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The Patriots are rapidly becoming the home of former Cleveland Browns.<\/p>\n

ESPN\u2019s Field Yates<\/strong> has reported that the Patriots are signing former Cleveland defensive tackle John Hughes. Hughes was a 3rd<\/sup> -round 2012 NFL Draft pick out of Cincinnati. He was released by the Browns last week after signing a 4-year, $14.4 million-dollar contract extension just a year ago.<\/p>\n

He was supposed to be one of the anchors of the Browns defensive line\u00a0but missed significant time during training camp due to a personal issue. He was used sparingly in the first two games and was shown the gate by Hue Jackson. With the emergence of rookie Carl Nassib, Hughes became expendable for Cleveland.<\/p>\n

The 6\u20194, 320-pound Hughes played in 53 games, starting 10 and notched 109 combined\u00a0tackles to go with 5.5 sacks and a forced fumble in his time\u00a0for the Browns.<\/p>\n

With the Patriots releasing undersized DT Anthony Johnson, today, this may be a move considering the Patriots next opponent, the Buffalo Bills who have a potent rushing attack that gained 208 yards against Arizona yesterday.<\/p>\n

I asked Yates about him minutes ago and he said, that he\u2019s a hard man to miss in person and that he\u2019s a big run stuffing body inside and that he could provide insurance for both Alan Branch and Malcom Brown.<\/p>\n

Hughes the Patriots roster that includes three other former Browns in linebacker Barkevious Mingo, defensive end Jabaal Sheard and running back Dion Lewis.<\/p>\n

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Follow me on Twitter\u00a0<\/em>@SteveB7SFG<\/em><\/a>\u00a0or email me at\u00a0<\/em>stevebpatsfans@gmail.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Listen to our\u00a0<\/em>Patriots 4th<\/sup>\u00a0and 2<\/em><\/a>\u00a0podcasts on blog talk radio as the writers Russ Goldman, Derek Havens and I from\u00a0<\/em>PatsFans.com<\/em><\/a>\u00a0discuss the latest Patriots news Wednesdays at 12 noon.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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