesicki, tight end (one year, up to $ 9 million)
- James Robinson, running back (two years, $ 8 million)
- JuJu Smith-Schuster, wide receiver (three years, $ 33 million)
- Riley Reiff, offensive tackle (one year, $ 5 million)
- Calvin Anderson, offensive tackle (two years, money TBD)
- Chris Board, linebacker/special teamer (two years, up to $ 6.7 million)
Patriots free agent re-signings
- Jalen Mills, cornerback (one year, up to $ 6.1 million)
- Cody Davis, special teamer (one year, money TBD)
- Joe Cardona, long snapper (four years, money TBD)
- Mack Wilson, linebacker (one year, up to $ 2.2 million)
- Jabrill Peppers, safety (two years, up to $ 11 million)
- Daniel Ekuale, defensive tackle (one year, money TBD)
- Myles Bryant, cornerback (one year, $ 2.6 million RFA tender)
- Jonathan Jones, cornerback (two years, $ 19 million)
- Carl Davis, defensive tackle (one year, money TBD)
- Raekwon McMillan, linebacker (one year, $ 2.2 million)
- James Ferentz, center (one year, $ 1.2 million)
- Conor McDermott, offensive tackle (two years, $ 3.6 million)
- Matthew Slater, special teamer (one year, $ 2.6 million)
Departures
- Damien Harris, running back (signing one-year deal with Buffalo Bills)
- Brian Hoyer, quarterback (released)
- Jakobi Meyers, wide receiver (signing three-year, $ 33 million deal with Las Vegas Raiders)
- Jonnu Smith, tight end (traded to Atlanta Falcons for 2023 seventh-round pick)
- Devin McCourty, safety (retired)
- Jake Bailey, punter (released)
