The New England Patriots will have another former player to contended with during their season opener in Miami.
The Dolphins have agreed to a one-year contract with veteran defensive end Trey Flowers, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Sunday. The deal is worth $2.1 million with the chance to reach $3 million with incentives, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
Flowers spent his first four NFL seasons in New England after the Patriots selected him in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He racked up 21 sacks over those four seasons as a productive defensive end, helping the Patriots win two Super Bowls before signing a five-year, $90 million contract with the Detroit Lions in 2019 to play for then-head coach Matt Patricia.