The Patriots signed guard Darnell Stapleton and defensive back DeAngelo Willingham, and they also released wide receiver Buddy Farnham and defensive lineman Adrian Grady.
Stapleton is a ex-Steeler from their Super Bowl team. He started 12 games last year before having a season-ending injury. Willingham has been bouncing around different teams' practice squads and more recently was with the Bengals.
Grady and Farnham where cut to make room for Stapleton and Willingham, though I would of liked to see more Farnham, the Ivy League and New England Player of the Year last season at Brown.
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