The New England Patriots’ first move of free agency week that involves an outside player was a trade. The team sent Chase Winovich to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for fellow fourth-year linebacker Mack Wilson.
Wilson’s arrival bolsters an off-the-ball linebacker group that might be in a transformation process. Dont’a Hightower, Ja’Whaun Bentley and Jamie Collins are all headed for unrestricted free agency, after all, and are therefore candidates to leave the organization. Regardless of what will happen with them, however, Wilson adds an intriguing skillset to the group as it currently stands.
Hard facts
Name: Mack Wilson
Position: Off-the-ball linebacker
Opening day age: 24
Size: 6-foot-1, 233 pounds
Contract status: Under contract through 2022
Experience
Before arriving in the NFL as a fifth-round selection in the 2019 draft, Wilson played college football at the University of Alabama.