Patriots Player News

According to Mark Daniels, the Patriots apparently 'never made an offer' to Josh Uche ahead of free agency. The 25-year-old has spent the past four seasons in New England after being selected in the second round out of Michigan in 2020.

According to FoxSports' Henry McKenna, a total of six teams were in on Gabe Davis before he signed in Jacksonville, with the Patriots apparently being among those teams.

The NFL Network's Ian Rapoport is reporting that free agent defensive tackle Christian Wilkins is headed to the Raiders. He's reportedly been signed to a 4-year deal worth $110 million, including $84.75 million in guaranteed money.

According to the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Bills free agent wide receiver Gabe Davis is heading to Jacksonville after reportedly agreeing to a 3-year deal with the Jaguars.

According to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, the Patriots are among teams expected to being among teams making a 'push' for Jaguars receiver Calvin Ridley.

The Boston Herald's Doug Kyed reports that the Patriots are exploring options to try and offload wide receiver DeVante Parker this offseason. Kyed believes Parker may earn a late-round pick in return.

The Boston Herald's Doug Kyed reports that the Patriots are expected to actively shop JuJu Smith-Schuster, with New England's front-office "looking to offload" the veteran wideout this offseason. Kyed believes that a potential trade may require the Patriots to attach a draft pick to convince another front office to take on his contract as Smith-Schuster heads into his second year of the 3-year, $25.5 million contract he signed last offseason.

The Boston Herald's Doug Kyed reported on Monday that the Patriots are expected to release special teamer Chris Board. Board appeared in all 17 games for the Patriots in 2023. MassLive's Mark Daniels also pointed out that Board was scheduled to have a cap hit of $2.9 million in 2024, and his release will save the Patriots $1.96 million against the cap.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins has requested a trade, citing sources. Schefter reports that Higgins is "disappointed" that the team has apparently not had any talks about a long-term deal since March of last year, and he's now interested in playing elsewhere.

While there was speculation the Patriots might possibly be in the mix for Russell Wilson, according to Adam Schefter, the free-agent quarterback has reportedly agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Steelers after recently being cut by the Broncos.