Player Signing Patriots sign CB Kindle Vildor

DoubleDeluxe · Mar 19, 2026

Real fan 02 said:
DD Enlighten me... what's his strengths/weaknesses?
Camp/90 man roster signing?
Your thoughts?

I know nothing about him.
His name doesn’t even ring a bell.

Real fan 02 · Mar 19, 2026

DoubleDeluxe said:
I know nothing about him.
His name doesn’t even ring a bell.

Ok... me neither outside if him being a veteran and played with C. Davis in Detroit..

RobertWeathers · Mar 19, 2026

50/50 he makes the week 1 roster.

BennyBledsoe · Mar 19, 2026

Honestly, this seems like a camp body/gamble. You always hope to find guys that just 'put it together' once they get to your team.

Steve102 · Mar 19, 2026

Real fan 02 said:
DD Enlighten me... what's his strengths/weaknesses?
Camp/90 man roster signing?
Your thoughts?

Pros:
Killed Sauron
Good hair

Cons:
Failed to destroy the ring

mgteich · Mar 19, 2026

mike_usagisan said:
Is he the Alex Austin replacement?

He competes with Dial to replace Austin the last CB and STer on many units.

He could compete with Woods for reps as the #4 CB, but that seems doubtful.

A good, but very minor signing

BennyBledsoe · Mar 19, 2026

Steve102 said:
Pros:
Killed Sauron
Good hair

Cons:
Failed to destroy the ring

The name does sound like something Tolkien would have come up with...

Wozzy · Mar 19, 2026

mgteich said:
He competes with Dial to replace Austin the last CB and STer on many units.

He could compete with Woods for reps as the #4 CB, but that seems doubtful.

A good, but very minor signing

Dial has to prove he can stay healthy... and play.

Charles Woods entering year three as an UDFA who bounced around practice squads has a lot more to prove than Vildor.

Vildor is a six year vet with a lot of snaps under his belt. He's a proven commodity on special teams and has a fair amount of defensive tape.

I like the addition. They needed depth and he's a better CB than anyone they had last season outside of the big three in Gonzalez, Davis and Jones.

Alex Austin, Charles Woods, Kobee Minor, DJ James.... I really hope they add some more CB depth and instead of adding try hard guys like these ^ I hope they focus on speed and athleticism. No more slow pokes.

DoubleDeluxe · Mar 19, 2026

Steve102 said:
Pros:
Killed Sauron
Good hair

Cons:
Failed to destroy the ring

Not much of a swimmer either.

mgteich · Mar 19, 2026

Wozzy said:
Dial has to prove he can stay healthy... and play.

Charles Woods entering year three as an UDFA who bounced around practice squads has a lot more to prove than Vildor.

Vildor is a six year vet with a lot of snaps under his belt. He's a proven commodity on special teams and has a fair amount of defensive tape.

I like the addition. They needed depth and he's a better CB than anyone they had last season outside of the big three in Gonzalez, Davis and Jones.

Alex Austin, Charles Woods, Kobee Minor, DJ James.... I really hope they add some more CB depth and instead of adding try hard guys like these ^ I hope they focus on speed and athleticism. No more slow pokes.

The question has always been how much to pay for backups, unless they are top Sters. I think that we need a real position #4 CB who can come in and start at any time. The #5 CB is always a Ster and emergency CB (I'm OK with that).

We try to develop a starter from guys like Woods, Austin, and Dial. For me, they are extremely weak #4 CB's.

TommyD4207 · Mar 19, 2026

Joey007 said:
I remember this guy playing a lot for Detroit back in 23-24 ish. I think they liked him at the time. Not sure now.

He's a marked improvement over Alex Austin and the rest of the bums backing up the boundary corners last year.

TommyD4207 · Mar 19, 2026

RobertWeathers said:
50/50 he makes the week 1 roster.

I think it's more like 80/20

mgteich · Mar 19, 2026

TommyD4207 said:
I think it's more like 80/20

I agree

KEEP 2 as #4 and #5 CB
Woods
Dial
Vildor

We could even carry 6 CB'a including a STer, especially if we carry 4 safeties: Woodson, Byard, Pettus/draftee, and Schooler.

KCSVEN · Mar 19, 2026

Alex Austin from 2025 to 2023:
Snaps 144,234,216
PFF: 42.2, 61.1, 62.0

Kindle Vildor from 2025 to 2023:
Snaps: 164, 316, 388
PFF: 59.3, 46.7, 49.0

Will battle UDFA and draft picks for a spot on the roster.

TommyD4207 · Mar 19, 2026

KCSVEN said:
Alex Austin from 2025 to 2023:
Snaps 144,234,216
PFF: 42.2, 61.1, 62.0

Kindle Vildor from 2025 to 2023:
Snaps: 164, 316, 388
PFF: 59.3, 46.7, 49.0

Will battle UDFA and draft picks for a spot on the roster.

Alex austin was cb4 all year.
This guy's better.

RobertWeathers · Mar 19, 2026

TommyD4207 said:
I think it's more like 80/20

Maybe. The fact that Big T knows him from DET and the system helps him.

But he is very average and if whomever they land in FA, draft, UFA beats him out hes gone.

jimnance · Mar 19, 2026

Steve102 said:
Pros:
Killed Sauron
Good hair

Cons:
Failed to destroy the ring

I just read his bio. One plus is he's probably mature since he's married with twins.
His kindling's names are Sparky and Smokey

Steve102 · Mar 19, 2026

jimnance said:
I just read his bio. One plus is he's probably mature since he's married with twins.
His kindling's names are Sparky and Smokey

That's the Smokey and Sparky I know.

DaBruinz · Mar 19, 2026

Real fan 02 said:
Just great more Automatic first downs Austin's...

Gotta love when you make a fool of yourself.

Last 3 years:
2023 - 11 completions allowed on 20 targets for 154 yards and 2 TDs , 2 Passes Defensed, 1 Forced Fumble
2024 - 11 completions allowed on 25 targets for 140 yards and 0 TDs, 3 Passes Defensed
2025 - 13 completions allowed on 22 targets for 186 yards and 3 TDs, 3 Passes Defensed, 1 Interception.

No. He's not how Alex Austin was in 2025.

You could have saved yourself looking foolish had you just looked at Pro-Football-Reference

This is clearly someone who did Terrell Williams knows from Vildor's time in Detroit.

DaBruinz · Mar 19, 2026

BennyBledsoe said:
Honestly, this seems like a camp body/gamble. You always hope to find guys that just 'put it together' once they get to your team.

This is someone that Terrell Williams knows. This isn't a "camp body/gamble". This is someone who they believe will come in and provide depth at outside corner. Is it guaranteed? No. He'll be competing with Dial and whomever else they bring in.

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