The New England Patriots signed free-agent wide receiver Bennie Fowler on Tuesday, filling one of three open roster spots on the team following Week 1.
Fowler will spend his fourth year playing professional football with the Patriots, having spent the previous three seasons playing for the Denver Broncos. The 27-year-old holds potential for filling out the wide receiver depth that the Patriots are lacking until Julian Edelman returns to the field in Week 5.
The Patriots only had three wide receivers on their roster– Chris Hogan, Cordarrelle Patterson and Phillip Dorsett–prior to signing Fowler and fellow wide receiver Corey Coleman.