The Patriots have finally made their first external free agent signing.
According to ESPN, the Patriots are signing cornerback Terrance Mitchell to a one-year, $3 million deal. The 29-year-old last played for the Houston Texans. Mitchell started 13 of 14 games played last season where he finished with 10 passes defended and one interception.
Mitchell has started at cornerback over the last two seasons. In 2020, he played for Cleveland where he started all 16 games, finishing with 13 pass breakups. His best season came in 2018 for Kansas City, where the5-foot-11 cornerback amassed a career-high 18 passes defended with four interceptions for the Chiefs.