{"id":66135,"date":"2026-03-11T12:10:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=66135"},"modified":"2026-03-11T12:27:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:27:59","slug":"with-doubs-patriots-set-foundation-for-their-future-but-still-have-wr-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2026\/03\/11\/with-doubs-patriots-set-foundation-for-their-future-but-still-have-wr-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"With Doubs, Patriots Set Foundation For Their Future, But Still Have Major WR Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Patriots finally added a weapon for Drake Maye on Tuesday, with the club pulling the trigger on the first receiver they&#8217;ve signed this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>New England agreed to terms with free agent receiver Romeo Doubs, adding a shifty and dynamic playmaker to their offense.\u00a0 The move comes after the Patriots parted ways with veteran Stefon Diggs last week, leaving the team with a big hole to fill.<\/p>\n<p>With negotiations with Philadelphia seemingly at a stalemate for A.J. Brown and Alec Pierce staying in Indianapolis, New England shifted gears and went after one of the other top targets and landed Doubs on a 4-year deal worth a reported $70 million.<\/p>\n<p>His signing creates a nice foundation for the future, and gives the team a viable replacement for Diggs.\u00a0 Production-wise, while Doubs came in behind Diggs&#8217; 85 reception, 1,013-yard season, the former Packers wideout finished 2025 with 55 receptions for 724 yards, having averaged 13.2 yards per reception, along with six touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s also significantly younger than Diggs, with Doubs set to be 26 in April, while Diggs will be 33 in November.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that New England locked him up for the next four years also gives them someone to build around.\u00a0 As it currently stands, things could very well look different just one year from now.\u00a0 Both Demario Douglas and Kayshon Boutte are in the final year of their contracts.\u00a0 Mack Hollins is 32 and will turn 33 in September.\u00a0 His contract is also up at the end of 2026.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-0 p-0 pb-0\" style=\"background-color: #313131; text-align: right; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pf_reveal lazy size-full wp-image-62757\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27139143_168390408_lowres.jpg\" alt=\"Sep 21, 2025; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; New England Patriots wide receiver Kyle Williams (18) completes a pass during the third quarter at Gillette Stadium. 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I think he\u2019d be the first one to tell you that. But the fact that he was able to play in, I think all 21 games for us, was a testament to his ability to be available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vrabel added that he&#8217;s excited to see how Williams develops.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Excited to see where guys like Kyle Williams go from year one to year two, and just his development and his growth, mentally and physically.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just know that I\u2019m excited about seeing where he goes from year one to year two. It\u2019s a fantastic place. The ability to adjust down the field on a deep ball. He\u2019s got really good release skills. You saw what the crossing route was against Tampa Bay and his ability to create an X-play that was a maybe 10 or 12-yard pass. So I\u2019m not going to sit there and say, \u2018Oh, these guys, it\u2019s going to be the number one receiver, edge rusher.\u2019 We\u2019re just excited that he\u2019s with us and what he showed us. And his attitude was fantastic. And we\u2019ll have to help him get to reach his potential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Chism saw limited time in 2025, playing mostly on special teams with a handful of snaps on offense.\u00a0 The undrafted wideout finished with three receptions for 75 yards, and with one full NFL Season under his belt, the hope is that he&#8217;ll spend this offseason joining Williams in getting stronger while also building off his own rookie season.<\/p>\n<p>One player who had a tough year was Demario Douglas, who took a significant step back in 2025 from where he finished in 2024.\u00a0 He finished with 66 receptions for 621 yards (9.4 avg) and three touchdowns that season, compared to just 31 catches for 447 yards (14.4 avg) and 3 TDs last year during the regular season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/patsfans-social-post-9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/patsfans-social-post-9.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/patsfans-social-post-9-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/patsfans-social-post-9-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/patsfans-social-post-9-150x79.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He saw the most playing time during the regular season in Week 1, before things dropped off after Week 3,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/new-england-patriots\/stats\/2025\/snaps\/breakdown\/player\/714\/all\/demario-douglas.html\"><strong> when he played in 39.2% of the snaps<\/strong><\/a>, the most time he&#8217;d see for the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Douglas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/02\/24\/sports\/demario-douglas-patriots-contract-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>recently told Christopher Price of the Boston Globe<\/strong><\/a> that there haven&#8217;t been any talks on extending him. \u201cI haven\u2019t had any talks about an extension,&#8221; said Douglas.\u00a0 &#8220;But I would love to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The club also signed Jeremiah Webb and John Jiles to futures contracts.\u00a0 Both had their moments during the preseason in 2025 (Jiles had 9 catches for 98 yards, Webb had 6 catches for 80 yards and a touchdown), but whether or not the two emerge simply adds to this storyline, with both set to be Exclusive Rights Free Agents after next season.<\/p>\n<p>For now, adding Doubs provides at least one solution for Drake Maye and the offense for the next four years, which certainly appears to be a brilliant move by the front office, given the contract length.<\/p>\n<p>However, the hope is that they&#8217;re not done just yet.\u00a0 Karen Guregian of MassLive reported that the club&#8217;s signing of Doubs &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kguregian\/status\/2031443376004898880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>won&#8217;t preclude the Patriots from continuing to pursue A.J. Brown<\/strong><\/a>,&#8221; which could see things look quite different if that ultimately comes to fruition.<\/p>\n<p>But if not, it will remain a unit with more questions than answers heading into 2026, with the club likely making a move at some point to try and add more depth.\u00a0 They&#8217;ll also likely select another player in next month&#8217;s draft.<\/p>\n<p>Vrabel admitted that it&#8217;s rare to find a quality wideout in free agency, with the draft often being the better solution.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They\u2019re not going to be there in free agency,&#8221; he said.\u00a0 &#8220;But you have to try to draft them. I think that\u2019s where a lot of them are. You develop them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Patriots solidify their receiver future with the signing of Romeo Doubs, providing Drake Maye a key weapon. 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