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Patriots 2016 Free Agency Yes/No: Rufus Johnson

As the next installment in our Yes/No series detailing the New England Patriots’ free agency, this morning we are deciding whether or not the Patriots should re-sign exclusive right free agent linebacker Rufus Johnson.

The answer: YES

In case you weren’t aware, an exclusive rights free agent is a player whose contract has expired and has yet to play more than three tenured years in the league. If the Patriots don’t make an offer to Johnson before the league-imposed deadline for exclusive rights free agents, then Johnson will hit the open market.

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Selected by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft, Johnson didn’t appear in a single game for the Saints as a rookie.