Based on first reports, the New England Patriots spent more than $275 million in total contractual value since the start of the NFL’s legal tampering period on Monday: they signed eleven outside free agents and also kept some of their in-house talent in the building. As always, however, the initially reported numbers show only a fragment of the picture and need more details to be properly assessed.
Those details are becoming available one after the other, with four more contracts now ready to be taken a closer look at: that of linebacker Kyle Van Noy, who returned to New England after a one-year stint with the Miami Dolphins, as well as the extensions signed by defensive tackle Carl Davis as well as core special teamers Nick Folk and Cody Davis.